An efficient three-dimensional method for the prediction of building vibrations from underground railway networks

This paper proposes a new efficient three-dimensional (3D) method to predict the vertical building vibration generated by trains running in tunnels in a multi-layered half-space. The tunnel-ground-building dynamic interaction involving in the proposed method is handled using the sub-structuring approach. The multi-story building is considered as rectangular floors supported by a distribution of columns. Each building floor is divided into …