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In-Car Noise Control for Epping to Chatswood Rail Link

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Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Part of the book series: Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design ((NNFM,volume 118))

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Sydney’s Epping to Chatswood Rail Link (ECRL) is a landmark rail tunnel project (12.5 km long) which opened to the public in 2009. During commissioning, in-car passenger noise levels within older style non-air-conditioned trains were found to exceed 100dBA at some locations.

Several noise mitigation strategies were optimised and implemented within a short timeframe to reduce in-car noise levels by an average of 10dBA. These included a new rail grinding technique, installation of additional sound absorptive panels on the walls and between the rails, and rail dampers (in a tunnel environment).

This paper presents a summary of the works undertaken to mitigate in-car noise, calculation methods and achieved noise reductions.

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  1. SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd, 2 Lincoln Street, Lane Cove, NSW, 2066, Australia

    C. M. Weber & J. Haling

  2. Sinclair Knight Merz, 100 Christie Street, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia

    G. P. Brown & D. Hanson

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  1. Research & Development Promotion Division, Railway Technical Research Institute, 2-8-38 Hikari-cho Kokubunji-shi, 185-8540, Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuo Maeda

  2. INEXIA, 1 place aux Etoiles, 93212, Saint Denis La Plaine cedex, France

    Pierre-Etienne Gautier

  3. Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc., 77 South Bedford Street, 01803, Burlington, MA, USA

    Carl E. Hanson

  4. Brian Hemsworth Noise Consultant LLP, 16 Whistlestop Close Mickleover, DE3 9DA, Derby, UK

    Brian Hemsworth

  5. Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, 6001 Shellmound Suite 400, 94608, Emeryville, California, USA

    James Tuman Nelson

  6. Integrated Systems and Infrastructure Technology, Deutsche Bahn AG, DB Systemtechnik, Volckerstr. 5, 80939, Munchen, Germany

    Burkhard Schulte-Werning

  7. Railway Noise and Vibration Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK

    David Thompson

  8. Environmental Quality Department, DHV BV, Postbus 1132, NL 3800, Amersfoort, BC, The Netherlands

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Weber, C.M., Haling, J., Brown, G.P., Hanson, D. (2012). In-Car Noise Control for Epping to Chatswood Rail Link. In: Maeda, T., et al. Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 118. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53927-8_55

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