Study on Possible Application of Rubber Granulate from the Recycled Tires as an Elastic Cover of Prototype Rail Dampers, with a Focus on Their Operational Durability

This study is an attempt to investigate possible applications of rubber granulate SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) produced from recycled waste tires as an elastic cover for prototype rail dampers, which are aimed at reducing the level of railway noise emitted in the environment. The authors present l...

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Published in:Materials 2021-09, Vol.14 (19), p.5711
Main Authors: Kraśkiewicz, Cezary, Chmielewska, Bogumiła, Zbiciak, Artur, Al Sabouni-Zawadzka, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Butadiene
Dampers
Durability
Granulation
Inserts
Laboratories
Noise
Prototypes
R&D
Research & development
Rubber
Tires
Vibration
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Summary:This study is an attempt to investigate possible applications of rubber granulate SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) produced from recycled waste tires as an elastic cover for prototype rail dampers, which are aimed at reducing the level of railway noise emitted in the environment. The authors present laboratory procedures and discuss the results of several experimental tests performed on seven different SBR materials with the following densities: 1100, 1050, 1000, 850, 750, 700 and 650 kg/m3. It is proven that rubber granulate SBR produced from recycled waste tires, can be used as an elastic cover in steel inserts in rail dampers, provided that the material density is not lower than 1000 kg/m3. In the conducted tests, samples of the materials with high densities exhibited good static and dynamic elastic characteristics and had sufficient operational durability.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma14195711