CargoVibes: human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic
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The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the research concerning human response
to vibration conducted in the EU FP7 CargoVibes project. The European Union-funded
project CargoVibes involved 10 partners from 8 nations and ran from April 2011 to April
2014. The project was concerned with railway-induced ground-borne vibration affecting
residents close to freight lines, with one work package that investigated human response to
vibration, including sleep disturbance, community annoyance and the production of a best
practice guide for evaluating response. Laboratory trials at the University of Gothenburg
were used to measure the effects of vibration on sleep. Physiological and psychological
impacts of vibration exposure were found. TNO led a meta-analysis (N = 4129) to
determine exposure–response relationships for railway vibration, with existing data for
community response supplemented with field studies in the Netherlands and Poland. The
University of Salford led production of a guidance document that presents the state of the
art regarding vibration measurement and assessment. Specific topics in the guide include
human perception, evaluation methods, annoyance, sleep impacts and non-exposure
factors. The outcomes presented in this paper represent a significant advance in the
understanding of the human response to railway vibration and a step towards much needed
harmonization of assessment methods
to vibration conducted in the EU FP7 CargoVibes project. The European Union-funded
project CargoVibes involved 10 partners from 8 nations and ran from April 2011 to April
2014. The project was concerned with railway-induced ground-borne vibration affecting
residents close to freight lines, with one work package that investigated human response to
vibration, including sleep disturbance, community annoyance and the production of a best
practice guide for evaluating response. Laboratory trials at the University of Gothenburg
were used to measure the effects of vibration on sleep. Physiological and psychological
impacts of vibration exposure were found. TNO led a meta-analysis (N = 4129) to
determine exposure–response relationships for railway vibration, with existing data for
community response supplemented with field studies in the Netherlands and Poland. The
University of Salford led production of a guidance document that presents the state of the
art regarding vibration measurement and assessment. Specific topics in the guide include
human perception, evaluation methods, annoyance, sleep impacts and non-exposure
factors. The outcomes presented in this paper represent a significant advance in the
understanding of the human response to railway vibration and a step towards much needed
harmonization of assessment methods
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TNO Identifier
528028
Source
International Journal of Rail Transportation, pp. 1-18.
Pages
1-18