Loading...

Efficiency of in-filled (geofoam) trenches in mitigating train-induced vibrations: A case study of Tehran-Tabriz railway

Jazebi, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

219 Viewed
  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125075
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. Ground-borne vibrations resulting from the railway and road traffic have an adverse impact on the environment and nearby infrastructures. The focus of this study is on a specific part of the Tehran-Tabriz Railway located in the vicinity of Fath Highway, Tehran. In the investigated area, there are many residential buildings very close to the railway, and consequently, the train-induced vibrations make the people disturbed. After determining the soil layering and their properties using site investigation, the effect of geofoam trenches in mitigating train-induced vibrations was numerically investigated. The results showed that both the trench depth and width were important, especially at higher train speeds. Furthermore, the trenches installed further from the track performed better than the ones installed closer. In addition, the vibration levels before and after trench installation for different cross-sectional areas and slenderness ratios of the trench were numerically determined. The analyses are associated with the freight train speeds ranging from 40 km/hr to 160 km/hr. Also, the effect of several infill materials was investigated, and it was shown that softer infill materials perform better than harder ones. Finally, a procedure to adjust the results for different train types was proposed. Several graphs for design of geofoam trenches were proposed in this study. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Infill drilling ; Railroads ; Vibrations (mechanical) ; EPS ; Geofoams ; In-filled trench ; Performance ; Railway traffic ; Trench effectiveness ; Trench efficiency ; Trench performance ; Vibration isolations ; Vibration mitigation ; Wave barriers ; Efficiency
  8. Source: Construction and Building Materials ; Volume 309 , 2021 ; 09500618 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061821028208?via%3Dihub