Running train induced vibrations and noises of elevated railway structures and their influences on environment

Abstract

The vibrations and noises of elevated railway structures have been cause for concern due to their effects on the environment and the people living near elevated lines. In this paper, the main structural features of some new elevated bridges and station hall were introduced. The generation mechanism of vibrations and noise of elevated structures induced by trains were investigated. The noise induced by different types of elevated bridges, their influences on the environment and the theoretical method for the analysis of structure borne noise was analyzed. Finally, several field measurements on train induced noises at the platforms of elevated subway stations and bridges were presented.

Keywords

railway / elevated structure / bridge / station / vibration / noise / environment

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50538010), the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (Grant No. 8082021), and the Flander (Belgium)-China Bilateral Project (No. BIL07/07).

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