A Review on the Effects of Earthborne Vibrations and the Mitigation Measures
Boo Hyun Nam, Jinyoung Kim, Jinwoo An and Bumjoo Kim
International Journal of Railway, vol. 6, no. 3, pp.95-106, 2013
Abstract : Earthborne vibrations are induced by construction operation such as pile driving, roadbed compaction, and blasting and
also by transit activities such as truck and trains. The earthborne vibration creates the stress waves traveling outward
from the source and can structurally damage nearby buildings and structures in the forms of direct damage to structure
and damage due to dynamic settlement. The wave propagation characteristics depends on impact or vibration energy, distance
from the source, and soil characteristics. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review on the mechanistic
of earthborne vibration and the current practice of vibration control and mitigation measures. The paper describes
the state of knowledge in the areas of: (1) mechanics of earthborne vibration, (2) damage mechanism by earthborne
vibration, (3) calculation, prediction of ground vibration, (4) the criteria of vibration limits, (5) vibration mitigation measures
and their performance, and (6) the current practice of vibration control and mitigation measures.
Keyword : Earthborne vibration, Rayleigh wave, Wave propagation, Pile driving, and Wave barrier. |