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4 Noise Reduction<br />

Main noise source: contact <strong>of</strong> rail and wheel<br />

Reduction <strong>of</strong> reverberant surfaces<br />

Noise absorption at tor-level up to 2 - 4 dB (A) vs. ballasted <strong>track</strong><br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> green <strong>track</strong> materials: noise absorption in impedance tube<br />

Substrate, Sedum, artificial grass, cavity elements, absorber, grass paver<br />

Rail-wheel contact<br />

Impedance tube(Brüel &<br />

Kjær, type 4206)<br />

Some test materials<br />

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