CHM Obras e Infraestructuras, S.A. together with the company Vías y Construcciones, S.A., the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Construction Technology Center of the Region of Murcia, have initiated the research and development of the “Vibration Damping in Railway Infrastructure” (AVIF) project, funded through the Retos de Colaboración 2015 aid program of the State Program of Research, Development and Innovation Oriented to the Challenges of Society, within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016, promoted by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
The objective of the Retos Colaboración call is to support projects in cooperation between companies and research organizations, with the aim of promoting the development of new technologies, the business application of new ideas and techniques, and contributing to the creation of new products and services.
The goal of the AVIF project is to design a railway vibration attenuator system in any scenario, thanks to its flexibility in adopting different configurations and combining different damping mechanisms, both cutting and absorption frequencies. A new product will be developed that, thanks to its versatility, will be able to mitigate the transmission of vibrations in any railway system. This will be its main competitive advantage compared to the products currently on the market, as each of them is only useful in very specific scenarios.
