Natural Science Forum / Physics / Acoustics / March 2004

Well there's the U.S. FTA's 'Transit Noise and Vibration Impact
Assessment' (Chapter's 7-11, available at
<http://www.hmmh.com/rail_manuals01fta.html>) or the U.S. UMTA's
'Handbook of Urban Rail Noise and Vibration Control ' (if you can find
it, it's been out of print for a while). Also, the 'Handbook of
Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control' (C.M. Harris) has a chapter
on rail vibration control. Yes, I know those are all U.S. sources.

Let's see - Yeong-Bin Yang of National Taiwan University has published a
paper reviewing ground-borne vibration research (download at
<http://nr.stic.gov.tw/ejournal/ProceedingA/EJ01_v25n1.htm#t1>). It's
very technical, but it points to several relevant works from all over
the world.

I don't know of any vibration courses in Europe. Maybe ISVR
(<http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/>) offers something? Try contacting David
Thomspon or Chris Jones at ISVR (<http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/STAFF/>).

Also, maybe you should look into attending the 8th IWRN
(<http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/IWRN8/>) later this year.

Herb

I do not know any good (and modern) practical course or text book.
I recommed a collection of journal papers.
- - -
Old course material in Swedish: Vibrations dag 1981: Kan vi tolerera
trafik - och byggverksamhet i tätort? Rapport 251, Ingenjörsvetenskaps
akademien 1981.
another old book (basic ground borne acoustics)
White J E: Underground sound, Application of Seismic Waves,
 Elsevier, 1983, 253.

Kari Pesonen

Alaine,

I suggest that you take a look at the UK Association of Noise Consultant's
book on the subject.  It is available for sale to none members. Click on the
following link should take you straight to a description.

http://www.association-of-noise-consultants.co.uk/Pages/New%20Book.htm

Regards,

Phil Dunbavin