Development of a ballastless slab track structure with a mass-spring system began about 20 years ago, and different kinds of these track systems have been successfully in use for urban transportation systems. With these systems the elastic elements are inserted under the slabs to provide protection from bothersome vibration and noise. The paper explains the principal aspects of calculation verifications by means of a simulation model for the selected type of mass-spring track system.
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