Railway Induced Vibration - State of the art report

The present document is a state-of-the-art report about railway vibration (including re-radiated noise, see 1.1 below) and its environmental aspects. Furthermore, it addresses ground-borne noise as an effect of vibration being transmitted through the ground. The aim of this report is to inform a range of stakeholders about this complex theme. The target audience includes non-expert but interested readers (members of the public who encounter noise and vibration from railways), but also public authorities involved in railway vibration issues, representatives of railway companies and vibration specialists.
Guidance to readers
Most of the chapters start with a box of text to explain the matter at hand in a non-scientific way. These are then followed by a more detailed and indepth discussion of rail vibration intended for vibration specialists. A list of references is included at the end of this report. In the text, reference to specific background or source is indicated by the symbol [ ]. However, the list also includes more general references.