Building Vibration and Soil Dynamics

Dear Colleagues,

The growing demand for sustainable transportation has led to a significant interest in developing rail transit networks for both intra-city and inter-city travel. However, train-induced vibrations transmitted through soils to nearby buildings have become widely recognized environmental concerns, causing significant negative influence on nearby buildings, sensitive equipment, and residents. Additionally, earthquakes can cause serious physical impacts on buildings, resulting in economic losses and human casualties and injuries. Consequently, this Special Issue will focus on the modelling method and propagation characteristics of train-induced and seismic vibration on soils and buildings as well as efficient mitigation methods.

We invite original research articles and reviews that encompass a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

1. Characteristics of vibration sources, soil dynamics, building vibrations, and noise.
2. Physical modelling, experimental investigations, and on-site monitoring of ground and building vibrations, as well as noise induced by railway traffic or earthquakes.
3. Analysis of soil–building dynamic interaction.
4. Techniques and methods for vibration reduction in buildings and surrounding areas.
5. Utilization of artificial intelligence in soil dynamics and building vibrations.
6. Development of guidelines and standards pertaining to building vibrations and noise.

Dr. Chao He
Dr. Wenbo Tu
Dr. Chao Zou
Dr. Yunlong Guo
Guest Editors

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