Ground-borne vibration due to static and dynamic axle loads of InterCity and high-speed trains

G Lombaert, G Degrande - Journal of Sound and vibration, 2009 - Elsevier
In predictions of railway-induced vibrations, a distinction is generally made between the
quasi-static and dynamic excitation. The quasi-static excitation is related to the static …

A 2.5 D coupled FE–BE methodology for the dynamic interaction between longitudinally invariant structures and a layered halfspace

S François, M Schevenels, P Galvín, G Lombaert… - Computer methods in …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents a general 2.5 D coupled finite element–boundary element methodology
for the computation of the dynamic interaction between a layered soil and structures with a …

Dynamics of structures coupled with elastic media—A review of numerical models and methods

D Clouteau, R Cottereau, G Lombaert - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper reviews issues and developments in the field of structure–environment
interaction problems, in which the environment is an elastic body, possibly unbounded. It …

A 2.5 D coupled FE-BE model for the prediction of railway induced vibrations

P Galvín, S François, M Schevenels, E Bongini… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ground vibrations induced by railway traffic at grade and in tunnels are often studied by
means of two-and-half dimensional (2.5 D) models that are based on a Fourier transform of …

Effect of longitudinally varying characteristics of soil on metro train-induced ground vibrations based on wave propagation analysis

L Xu, M Ma, R Cao, X Tan, R Liang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil layers surrounding metro tunnels occasionally have varying characteristics in the
longitudinal direction. In the existing vibration prediction model, the soil is usually simplified …

Prediction uncertainties and inaccuracies resulting from common assumptions in modelling vibration from underground railways

S Jones, K Kuo, M Hussein… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Underground railways produce significant ground-borne vibration that is reported to disturb
people living or working near subways. Designers and engineers use numerical models to …

A 2.5 D finite element and boundary element model for the ground vibration from trains in tunnels and validation using measurement data

Q Jin, DJ Thompson, DEJ Lurcock, MGR Toward… - Journal of Sound and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A numerical model is presented for the ground-borne vibration produced by trains running in
tunnels. The model makes use of the assumption that the geometry and material properties …

[PDF][PDF] EDT: An elastodynamics toolbox for MATLAB

M Schevenels, S François… - Computers & …, 2009 - lirias.kuleuven.be
This paper presents the ElastoDynamics Toolbox (EDT) for MATLAB. 1 EDT provides an
extensive set of MATLAB functions to model seismic wave propagation in layered soils. It is …

Experimental validation of a numerical model for subway induced vibrations

S Gupta, G Degrande, G Lombaert - Journal of sound and vibration, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper presents the experimental validation of a coupled periodic finite element–
boundary element model for the prediction of subway induced vibrations. The model fully …

Influence of tunnel and soil parameters on vibrations from underground railways

S Gupta, Y Stanus, G Lombaert, G Degrande - Journal of Sound and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A parametric study is performed to identify the key parameters which have an important
influence on the generation and propagation of vibrations from underground railways. In this …