Archive for category: Noise and Vibration
Using vulcanised rubber in track damping systems
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Construction, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Technology, Transport, 0The use of vulcanised rubber for track damping systems has a number of benefits over other typical materials used...
Sound protection measures against railway noise
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Freight, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Rail, Transport, 0by Andreas Göschl, Tittmoning, STRAILastic In Germany, the tolerance threshold for railway noise and interference, e.g. in the landscape...
Railway revolution: a competent partner in rail
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Company news, Construction, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Standards, Technology, Transport, 0A long-standing business partnership has fostered the development of new rail cut-off wheels with the capability to machine railway...
Developing new acoustic damping designs for rail infrastructure
Infrastructure Journalist, , Company news, Logistics, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Rail, Risk management, Standards, Technology, Transport, Tunnel, Urban Development, 0Australia’s federal rail infrastructure pipeline demands the deployment of a range of technically complex products – but vibration and...
Sydney Metro tunnel construction tenders up for grabs
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Investment, News, Noise and Vibration, NSW, Open tenders, Planning, Policy, Rail, spotlight, Transport, Tunnel, Urban Development, 1The NSW Government has officially begun the tender process for the construction of 50km of new metro railway tunnels...
Introducing quieter tunnels for the rail projects of the future
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, News, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Planning, Project, Rail, Risk management, Safety, Standards, Technology, Transport, Tunnel, 0It might be quiet on our rail systems now, but with major rail infrastructure projects in the pipeline, we...
For Australian rail projects, acoustic excellence is a must
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Construction, Noise and Vibration, NSW, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Standards, Technology, Transport, Trends, 0Within Australia’s $150 million pipeline of rail infrastructure are a host of transformative metropolitan passenger projects. As noise and...
Sydney Opera House to undergo historic upgrade
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Company news, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Construction, News, Noise and Vibration, Planning, Project, Standards, Technology, Urban Development, 0The Sydney Opera House is set to undergo a $150 million upgrade to rejuvenate its Concert Hall to last...
Subduing noise on Australia’s most iconic railway
Infrastructure Journalist, , Asset Management, Company news, Condition monitoring and maintenance, Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Project, SA, Transport, 0The Ghan rail line is instantly recognisable: both a tourist attraction and an important part of Australian history. Yet...
What does ‘safe’ mean in materials developed for tunnels, trains and transport?
Infrastructure Journalist, , Noise and Vibration, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Risk management, Road, Safety, Security, Standards, Transport, Tunnel, 0Traditional insulation and non-combustibility are easily glossed-over topics. Ascertaining what constitutes passive fire protection, as opposed to risk reduction...
Quiet Metro Tunnels with noise absorption materials
Infrastructure Journalist, , Noise and Vibration, NSW, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Standards, Transport, Tunnel, 0On 26 May, the first stage of Australia‘s largest public transport project was opened: the Sydney Metro Northwest. The...
Infographic: Providing acoustic comfort on Sydney Metro Northwest
Infrastructure Journalist, , Case study, Noise and Vibration, NSW, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Technology, 0This new infographic breaks down how a new material was custom-manufactured to minimise noise and vibration on the Sydney...
Quiet confidence: custom-attuning acoustics on the Sydney Metro
Infrastructure Journalist, , Featured, Noise and Vibration, NSW, Partner Solutions, Project, Rail, Standards, Technology, Tunnel, 0On 26 May, the first stage of Australia‘s largest public transport project was opened; the Sydney Metro Northwest. The...
Sydney Airport’s curfew increases noise, decreases efficiency
Infrastructure Journalist, , Airport, Asset Management, News, Noise and Vibration, NSW, Planning, spotlight, Transport, 0A new report from the Productivity Commission on the economic regulation of airports has found that Sydney Airport’s curfew...
Additional noise walls for West Gate Tunnel project
Infrastructure Journalist, , News, Noise and Vibration, Road, VIC, 0As part of the West Gate Tunnel project, the Victorian Government will build additional noise walls to reduce noise...
Bad vibrations: Reducing noise and vibration levels on rail projects
Infrastructure Journalist, , Construction, Featured, Noise and Vibration, Project, Rail, VIC, 0Noise from rail lines can have a significant impact on local communities. Engines, brakes and moving wheels; warning bells...
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