The Effect of Rail Fastening System Modifications on Tram Traffic Noise and Vibration

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Test section</td><td class="align_center"><svg height="15.5428pt" id="M75" style="vertical-align:-6.9069pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 40.6465 15.5428" width="40.6465pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z" id="g113-77"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="553" vert-adv-y="553"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.294,3.132)"><path d="M573 302C573 402 527 451 414 451C386 451 343 446 313 437L330 513L320 522C295 508 261 484 243 463L230 415C194 400 159 383 126 359L131 330C159 344 187 357 222 368L109 -147C96 -204 80 -214 18 -223L13 -255L256 -244L259 -212L236 -210C184 -205 180 -195 191 -141L219 -1C240 -10 268 -12 284 -12C352 4 431 48 484 104C543 166 573 240 573 302ZM481 290C481 165 381 37 305 37C280 37 249 56 235 71L302 395C328 399 353 402 372 402C427 402 481 378 481 290Z" id="g50-113"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="597" vert-adv-y="597"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,13.399,3.132)"><path d="M722 32C646 41 636 48 622 116L544 496L509 667L472 658L153 123C106 45 93 42 27 32L18 0H259L268 32C178 40 172 48 204 107L272 233H509C523 180 533 137 540 96C548 50 546 39 466 32L457 0H714L722 32ZM502 283H299L448 547H450L502 283Z" id="g50-66"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="740" vert-adv-y="740"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,19.866,3.132)"><path d="M398 365C398 411 356 451 297 451C250 451 198 430 151 397C65 336 24 230 24 139C24 14 97 -12 148 -12C198 -12 284 7 373 104L355 130C306 84 246 53 198 53C132 53 111 109 111 163V189C209 211 398 261 398 365ZM317 351C317 308 273 262 117 225C134 338 189 383 221 399C230 404 249 407 263 407C295 407 317 389 317 351Z" id="g50-102"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="422" vert-adv-y="422"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,23.706,3.132)"><path d="M481 430L460 436C440 442 393 451 366 451C348 451 325 448 313 446C267 437 195 409 147 367C79 308 24 211 24 105C24 37 56 -12 93 -12C121 -12 156 1 199 32C246 66 313 122 349 168H351L286 -147C274 -205 261 -215 210 -224L199 -226L193 -255L438 -243L442 -214L417 -212C364 -208 359 -200 370 -140L433 204C455 324 469 389 481 430ZM391 385C382 336 366 260 358 238C321 178 209 59 143 59C129 59 115 83 115 131C115 207 152 317 220 373C243 392 282 403 314 403C348 403 374 395 391 385Z" id="g50-114"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="499" vert-adv-y="499"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,28.247,3.132)"><path d="M98 134C72 134 46 117 46 90C46 73 55 65 60 64C95 55 124 32 124 -4C124 -42 95 -68 44 -89L57 -123C122 -104 194 -60 194 22C194 94 136 134 98 134Z" id="g50-45"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="237" vert-adv-y="237"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,30.404,3.132)"><path d="M655 676H628C608 656 600 650 571 650H156C118 650 114 651 102 676H77C63 615 45 548 24 485L60 486C81 531 97 562 114 580C134 603 148 611 252 611H308L217 127C201 41 196 38 105 32L98 0H384L393 32C300 38 288 41 304 127L393 611H466C553 611 571 604 582 580C592 559 597 530 595 485L630 489C636 548 645 624 655 676Z" id="g50-85"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="673" vert-adv-y="673"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0065,0,0,-0.0065,35.5,5.233)"><path d="M575 299C575 406 528 454 412 454C385 454 342 447 313 440L330 514L318 525C293 510 258 487 242 466L227 419C194 403 158 384 123 361L126 327C155 342 183 355 220 364L107 -148C96 -198 76 -210 19 -215L14 -253L259 -241V-206L240 -205C184 -202 183 -188 192 -141L220 -1C242 -10 269 -12 284 -12C352 5 434 48 484 102C542 165 575 238 575 299ZM479 290C479 170 380 41 305 41C281 41 249 60 237 72L300 395C329 399 353 401 374 401C426 401 479 377 479 290Z" id="g176-113"></path><glyph.data ascent="3439" descent="-2858" horiz-adv-x="600" vert-adv-y="600"></glyph.data></g></svg> [dB]</td><td class="align_center">SD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PPE</td><td class="align_center">84.5</td><td class="align_center">0.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">21-CTT</td><td class="align_center">80.9</td><td class="align_center">1.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">21-STT</td><td class="align_center">82.9</td><td class="align_center">0.8</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Equivalent noise levels of tram TMK 2266 at 30 km/h for all test sections with standard deviation of measured results.

Shock and Vibration

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Table 1: The Effect of Rail Fastening System Modifications on Tram Traffic Noise and Vibration 