Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day

Peris, Eulàlia; Woodcock, James; Sica, Gennaro; Moorhouse, Andy; Waddington, David

doi:10.1121/1.3679390

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“…Recently, Peris et al [41] proposed the index VDV b,den that, like the index L den in acoustics, aims to better represent, for vertical vibrations, the greater annoyance felt during the evening/night periods. This index was derived for railway traffic.…”

Section: Measuring and Evaluating Vibration Exposures 311 Measurinmentioning

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Perception and Annoyance Due to Vibrations in Dwellings Generated from Ground Transportation: A Review

Trollé

Marquis‐Favre

Parizet

2015

Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control

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Over the past decades, the improvement of the quality of buildings regarding sound insulation has made it possible to reduce noise exposure. But this improvement has led to the increasing importance of other environmental nuisances such as vibrations. Just like noise, vibrations can also affect human health and well-being. National authorities are progressively becoming aware of the adverse effects of vibrations on human beings. One of these adverse effects is vibration annoyance. As a prerequisite for studying vibration annoyance, many research works have provided knowledge of how vibrations are perceived by human beings. But, until now, only a few large-scale studies have been carried out to gain knowledge of annoyance due to vibrations. This knowledge is of importance for public authorities in order to plan the development of transportation networks while taking account of this environmental nuisance (i.e. vibrations). Assessing vibration annoyance is a complex task that implies research work spread over various disciplines (e.g. human sciences, physics). This is why a review of knowledge in the field of vibration perception and annoyance is felt to be necessary. More specifically, this review focuses on vibration annoyance felt by inhabitants inside buildings and caused by ground transportation sources. Before dealing with the review of annoyance due to vibrations, the basics of human vibratory perception are presented. Then, annoyance due to a vibration exposure is dealt with. In particular, the way vibration exposure and vibration annoyance are measured and assessed is tackled. The main features and results of research works that aimed to establish exposure-effect relationships between annoyance and vibrations are described. Finally, this review presents a state-ofthe-art of annoyance due to a combined exposure to vibrations and noise, since people exposed to vibrations are also often exposed to airborne noise. This review is non-exhaustive, but it can give to scientists and engineers working in the field tools for a better understanding of some of the factors to consider when dealing with the issue of vibration annoyance due to ground transportation.

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Section: Measuring and Evaluating Vibration Exposures 311 Measurinmentioning

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Perception and Annoyance Due to Vibrations in Dwellings Generated from Ground Transportation: A Review

Trollé

Marquis‐Favre

Parizet

2015

Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control

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“…In this work the mean proportion of freight traffic during day time hours (07:00 to 19:00) evening time hours (19:00 to 23:00) and night time hours (23:00 to 07:00) is 10.1, 18.2, and 21.5 %, respectively (SD ¼ 4.7, 12.0, 11.6). Peris et al (2012) demonstrated that annoyance due to equal levels of railway vibration exposure is greater during night time than during evening time, and greater during evening time than during day time. The fact that freight traffic is more prevalent during periods in which sensitivity to railway vibration is higher is therefore likely to affect the annoyance response to freight railway vibration.…”

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Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments

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Woodcock

Sica

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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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In this work, exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments are developed, so as to better understand the differences in human response to these two sources of environmental vibration. Data for this research come from a field study comprising interviews with respondents and measurements of their vibration exposure (N ¼ 752). A logistic regression model is able to accurately classify 96% of these measured railway vibration signals as freight or passenger based on two signal properties that quantify the duration and low frequency content of each signal. Exposure-response relationships are then determined using ordinal probit modeling with fixed thresholds. The results indicate that people are able to distinguish between freight and passenger railway vibration, and that the annoyance response due to freight railway vibration is significantly higher than that due to passenger railway vibration, even for equal levels of exposure. In terms of a community tolerance level, the population studied is 15 dB (re 10 À6 m s À2 ) more tolerant to passenger railway vibration than freight railway vibration. These results have implications for the expansion of freight traffic on rail, or for policies to promote passenger railway.

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“…Furthermore, recent evidence from exposure response curves [72,73] suggest that the standards (e.g., [74] or [48]) may underestimate the potential effects on sleep during evening and night hours". Unfortunately, the exposure response information in these studies used different vibration dose estimation parameters.…”

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Analysis of Psychoacoustic and Vibration-Related Parameters to Track the Reasons for Health Complaints after the Introduction of New Tramways

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Lienhart

2016

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:Background: A change to new tramways in Graz (Austria) led to severe complaints in residential areas. To understand the underlying reasons for these complaints, a systematic measurement campaign was designed. Methods: Six locations in Graz and two locations in a comparably sized city were selected. Parallel indoor recordings of sound and vibrations were conducted from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (due to sleep problems) at all locations. Results: Vibration levels remained below the limits of the Austrian standard (Wm-weighting) although variability was observed among sites, tram types and pass-bys. A complex characteristic of the acoustic feature space was found with A-weighting (differences between A-and C-weighting of more than 15 dB were observed). C-weighted background to peak noise ratios clearly distinguished "old" from "new" trams. Psychoacoustic indices indicated a high variability between locations and tram types. Roughness and loudness was higher in "new" versus "old" trams at most locations. "New" trams exhibited high sharpness values and variability, especially at higher speeds-when compared with trams from a control city. Conclusions: Standard indicators of sound and vibration were not sensitive enough to uncover the reasons for the complaints. Only the integrated analysis of the ambient soundscape (high signal-to-noise-ratio), the more noticeable sound (in psychoacoustic terms) and the observed high variance of the immissions provided guidance to implement appropriate technical solutions.

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Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day

Cited by 26 publications

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Perception and Annoyance Due to Vibrations in Dwellings Generated from Ground Transportation: A Review

Perception and Annoyance Due to Vibrations in Dwellings Generated from Ground Transportation: A Review

Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments

Analysis of Psychoacoustic and Vibration-Related Parameters to Track the Reasons for Health Complaints after the Introduction of New Tramways

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