IEET-2015

Influence of the Operating Damage on the Acoustic Parameters in the Railhead

Baiteryakov, A.V., Muraviev, V.V., Kazakov, R.S., Dedov, A.I.

Abstract. The experimental study on changes in the structural noise level and on propagation velocity of surface waves in rail samples before and after operation is performed. The study describes the effect of accumulated damage in the railhead on the measured acoustic parameters.

Keywords: acoustic structurescopy, accumulated damage, rails