Sub-structuring approach of the prediction of building vibrations induced by railway traffic

This paper presents a sub-structuring approach to predict the building vibrations generated by railway traffic. The three-dimensional building is simulated by rectangular plates supported by a distribution ofcolumns and is modelled by the dynamic stiffness method. The building model is coupled with the layered half-space by using the continuity condition. The building vibrations generated by surface railways and underground railways are …