Preface ........................................................................ XI Organization ................................................................. XIII Wave propagation Sub and super seismic train induced ground vibrations-theoretical considerations and test results ................................................. 3 A.Bodare and K.Petek Complex eigenvalue analyses of Love and Rayleigh waves ......................... 11 S.Morio, Y.Kato and S.Teachavorasinskun A study on damping and mitigation performance of side surfaces of foundations on soft soil - Part 1: Forced vibration tests of foundation block with various embedment conditions ................................................... 17 Y.Ikeda, M.Kawamura, Y.Shimomura and S.Ishimaru A study on damping and mitigation performance of side surfaces of foundations on soft soil - Part 2: Analysis of records of The Mid Niigata prefecture Earthquake in 2004 and its simulations ......................................... 25 Y.Shimomura, I.Hata, Y.Ikeda and S.Ishimaru Soil dynamics Characteristics of stresses and settlement of ground induced by train .......... 33 Y.M.Chen, C.J.Wang, Y.P.Chen and B.Zhu Experimental study on dynamic strain of structural soft clay under cyclic loading ........................................................................ 43 Y.R.Chen, B.Huang and Y.M.Chen A developed dynamic elastoplastic constitutive model of soil based on the Davidenkov shear stress-strain skeleton curve .................................. 47 G.X.Chen and H.Y.Zhuang Research on lateral resistance of liquefying sand .............................. 53 S.L.Feng and J.H.Wang Discussions on dynamic triaxal tests of intact loess ........................... 59 Y.S.Luo, J.Y.Liu, J.Li and D.Y.Xie Dynamic response of the underlying nearly saturated loess tunnel ............... 65 X.M.Zhou, T.D.Xia and P.Xu Analysis on the 3-D elastic-plastic dynamic response of roadbed and natural soil layer under shock load .................................................... 71 A.H.Zhou, H.R.Zhong, M.L.Lu and Y.Yuan Measurement of reduction for ground response - Vibration test of soil-bag and 3D-FEM analysis ............................................................ 79 K.Yahata, T.Ishibashi, Y.Kiyota and K.Sakuraba On the load transfer mechanism of Cement-Flyash-Gravel pile in soft clay by dynamic testing ................................................................ 87 S.Y.Liu, P.Ji, Y.Q.Zhou, D.M.Ma, N.J.Lin and M.J.Hu Nonlinear discrete shear-slice model for dynamic analysis of seismic response of traffic embankment under earthquake ................................ 93 M.T.Luan and Z.Li Dynamic interaction of ground and traffic structures The steady-state response of a periodically inhomogeneous model of a railway track to a moving load ........................................................ 103 A.V.Metrikine Critical velocities of Timoshenko beam on an elastic half-space under moving load .......................................................................... 115 C.J.Wang, Y.M.Chen and X.W.Tang Steady-state response of the plate on Kelvin foundation under moving loads .... 121 J.Q.Jiang and H.F.Zhou Dynamic simulation of vehicle-track coupling vibrations for linear metro system ........................................................................ 131 Y.W.Feng, Q.C.Wei, L.Gao and J.Shi Dynamic analysis of vehicle-bridge-foundation interaction system .............. 137 N.Zhang, H.Xia and J.W.Zhan Simulation of track vibration due to high speed train passing through track transition with irregularity and rigidity abrupt change ....................... 145 X.Lei Source characteristics and generation mechanism of road traffic vibrations and some remarks for mitigation ............................................... 153 R.Ishida and I.Masuda Ground vibrations induced by Shinkansen high-speed trains in view of viaduct-ground interaction .................................................... 161 X.C.Bian and H.Takemiya Dynamics of traffic structures Measuring the bridge frequencies from the response of a passing vehicle ....... 173 Y.B.Yang and C.W.Lin Resonance analysis of train-bridge dynamic interaction system ................. 181 W.W.Guo, H.Xia and N.Zhang Dynamic analysis of the light-rail-station viaduct under moving vehicle loads ......................................................................... 189 D.S.Shan, Q.Li and X.W.Yang Study on the dynamics vibration character of the concrete slab track in track traffic system of linear induction motor ................................ 