• Lochela Prabhu Kiran
• K.T. Bal Ram Padal
• P. Venkataramiah

From few decades, the fracture of rail has found a peculiar issue in railways and the reason is due to the high dynamic frequency propagation in rail joints. Reducing the dynamic vibrations in rails is one of the solutions to overcome the mentioned problem. This article try to study the influence of design parameters on dynamic response of the railway track structure by implementing Finite Element Method (FEM). Two types of rail absorbers have been considered and compared i.e EPDM and DVA It is found that , EPDM with different layers at rail joints exhibits more efficiently in reducing vibrations and also have very good damping coefficient, excellent abrasion resistance and good tear resistance when compared DVA.

Railway track, Rail absorber, Finite element method, Vibrations, Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM), Dynamic Vibration Absorber (DVA )

"ANALYSIS OF VIBRATION REDUCTION IN RAILS BY USING ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER (EPDM ) RUBBER MATERIAL ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.1007-1015, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104338.pdf

"ANALYSIS OF VIBRATION REDUCTION IN RAILS BY USING ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE MONOMER (EPDM ) RUBBER MATERIAL ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp1007-1015, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104338.pdf