Beams on elastic foundations–A review of railway applications and solutions

AC Lamprea-Pineda, DP Connolly… - Transportation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Beam on elastic foundation theory is widely employed when studying railway track
behaviour, for applications such as track dynamics, and noise and vibration. At a basic level …

A review on modelling ground vibrations generated by underground trains

X Sheng - International Journal of Rail Transportation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
With the rapid development of underground railways in urban areas, ground-borne
vibrations caused by underground trains have become a great concern in the environmental …

Numerical modelling of ground borne vibrations from high speed rail lines on embankments

D Connolly, A Giannopoulos, MC Forde - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2013 - Elsevier
A three dimensional numerical model is presented capable of modelling the propagation
and transmission of ground vibration in the vicinity of high speed railways. It is used to …

A 2.5 D coupled FE–BE methodology for the dynamic interaction between longitudinally invariant structures and a layered halfspace

S François, M Schevenels, P Galvín, G Lombaert… - Computer methods in …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents a general 2.5 D coupled finite element–boundary element methodology
for the computation of the dynamic interaction between a layered soil and structures with a …

Large scale international testing of railway ground vibrations across Europe

DP Connolly, PA Costa, G Kouroussis, P Galvin… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper provides new insights into the characteristics and uncertainties in railway ground-
borne vibration prediction. It analyses over 1500 ground-borne vibration records, at 17 high …

Semi-analytical solution of a coupled tunnel-soil periodic model with a track slab under a moving train load

M Ma, L Xu, W Liu, X Tan - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2024 - Elsevier
The prediction of ground-borne vibrations induced by underground trains in tunnels is
advantageous for guiding vibration-mitigation designs. The supporting forces of the fastener …

The fictitious force method for efficient calculation of vibration from a tunnel embedded in a multi-layered half-space

MFM Hussein, S François, M Schevenels… - Journal of sound and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extension of the Pipe-in-Pipe (PiP) model for calculating vibrations
from underground railways that allows for the incorporation of a multi-layered half-space …

High speed railway ground dynamics: a multi-model analysis

DP Connolly, K Dong, P Alves Costa… - … Journal of Rail …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
High speed railway track and earthwork structures experience varied levels of displacement
amplification depending upon train speed. Protecting against amplified track deflections is …

An efficient approach for prediction of subway train-induced ground vibrations considering random track unevenness

Z Zhu, L Wang, PA Costa, Y Bai, Z Yu - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, an efficient and robust approach is presented for the prediction of subway train-
induced ground vibrations considering random track unevenness. The proposed approach …

The influence of train properties on railway ground vibrations

A Colaço, PA Costa, DP Connolly - Structure and Infrastructure …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper uses a sensitivity analysis to quantify the dominant train properties (mass and
spacing of wheels and bogies) that contribute to ground-borne vibration generation, with the …