Below is a non-exhaustive list of references for literature/studies relevant to the calculation approaches in Train Noise Expert.
Railway Noise and Vibration: Mechanisms, Modelling and Means of Control by David Thompson
ISO 3095:2013 Acoustics — Railway applications — Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles
EN 15610:2019 Railway applications - Acoustics - Rail and wheel roughness measurement related to noise generation
EN 15461:2008+A1:2010 Railway applications - Noise emission - Characterisation of the dynamic properties of track sections for pass by noise measurements
Noise TSI (COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1304⁄2014)
CEN/TR 16891:2016 Railway applications - Acoustics - Measurement method for combined roughness, track decay rates and transfer functions
Silent Freight (1996-1999) EU FP4
Silent Track (1997-2000) EU FP4
STAIRRS (2000-2003) EU FP5
Silence (2006-2009) EU FP6
STARDAMP (2010-2012) Deufrako consortium
TRACK21 (2010-2015) EPSRC (Programme grant)
RIVAS (2011-2013) EU FP7
ACOUTRAIN (2011-2014) EU FP7
MOTIV (2013-2017) EPSRC
Roll2Rail (2015-2017) EU H2020
Track to the Future (2015-2020) EPSRC (Programme grant)
RUN2Rail (2017-2019) EU H2020/Shift2Rail
TRANSIT (2019-2022) EU H2020/Shift2Rail
SILVARSTAR (2020-2023) EU H2020/Shift2Rail
Aeronoise (2021-2023) UIC
D. J. Thompson, ‘Wheel-rail noise generation, part I: Introduction and interaction model’, J Sound Vib, vol. 161, no. 3, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1993.1082.
D. J. Thompson, ‘Wheel-rail noise generation, part II: Wheel vibration’, J Sound Vib, vol. 161, no. 3, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1993.1083.
D. J. Thompson, ‘Wheel-rail noise generation, part III: Rail vibration’, J Sound Vib, vol. 161, no. 3, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1993.1084.
D. J. Thompson, ‘Wheel-rail noise generation, part IV: Contact zone and results’, J Sound Vib, vol. 161, no. 3, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1993.1085.
D. J. Thompson, ‘Wheel-rail noise generation, part V: Inclusion of wheel rotation’, J Sound Vib, vol. 161, no. 3, 1993, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1993.1086.
D. J. Thompson, B. Hemsworth, and N. Vincent, ‘Experimental Validation of the TWINS Prediction Program for Rolling Noise - Part 1: Description of the Model and Method’, J Sound Vib, vol. 193, no. 1, pp. 123–135, 1996.
D. J. Thompson, P. Fodiman, and H. Mahé, ‘Experimental validation of the twins prediction program for rolling noise, part 2: Results’, J Sound Vib, vol. 193, no. 1, 1996, doi: 10.1006/jsvi.1996.0253.
C. J. C. Jones and D. J. Thompson, ‘Extended validation of a theoretical model for railway rolling noise using novel wheel and track designs’, in Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2003, vol. 267, no. 3. doi: 10.1016/S0022-460X(03)00711-9.
D. J. Thompson, Railway Noise and Vibration: Mechanisms, Modelling and Means of Control. Elsevier Ltd, 2009.
X. Zhang, D. Thompson, E. Quaranta, and G. Squicciarini, ‘An engineering model for the prediction of the sound radiation from a railway track’, J Sound Vib, vol. 461, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2019.114921.
X. Zhang, D. Thompson, H. Jeong, and G. Squicciarini, ‘The effects of ballast on the sound radiation from railway track’, J Sound Vib, vol. 399, 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2017.02.009.
X. Zhang, H. Jeong, D. Thompson, and G. Squicciarini, ‘The noise radiated by ballasted and slab tracks’, Applied Acoustics, vol. 151, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.03.012.