Railway applications - Noise emission - Characterisation of the dynamic properties of track sections for pass by noise measurements

This European Standard specifies a method for characterizing the dynamic behaviour of the structure of a track relative to its contribution to the sound radiation associated with the rolling noise. This European Standard describes a method for: a) acquiring data on mechanical frequency response functions on a track; b) processing measurement data in order to calculate an estimate of the vibration decay rates along the rails in an audible frequency range associated with the rolling noise; c) presenting this estimate for comparison with the lower limits of the decay rates. It is applicable for evaluating the performance of sections of reference tracks for measuring railway vehicle noise within the framework of official approval tests. The method is not applicable for characterizing the vibration behaviour of tracks on loadbearing structures such as bridges or embankments.

Bahnanwendungen - Schallemission - Charakterisierung der dynamischen Eigenschaften von Gleisabschnitten für Vorbeifahrtgeräuschmessungen

Die vorliegende Europäische Norm legt ein Verfahren zur Charakterisierung des dynamischen Verhaltens eines Gleises bezüglich seines Beitrags zum Rollgeräusch fest.
Diese Europäische Norm beschreibt ein Verfahren zur:
a) Erhebung von Daten zur Impulsantwort eines Gleises;
b) Weiterverarbeitung der Messdaten zur Abschätzung der Körperschallabklingraten in Gleislängsrichtung im akustisch wahrnehmbaren und auf die Rollgeräusche zurückzuführenden Frequenzbereich;
c) Darstellung dieses Schätzwertes für eine Bewertung im Vergleich mit unteren Grenzkurven der Abklingrate.
Diese Norm ist anwendbar für die Prüfung der Eignung von Referenzgleisabschnitten zur Messung der Schallemission von Schienenfahrzeugen im Rahmen von Bauartzulassungsprüfungen.
Dieses Verfahren gilt nicht für die Charakterisierung des Schwingungsverhaltens von Gleisen auf Kunstbauten wie Brücken oder Dämmen.

Applications ferroviaires - Emission sonore - Caractérisation des propriétés dynamiques de sections de voie pour le mesurage du bruit au passage

La présente Norme Européenne spécifie une méthode de caractérisation du comportement dynamique de la
structure d’une voie, relativement à sa contribution au rayonnement sonore associée au bruit de roulement.
Cette Norme Européenne présente une méthode pour :
a) l’acquisition de données de fonctions de réponse en fréquence mécanique sur une voie ;
b) le traitement des données de mesurage en vue de calculer une estimation des taux de décroissance des
vibrations le long des rails dans une gamme de fréquences audibles associées au bruit de roulement ;
c) la présentation de cette estimation pour comparaison avec des limites inférieures de taux de décroissance.
Elle est applicable pour évaluer les performances de sections de voies de référence pour le mesurage du bruit des
véhicules ferroviaires dans le cadre d’essais d’homologation.
La méthode n’est pas applicable pour caractériser le comportement vibratoire de voies sur des structures porteuses
comme les ponts ou les remblais.

Železniške naprave - Hrup - Opis dinamičnih lastnosti tirnega odseka za merjenje hrupa vozečih vlakov

Ta evropski standard določa metodo za opis dinamičnih lastnosti strukture tirov glede na njen prispevek k zvočni radiaciji, povezani s kotalnim hrupom. Ta evropski standard opisuje metodo za: a) pridobivanje podatkov o mehanskih frekvenčno odzivnih funkcijah na tirih; b) obdelavo podatkov meritev za izračun ocene hitrosti zamiranja vibracij po tirih v slišnem frekvenčnem območju, povezanem s kotalnim hrupom; c) predstavitev te ocene primerjalno s spodnjimi mejami hitrosti zamiranja. Velja za ocenjevanje delovanja odsekov referenčnih tirov za merjenje hrupa železniških vozil v okviru uradnih homologacijskih preskusov. Metoda se ne uporablja za opis lastnosti vibracij tirov na nosilnih konstrukcijah, kot so mostovi ali nasipi.

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Publication Date
15-Nov-2010
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
04-Nov-2010
Due Date
09-Jan-2011
Completion Date
16-Nov-2010

