Environmental problems of vibrations induced by railway traffic

• DOI: 10.1007/s11709-007-0015-1
• Publication Date: 2007-05-31T02:53:32Z
• Authors: He Xia; Yanmei Cao; Roeck De Guido; Degrande Geert
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy; 0201 civil engineering

In this paper, a general review is made on the problems of vibrations of the ground and nearby buildings induced by railway traffic, and on the researches on this subject in theoretical analyses, numerical simulations, and field experiments. The characteristics of ground vibrations induced by railway traffic and their propagation, from the aspects of duration, intensity distribution, vehicle load and speed, are summarized. The vibration influences on the daily life of people, the operation of high-tech devices and the safety of buildings, and the vibration properties of subsoil and buildings adjacent to the underground, ground and elevated railway systems are introduced.