Reduction of train-induced building vibrations by using open and filled trenches

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-24

  Adam, M ^a   Von Estorff, O ^b  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

BEM; Building vibrations; FEM; Trench barrier; Vibration reduction; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRENCHING; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BUILDING VIBRATIONS; RAYLEIGH WAVES; TRENCH BARRIER; VIBRATION REDUCTION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 10044294637     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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