Theoretical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of a Rail Damper to Minimize Short-Pitch Rail Corrugation

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2017/2359404/figures/2359404.fig.009a.svgz" name="2359404.fig.009a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Vertical wheel-track receptance difference at 1020 Hz</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2017/2359404/figures/2359404.fig.009b.svgz" name="2359404.fig.009b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Lateral wheel-track receptance difference at 440 Hz</td></tr></table>

<div>Wheel-track receptance difference along the rail at the first pinned-pinned frequency.</div>

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Figure 9: Theoretical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of a Rail Damper to Minimize Short-Pitch Rail Corrugation 