Ground-borne vibration due to railway traffic: a review of excitation mechanisms, prediction methods and mitigation measures

G Lombaert, G Degrande, S François… - Noise and vibration …, 2015 - Springer
The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art on
railway-induced ground vibration. The governing physical mechanisms, prediction methods …

Modelling, simulation and evaluation of ground vibration caused by rail vehicles

DJ Thompson, G Kouroussis… - Vehicle System …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
There is a great need to develop rail networks over long distances and within cities as more
sustainable transport options. However, noise and vibration are seen as a negative …

Train-induced field vibration measurements of ground and over-track buildings

C Zou, Y Wang, JA Moore, M Sanayei - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Transit-oriented development, such as metro depot and over-track building complexes, has
expanded rapidly over the last 5 years in China. Over-track building construction has the …

Mitigation of railway-induced vibrations by using periodic wave impeding barriers

C He, S Zhou, P Guo - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
Railway-induced vibrations can cause significant environmental issues. This paper
proposes an efficient analytical method to investigate the mitigation of railway-induced …

Reducing railway-induced ground-borne vibration by using open trenches and soft-filled barriers

DJ Thompson, J Jiang, MGR Toward… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A trench can act as a barrier to ground vibration and is a potential mitigation measure for low
frequency vibration induced by surface railways. However, to be effective at very low …

A novel buried periodic in-filled pipe barrier for Rayleigh wave attenuation: Numerical simulation, experiment and applications

A Ni, Z Shi, Q Meng, CW Lim - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface wave is a major concern in ambient vibration mitigation. To this end, a novel shallow
buried periodic in-filled pipe barrier is proposed. Complex dispersion analysis is conduced …

Experimental and numerical evaluation of the effectiveness of a stiff wave barrier in the soil

P Coulier, V Cuéllar, G Degrande… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the design, the installation, and the experimental and numerical
evaluation of the effectiveness of a stiff wave barrier in the soil as a mitigation measure for …

Efficacy of a sheet pile wall as a wave barrier for railway induced ground vibration

A Dijckmans, A Ekblad, A Smekal, G Degrande… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a sheet pile wall to reduce railway induced
vibration transmission by means of field measurements and numerical simulations. At Furet …

Railway cuttings and embankments: Experimental and numerical studies of ground vibration

G Kouroussis, DP Connolly, B Olivier… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Railway track support conditions affect ground-borne vibration generation and propagation.
Therefore this paper presents a combined experimental and numerical study into high …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of experimental measurements and numerical modelling for prediction of ground-borne vibrations induced by railway traffic

A Colaço, A Castanheira-Pinto, PA Costa… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Noise and vibration are considered as the biggest externalities of rail transport, increasing
conflicts and problems for residents. Versatile and accurate prediction models are essential …