Ground-vibrations induced by trains: Filled trenches mitigation capacity and length influence

Zoccali, Pablo; Cantisani, Giuseppe; Loprencipe, Giuseppe

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.083

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“…However, practical application of open trenches is limited due to localised collapse of trench walls and numerous maintenance issues while construction continues. A possible remedy to the aforementioned construction adversity of open trenches is to use a suitable fill material in the trench such as concrete, bentonite or EPS geofoam (Bo et al, 2014;Ekanayake et al, 2014;Ulgen and Toygar, 2015;Zoccali et al, 2015), which can increase the stability of the trench as well as to diminish the construction induced vibrations. EPS geofoam offers a number of advantages over other fill materials such as concrete and bentonite because of its light weight, cost effectiveness, energy absorbing characteristics, efficiency in terms of construction time and ease of handling.…”

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Application of EPS geofoam in attenuating ground vibrations during vibratory pile driving

Liyanapathirana

Ekanayake

2016

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

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Application of EPS geofoam in attenuating ground vibrations during vibratory pile driving

Liyanapathirana

Ekanayake

2016

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

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“…Zoccali et al [14] mitigated the vibrations of moving trains by trenches and found that by increasing trenches length, a better isolation effect is performed, but the improvement amount seems to be strongly influenced by the kind of material to be used to fill trenches.…”

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Mitigation of train-induced vibrations on nearby high-rise buildings by open or geofoam-filled trenches

Kontoni¹,

Farghaly²

2020

J. vibroeng.

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The vibrations induced by moving trains especially in close distances with high-rise buildings can be destructive. The high technology of wilding rails induced a high train velocity which is associated with high vibrations. The buildings near the railways suffer from the train-induced vibrations. In this paper, a 3D FEM model was constructed to study the train-induced vibrations on a nearby high-rise building (HRB), show its response and investigate the most suitable technique to mitigate the effect of the train-induced vibrations by an open trench or a geofoam-filled trench. Three trench parameters were investigated to enhance the mitigation performance, the distance from the trench to the HRB, the trench depth and the use of either open (empty) trench or geofoam-filled trench. The geofoam-filled trench technique improved the dynamic response of the structure. Thus, trenches filled with geofoam can be considered a protection technique for high-rise buildings constructed near moving trains.

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“…The current evaluation methods include analytical hierarchy process (AHP) [26][27][28], neural network [29], fuzzy mathematics [27,30,31], multi-criteria decision analysis [32,33], fault tree analysis [34], visco-elastic model [35], transfer function [36], finite element [37], etc. Most of these approaches tackle a single aspect of sustainable development.…”

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Comprehensive Sustainability Evaluation of High-Speed Railway (HSR) Construction Projects Based on Unascertained Measure and Analytic Hierarchy Process

2018

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This paper aims to evaluate the sustainability of high-speed railway (HSR) construction projects in a comprehensive manner. To this end, the author established an index system, involving 4 primary indices, 9 secondary indices, and 32 tertiary indices. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the unascertained measure were introduced to calculate the weights of these indices. Then, the index system was applied to evaluate the sustainability of the China's Harbin-Dalian Passenger Dedicated Line (PDL). The results show that the Harbin-Dalian PDL project achieved good results in terms of process, economic benefit, impact, and sustainability, and will bring long-term benefits in the fields of tourism, economy, and transport capacity, as well as many other fields. In spite of its good overall sustainability, the project needs to further increase its economic benefits and reduce its negative environmental impact. For this purpose, it is necessary to adopt the management mode of "separation between network and transportation" and apply noise prevention measures like noise barriers, tunnels, and overhead viaducts. This research lays a solid basis for the sustainability evaluation of HSR construction projects, and simplifies the modelling process for designers of HSR.

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Ground-vibrations induced by trains: Filled trenches mitigation capacity and length influence

Cited by 72 publications

References 32 publications

Application of EPS geofoam in attenuating ground vibrations during vibratory pile driving

Application of EPS geofoam in attenuating ground vibrations during vibratory pile driving

Mitigation of train-induced vibrations on nearby high-rise buildings by open or geofoam-filled trenches

Comprehensive Sustainability Evaluation of High-Speed Railway (HSR) Construction Projects Based on Unascertained Measure and Analytic Hierarchy Process

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