Free field vibrations during the passage of a Thalys high-speed train at variable speed

During homologation tests of the high-speed train (HST) track between Bruss els and Paris, free field vibrations and track response have been measured during the passage of a Thalys HST at speeds varying between 223 and 314 km /h. These experimental data are complementary to the other, but scarce, dat a sets published in the literature. Apart from illustrating the physical ph enomena involved, this data set can be used for the validation of numerical prediction models for train-induced vibrations. (C) 2001 Academic Press.