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bahnanwendungen - Schallemission - Charakterisierung der dynamischen Eigenschaften von Gleisabschnitten für VorbeifahrtgeräuschmessungenApplications ferroviaires - Emission sonore - Caractérisation des propriétés dynamiques de sections de voie pour le mesurage du bruit au passageRailway applications - Noise emission - Characterisation of the dynamic properties of track sections for pass by noise measurements45.060.01Železniška vozila na splošnoRailway rolling stock in general17.140.30Emisija hrupa transportnih sredstevNoise emitted by means of transportICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 15461:2008+A1:2010SIST EN 15461:2008+A1:2010en,fr,de01-december-2010SIST EN 15461:2008+A1:2010SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 15461:2008+A1
November 2010 ICS 17.140.30; 93.100 Supersedes EN 15461:2008English Version
Railway applications - Noise emission - Characterisation of the dynamic properties of track sections for pass by noise measurements
Applications ferroviaires - Emission sonore - Caractérisation des propriétés dynamiques de sections de voie pour le mesurage du bruit au passage
Bahnanwendungen - Schallemission - Charakterisierung der dynamischen Eigenschaften von Gleisabschnitten für Vorbeifahrtgeräuschmessungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 December 2007 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 28 September 2010.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .3Introduction .41Scope .42Normative references .43Terms and definitions .54Symbols and abbreviations .65Principles .76Data acquisition .76.1Selection of the test section .76.2Position of the accelerometers .76.3Assembly of the accelerometers .86.4Excitation force .96.5Acquisition system .96.6Acquisition of the FRF .96.7Set of measuring positions .96.8Measurement data to be produced . 127Data processing . 128Acceptance criteria . 139Test report . 139.1General . 139.2Presentation of the track decay rates . 13Annex A (informative)
Calculation of the decay rates . 14A.1General . 14A.2Calculation of the decay rates . 14Annex ZA (informative)
!!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)"""" . 16Bibliography . 18 SIST EN 15461:2008+A1:2010



EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15461:2008+A1:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2011. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2010-09-28. This document supersedes EN 15461:2008. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ". !This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC. For relationship with EU Directive 2008/57/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document." According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. SIST EN 15461:2008+A1:2010



EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 4 Introduction The interaction between the wheels of a railway vehicle and the track during operation is translated by vibrations which, in movement, generate rolling noise.
The vibration response of the track structure determines the level of its sound contribution to this noise. The method assumes that the vibration waves in the rail can be regarded as the superposition of two bending waves, one vertical and the other transverse, of the rail represented as a simple beam.
Although the track rail does not behave in this way over all the frequencies covered by the measurement, this simplification permits the "decay rates" to be measured for an estimation of the dynamic behaviour of the track which is one of the basic parameters influencing the generation of rolling noise. 1 Scope This European Standard specifies a method for characterizing the dynamic behaviour of the structure of a track relative to its contribution to the sound radiation associated with the rolling noise. This European Standard describes a method for: a) acquiring data on mechanical frequency response functions on a track; b) processing measurement data in order to calculate an estimate of the vibration decay rates along the rails in an audible frequency range associated with the rolling noise; c) presenting this estimate for comparison with the lower limits of the decay rates. It is applicable for evaluating the performance of sections of reference tracks for measuring railway vehicle noise within the framework of official approval tests. The method is not applicable for characterizing the vibration behaviour of tracks on loadbearing structures such as bridges or embankments. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies EN 61260, Electroacoustics — Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters (IEC 61260:1995) EN ISO 266, Acoustics — Normal frequencies (ISO 266:1997) EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) ISO 2041, Vibration and shock — Vocabulary ISO 7626-1, Vibration and shock — Experimental determination of mechanical mobility — Part 1: Basic definitions and transducers
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EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 5 ISO 7626-5, Vibration and shock — Experimental determination of mechanical mobility – Part 5: Measurements using impact excitation with an exciter which is not attached to the structure 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 frequency-response function (FRF) frequency-dependent ratio of the motor-response phasor to the phasor of the excitation force (see
ISO 7626-1)
NOTE 1
In this document, the term also refers to the mean spectral amplitude of the FRF in the form of a one-third octave spectrum. NOTE 2
In this standard, the term frequency-response function (FRF) is used to refer generically either to accelerance (accelerometric response/excitation force) or to mobility (speed response/excitation force). The term is not used to refer to receptance (dynamic compliance).
NOTE 3 The FRF is generally calculated as the interspectrum ratio between the response and the force with the autospectrum.
This estimate of the FRF is called estimate H1. NOTE 4 A set of FRF between a single excitation point and multiple response points or even between a single response point and multiple excitation points may be used.
In this standard, the case of a fixed accelerometer and a mobile instrumented excitation hammer is the easiest to implement.
3.2 accelerance complex ratio of the acceleration at one point in a mechanical system to the force at the same point or at a different point during a single harmonic motion (see also ISO 7626-1 and ISO 2041)
NOTE
Accelerance is an FRF currently expressed as a narrow-band complex spectrum.
It is also used in this standard to express a one-third octave spectrum.
3.3 mobility complex ratio of the speed at one point in a mechanical system to the force at the same point or at a different point during a single harmonic motion (see also ISO 7626-1 and ISO 2041)
NOTE
Mobility is an FRF currently expressed as a narrow-band complex spectrum.
It is also used in this standard to express a one-third octave spectrum.
3.4 direct FRF, FRF at the point of application FRF for which the response is measured at the same position (as close as possible physically with an impact hammer and an accelerometer) and the same direction (see also ISO 7626-1)
NOTE
In this standard, the term refers both to force and response FRF in the vertical and transverse directions. 3.5 transfer FRF FRF for which the response amplitude is measured at a different position to the force application point
NOTE In order to define the FRF, the direction and position of the application force and the response should be mentioned.
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EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 6 3.6 decay rate on the track vibration amplitude decay rate of the vertical or transverse bending waves of the rail as a function of the distance along the rail NOTE It is represented by a one-third octave band spectrum of the values of the decay rate, expressed in decibels per metre (dB/m) representing the attenuation as a function of the distance. 3.7 test section
section of track specifically associated with a particular set of measurement data
3.8 accelerometer position fixed position of the accelerometer(s) for which a complete set of FRF measurements is taken
3.9 structural wave
vibration wave that is propagated along the rail resulting in a deformation of the whole rail section
NOTE For example, vertical and transverse bending waves of the rail behaving like a beam or waves that involve deformation modes in the cross-section of the rail propagating along the rail.
The vibration waves with wavelengths that are smaller than the rail cross-section dimensions, such as the Rayleigh ultrasonic waves or the shear or compression waves in the material are not covered in the definition associated with the subject of this standard. 3.10 one third-octave band spectrum spectrum of the added squared values or the root mean squares of the FRF in each of the normal frequencies one-third octave band (see EN ISO 266).
NOTE In this document, also refers to the speed and acceleration vibration spectrum, to the excitation effort spectrum, to the mobility and accelerance FRF spectrum and to the resulting decay rate 3.11 reference track section portion of track used to characterize the rail system noise emission performances that meet the requirements of the interoperability technical specifications from the railway interoperability directives
NOTE These requirements cover the track vibration response via the track decay rate and the acoustic roughness level of the rail.
They are intended to ensure the reproducibility of the measurements 3.12 instrumented hammer instrument with an integrated force transducer for applying an excitation force to the structure
4 Symbols and abbreviations x
position along the track. The reference position x0 = 0 is situated at the measuring point of the direct
FRF,
dx
differential operator over x, n
number of measuring positions, ∆xn
nth interval, xmax
position of the maximum distance considered along the track, SIST EN 15461:2008+A1:2010



EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 7 A(xn) FRF at position xn along the track, β
response amplitude decay constant, DR
decay rate, FRF
frequency-response function, FFT
fast Fourier transform 5
Principles The decay rates are determined on the basis of an FRF at the application point and a certain number of frequency-response function measurements relative to the position on the rail of the excitation force application point (transfer function). An instrumented hammer shall be used to excite the rail. For the purpose of this standard, an accelerometer shall be fixed to the rail and the measurements shall be taken for various distances from the force application point in relation to it. The full set of FRF shall be measured in the vertical and transverse directions.
The decay rates of the vertical and transverse bending waves as a function of the distance shall be calculated on the basis of this set of FRF measurements. The stages of the test method are specified in the following subclauses. 6 Data acquisition 6.1 Selection of the test section The test section shall meet the following conditions: a) the constitution of the track shall be constant over the whole test section for all the parameters that could affect the decay rates. These parameters include the rail cross-sections, the stiffness of the pad beneath the rail, the cant of the rails and the space between the sleepers; b) the test section shall be fitted with long welded rails. Specifically, it shall not have any rail expansion joints. 6.2 Position of the accelerometers Within the test section, each position to which the accelerometer is fixed to the rail shall satisfy the following conditions: a) it shall be located inside the test section, at least 20 m from the centre of the test section; b) it shall be located at the median point of a space between the sleepers; c) the accelerometer shall not be located close to rail supports in an unusual condition; in particular:
1) there shall be no pumping sleeper less than 3 metres from the accelerometer position; 2) there shall be no missing or damaged fastening clip (or fastening of any other type, if necessary) on the supports directly adjacent to the measuring accelerometer position; 3) the accelerometer shall not be located less than 5 m from a rail weld;
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EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 (E) 8 4) the accelerometer shall not be located less than 40 m from a rail expansion joint. Three measurements of the direct FRF shall be carried out at three potential accelerometer positions at least, compatible with the requirement of 6.2 c). If at least two of the FRF are similar, it can be regarded that these accelerometer positions are representative of the whole test section, and subsequently can be used for the rest of the measurements. If no accelerometer position is found in the first set of potential positions, others shall be sought, and their direct FRF verified, until a set is identified that does comply. NOTE If no accelerometer position is obtained with this procedure, it is probably because the structure of the test section is not sufficiently homogeneous to be characterized by a single decay rate spectrum. Therefore, another test section should be sought. 6.3 Assembly of the accelerometers The accelerometer(s) shall be fixed: a) in the vertical direction on a longitudinal axis of the rail, preferably on the rail head.
If this is not possible, it (they) should be fixed on the flange of the rail; b) in the transverse directi
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