Assessment of railway ground vibration in urban area using in-situ transfer mobilities and simulated vehicle-track interaction

Georges Kouroussis, Konstantinos E. Vogiatzis and David P. Connolly

International Journal of Rail Transportation, 2018, vol. 6, issue 2, 113-130

Abstract: This article proposes an alternative approach to the well-known Federal Railroad Administration method to evaluate ground vibrations induced by the passing of railway vehicles. The originality lies on the excitation mechanisms that occur in urban areas. A common source of railway-induced ground vibrations is local defects (rail joints, switches, and turnouts) which cause large amplitude excitations at isolated locations along the track. To analyse such situations, a combined numerical-experimental study is developed, based on the use of numerical train/track results and experimental mobility transfer functions. The influence of building foundation type, vehicle, defect type, and size and location is evaluated through experimental data collected in Brussels (Belgium). The results show that it is possible to assess vibrations from light rapid transit systems in the presence of local rail defects and unknown soil conditions.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/23248378.2017.1399093

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