Abstract: The dynamic performance of a two-axle lightweight freight car has been determined through a combined analytical and experimental program. A fourteen degree of freedom vehicle model has been ...

Abstract: The sound radiated from an unbaffled cylindrical beam vibrating transversely at resonance is calculated by solution of the classical wave equation subject to the boundary conditions imposed by ...

Abstract: A systems approach is developed for defining compliance with the noise criteria of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The result is a flow diagram which can be used as a “road ...

Abstract: As part of a Coordinated Textile Industry Noise Reduction Program, a study of the sources of spinning frame noise has been conducted. Techniques of source modification and narrow-band frequency ...

Abstract: Mechanical separation between cam and pick ball in fly-shuttle looms gives rise to impact and vibration which causes significant noise emission. Elimination of separation is analyzed using a ...