Over the past decades, the improvement of the quality of buildings regarding sound
insulation has made it possible to reduce noise exposure. But this improvement has led to …

The development of subways in cities has provided great comfort to the citizens, but it has
brought adverse effects to the residents of the buildings adjacent to the subway lines. The …

Exposure–response relationships are important tools for policy makers to assess the impact
of an environmental stressor on the populace. Their validity lies partly in their statistical …

Human perception of vibration is very subjective parameter which depends among others on
age, sex or even nationality. There are three main methods of assessment of human …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of different self-reported measures for
assessing the human response to environmental vibration from the construction of an urban …

Environmental issues surrounding railway operation and construction have become more
prominent in recent years, increasing the need for administrators and researchers to …

European policy has been directed at moving freight from the roads and onto the rails. It is
generally argued that railways are safer, more sustainable and more climate friendly when …

Systematischer Review zu den gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen von Vibrationen und
sekundärem Luftschall durch Schienenverkehr Page 1 Aus dem Institut und Poliklinik für …

The University of Salford has derived an exposure-response relationship for vibration in
residential environments. Vibration measurements have been used for assessing the human …

Previous studies have shown that annoyance due to vibration does not simply depend on
the magnitude of vibration exposure. However, only little is known about the important …