Experimental and numerical analysis of vibrations induced by underground trains in an urban environment

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-348

  Aiello, V ^a   Boiero, D ^b   D'Apuzzo, M ^c   Socco, L V ^b   Silvestri, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic analysis; Geophysical tests; Monitoring; Subsoil; Underground railways; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

GEOPHYSICAL TESTS; SUBSOIL; UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 42449143525     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.247     Document Type: Article

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