Construction Management Solutions to Mitigate Elevator Noise and Vibration of High-Rise Residential Buildings

Yangki Oh, Minwoo Kang, Kwangchae Lee and Sunkuk Kim
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Yangki Oh: Department of Architecture, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do 58554, Korea
Minwoo Kang: Department of Architecture, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do 58554, Korea
Kwangchae Lee: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea
Sunkuk Kim: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-21

Abstract: In high-rise residential buildings (HRBs), elevators run at a high speed, which causes problems such as change of atmospheric pressure, noise, and vibration. Elevator noise and vibration (ENV) of HRBs causes both mental anxiety and a consistently negative effect for promoting a comfortable residential area. Therefore, a solution for alleviating the ENV of HRBs is essential. To date, studies related to ENV have been mostly conducted in the approach of mechanical and electric aspects. There have been few cases conducted from the perspective of construction management (CM), which integrates design and construction. Therefore, the aim of this study is to propose CM solutions to mitigate the ENV of HRB. For this study, the CM solution is presented after identifying the ENV problems of HRBs through documented research and case measurement. By measuring the noise of HRB that the solution was applied to, the noise level, especially in a range of >125 Hz, was extensively reduced. The result of this study will be used as sustainable guidelines that alleviate ENV problems in the process of design and construction of HRB elevators. It is expected that studies for improving ENV problems that occur in high-rise elevators will increase on the basis of the results of this study.

Keywords: elevator; noise; vibration; construction management; high-rise residential building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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