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Table 1 Track and material data

From: Characteristics of Vibration and Sound Radiation of Metro Resilient Wheel

Parameter

Values

Rail unit length mass mr (kg)

60

Sleeper spacing l (m)

0.6

Rail elastic modulus E (N/m2)

2.1×1011

Rail shear modulus G (N/m2)

0.77×1011

Rail damping loss factor ηr

0.001

Rail cross-sectional area A (m2)

7.69×10−3

Rail section moment of inertia I (m4)

3.217×10−5

Shear coefficient κ

0.4

Fastener stiffness Kp (N/m)

1×108

Rail pad loss factor ηf

0.1