Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression
Abstract With the rapid construction of rail transportation infrastructure, vibration issues caused by wheel–rail interactions during train operation have become a significant concern. Excessive vibration can lead to rail defects, such as corrugation, and also cause environmental vibration and noise...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SpringerOpen
2025-03-01
|
| Series: | Urban Rail Transit |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40864-025-00241-z |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849335636841988096 |
|---|---|
| author | Fangqiu Sun Zhiqiang Sun Ruihua Liang Deyun Ding Meng Ma |
| author_facet | Fangqiu Sun Zhiqiang Sun Ruihua Liang Deyun Ding Meng Ma |
| author_sort | Fangqiu Sun |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract With the rapid construction of rail transportation infrastructure, vibration issues caused by wheel–rail interactions during train operation have become a significant concern. Excessive vibration can lead to rail defects, such as corrugation, and also cause environmental vibration and noise problems in surrounding buildings. Rail dampers have been proposed to mitigate these issues by reducing rail vibration across multiple frequency bands. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental study on evaluating the effectiveness of rail dampers in reducing vibration and noise, as well as in suppressing the development of rail corrugation. Specifically, numerical simulations were conducted to design the optimal mass distribution of the rail dampers. The designed dampers were then installed on two operating railway sections, and the dynamic characteristics of the rails were measured and analyzed before and after rail damper installation to demonstrate their effectiveness in mitigating train-induced vibration and noise. Additionally, rail corrugation was measured over a period of 463 days, comparing development with and without rail damper installation. The experiments demonstrate the practical effectiveness of rail damper in mitigating rail vibration issues, and these findings can serve as a reference for related research and engineering applications. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-dc41c1bad0394461a22d404caa7281da |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2199-6687 2199-6679 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-03-01 |
| publisher | SpringerOpen |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Urban Rail Transit |
| spelling | doaj-art-dc41c1bad0394461a22d404caa7281da2025-08-20T03:45:11ZengSpringerOpenUrban Rail Transit2199-66872199-66792025-03-0111220722010.1007/s40864-025-00241-zExperimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation SuppressionFangqiu Sun0Zhiqiang Sun1Ruihua Liang2Deyun Ding3Meng Ma4State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Urban Rail Transit Vibration and Noise ControlSchool of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversityState Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Urban Rail Transit Vibration and Noise ControlSchool of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong UniversityAbstract With the rapid construction of rail transportation infrastructure, vibration issues caused by wheel–rail interactions during train operation have become a significant concern. Excessive vibration can lead to rail defects, such as corrugation, and also cause environmental vibration and noise problems in surrounding buildings. Rail dampers have been proposed to mitigate these issues by reducing rail vibration across multiple frequency bands. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental study on evaluating the effectiveness of rail dampers in reducing vibration and noise, as well as in suppressing the development of rail corrugation. Specifically, numerical simulations were conducted to design the optimal mass distribution of the rail dampers. The designed dampers were then installed on two operating railway sections, and the dynamic characteristics of the rails were measured and analyzed before and after rail damper installation to demonstrate their effectiveness in mitigating train-induced vibration and noise. Additionally, rail corrugation was measured over a period of 463 days, comparing development with and without rail damper installation. The experiments demonstrate the practical effectiveness of rail damper in mitigating rail vibration issues, and these findings can serve as a reference for related research and engineering applications.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40864-025-00241-zTrain-induced vibrationRail damperVibration controlNoise mitigationRail corrugation |
| spellingShingle | Fangqiu Sun Zhiqiang Sun Ruihua Liang Deyun Ding Meng Ma Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression Urban Rail Transit Train-induced vibration Rail damper Vibration control Noise mitigation Rail corrugation |
| title | Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression |
| title_full | Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression |
| title_short | Experimental Study on the Rail Damper for Vibration and Noise Control and Rail Corrugation Suppression |
| title_sort | experimental study on the rail damper for vibration and noise control and rail corrugation suppression |
| topic | Train-induced vibration Rail damper Vibration control Noise mitigation Rail corrugation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40864-025-00241-z |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fangqiusun experimentalstudyontheraildamperforvibrationandnoisecontrolandrailcorrugationsuppression AT zhiqiangsun experimentalstudyontheraildamperforvibrationandnoisecontrolandrailcorrugationsuppression AT ruihualiang experimentalstudyontheraildamperforvibrationandnoisecontrolandrailcorrugationsuppression AT deyunding experimentalstudyontheraildamperforvibrationandnoisecontrolandrailcorrugationsuppression AT mengma experimentalstudyontheraildamperforvibrationandnoisecontrolandrailcorrugationsuppression |