Shock and Vibration

Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison of the characteristics of the surveyed tramway track constructions.
CharacteristicSystem
21-CTT21-STT
Construction/installation speed=+
Construction/installation cost+++
Stray current protection+++
Maintenance=+
Exploitation life+++
Vibration attenuation+āˆ’
Noise attenuation+++
=: similar to reference PPE track, +: better than reference PPE track, ++: significantly better than reference PPE track, and āˆ’: worse than PPE reference track.