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An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Replacing Slab Track to Control Groundborne Noise and Vibration in Buildings above an Existing Railway Tunnel

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This paper describes track refurbishment works undertaken by the Network Rail Thameslink Programme to control groundborne noise and vibration transmission to sensitive buildings located above the existing King’s Cross railway tunnel in London, England. Measurements of noise, vibration and rail roughness have been undertaken to assess the immediate benefit of replacing the existing corrugated rails and continuous rail supports with new rails and the Pandrol Vanguard baseplate system. The effectiveness of these works over a period of 18 months has also been assessed.

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  1. Arup, Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, B90 8AE, England

    O. G. Bewes & L. J. Jakielaszek

  2. ARM Acoustics, 1 Lyric Square, Hammersmith, London, W6 0NB, England

    M. L. Richardson

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  1. Department of Applied Mechanics/CHARMEC, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Jens C.O. Nielsen

  2. 43-53 Bridge Road, Acoustic Studio Pty Ltd. Stanmore New South Wales, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

    David Anderson

  3. SYSTRA, Paris, France

    Pierre-Etienne Gautier

  4. Environmental Engineering Division, Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

    Masanobu Iida

  5. Wilson, Ihrig and Associates, Emeryville, USA

    James T. Nelson

  6. University of Southampton Inst. Sound and Vibration, Southampton, United Kingdom

    David Thompson

  7. Deutsche Bahn AG, Munich, Germany

    Thorsten Tielkes

  8. Harris Miller Miller and Hanson Inc., Burlington, USA

    David A. Towers

  9. DHV BV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

    Paul de Vos

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Bewes, O.G., Jakielaszek, L.J., Richardson, M.L. (2015). An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Replacing Slab Track to Control Groundborne Noise and Vibration in Buildings above an Existing Railway Tunnel. In: Nielsen, J., et al. Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 126. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44832-8_47

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