Assessment of Rail Vibration Transmission from the Ground to the Foundation of a Building

Abstract

This paper presents the problem of rail transport vibration transmission from the ground to building foundations. Field measurement results of vibration parameters on the ground near buildings and their foundations have been covered in this study. It has been shown that vibrations at the foundation of a building are much smaller than vibrations on the ground. The most intense vibrations on the foundation slab occur in the vertical direction. Comparison with other experimental data on vibration transfer from the ground to buildings structures has been made. The data obtained can be utilized in designing vibration protection measures and to analytically predict vibration effects in buildings. This analysis can be performed after measuring the vibration of rail transport on the ground surface.