Resilient pads with custom designed stiffness

The paper deals with examples of using vibration insulation in project documentation. The research methodology and the results of measurements of elastic characteristics of rail fastening components in the form of rail pads and baseplate pad was presented. High precision of designing and manufacturing of elastic elements with a specific characteristic was emphasized. Shortcomings of national legislation in this area have been pointed out. In the summary, the desired directions of changes in this unfavorable situation were defined.