A comparative investigation on different measures to mitigate metro trains induced vibrations from the aspects of Resource, Propagation path, and Receiver

Authors

  • Mohammad Hasan Esmaeili * Department of Railway Engineering and Transportation Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transportation, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59615/ijie.3.2.8

DOR:

https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.27831906.2023.3.2.2.0

Keywords:

Metro Trains, Vibration Reduction, Vibration Source, Propagation Path, Adjacent Buildings

Abstract

Preservation of historic buildings is a main challenge in the civil engineering field. One of the main concerns about this subject is to be sure of environmental effects like noise and vibration on monuments. To overcome these problems, a wide range of noise and vibration mitigation measures could be applied. To reach a proper evaluation, in this paper, a detailed assessment is made on the efficiency of various vibration mitigation measures by a series of field tests and sensitivity analysis in Isfahan metro lines close to some vibration-sensitive cultural structures. The sensitivity analysis was performed in possible ranges of vertical stiffness of track superstructure materials. Results showed that vertical track stiffness equal to 5 kn/mm would lead to a 5 db reduction with regarding 4 millimeters limit of rail deflection.

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2023-06-23

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Esmaeili, M. H. (2023). A comparative investigation on different measures to mitigate metro trains induced vibrations from the aspects of Resource, Propagation path, and Receiver. International Journal of Innovation in Engineering, 3(2), 8–19. https://doi.org/10.59615/ijie.3.2.8

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Summer

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