197 L.Liao, L.Gao and J.F.Hao Coupled vibration analysis of X-style arch bridge and moving vehicles ......... 203 Q.Li and D.S.Shan Analysis of railway continuous bridges subjected to running trains and non-uniform seismic excitations ............................................... 211 Y.Han, H.Xia and N.Zhang Study on dynamic characteristic of the EMS maglev guideway .................... 221 J.Shi, Q.C.Wei and Y.W.Feng Modal identification from free vibration test using a neural network .......... 227 C.H.Chen and M.C.Huang Dynamics of soil-structure interaction Soil dynamics considerations in the automobile industry ....................... 235 R.D.Woods Effect of foundation rigidity on train-bridge coupling vibration response ..... 243 M.M.Gao, J.Y.Pan and Y.Q.Yang System identification of a high-speed railway bridge with consideration of bridge-soil interaction ....................................................... 249 M.C.Huang, C.H.Chen and T.C.Chen Vertical impedance for stiff and flexible embedded foundations ................ 255 M.Liingaard, L.Andersen and L.B.Ibsen Dynamic response of culvert - Embankment transitions in high speed railways ... 265 Z.Q.Li, H.R.Zhang, J.K.Liu, J.Zhang and Y.F.Hou Damage evaluation of bridge foundations considering subsoil properties ........ 271 J.W.Zhan, H.Xia and J.B.Yao Impact analysis and absorber design for collision protection of part-buried structures .................................................................... 279 B.Zhu and A.Y.T.Leung Simulation of ground vibrations due to traffic and other sources A unified approach to numerical modelling of traffic induced vibrations ....... 291 G.Degrande and G.Lombaert An extended analytical model including a layered embankment to simulate ground vibrations from railway traffic ........................................ 303 A.Karlstrom and A.Bostrom Propagation of ground vibrations induced by moving trains ..................... 311 J.Lu, H.Xia and Y.M.Cao Evaluation of site vibration around Shinkansen viaducts under bullet train .... 317 X.He, M.Kawatani, S.Yamaguchi and S.Nishiyama Ground vibration around adjacent buildings due to a nearby source ............. 327 H.Pezeshki and Y.Kitamura Effect of track parameters to the ground dynamic response due to metro train ......................................................................... 333 Y.Q.Zhang, W.Chen and W.N.Liu The subway-train-induced vibration effects on surrounding buildings ........... 337 W.Q.Liu and J.Q.Hong Empirical prediction of ground vibrations due to traffic and construction work An evaluation method for train-speed dependency of Shinkansen-induced vibration ..................................................................... 345 H.Yokoyama, K.Ashiya and N.Iwata Field test of a semi-empirical model for prediction of train-induced ground vibration ..................................................................... 351 C.With and A.Bodare Environmental ground-borne vibrations from train operations in the US 36 Corridor (Denver-Boulder, CO) ........................................... 357 D.A.Towers Ground vibration caused by magnetic-levitating train and its effects on surroundings .................................................................. 363 G.Y.Gao, Z.Y.Li and Z.Q.Yue Ground vibrations caused by impact pile driving ............................... 369 K.R.Massarsch Three-dimensional predictive analysis of ground vibrations produced by construction work .......................................................... 381 T.Hanazato, N.Taguchi, Y.Nagataki and Y.Ikeda The measured vibration data of construction sites ............................. 385 H.Yoshinaga, A.Hayashi, K.Yoshida and H.Yamamoto Mitigation theories and applications against traffic induced ground vibrations: numerical analyses Scattering of Rayleigh waves by heavy masses as method of protection against traffic-induced ground vibrations ..................................... 393 V.V.Krylov Prediction of train/traffic induced ground vibrations and mitigation by WIB ... 399 H.Takemiya Honeycomb-WIB for mitigation of traffic-induced ground vibrations ............. 411 H.Takemiya and J.Shimabuku Passive/Active WIB for mitigating traffic-induced vibrations .................. 419 F.Chen and H.Takemiya Vibration screening with sheet pile walls ..................................... 429 L.Andersen and M.Liingaard Study on vibration effects upon precise instruments due to metro train and mitigation measures ........................................................... 439 X.J.Sun, W.N.Liu, H.Zhai, D.Y.Ding and J.P.Guo Theoretical study on phase interference method for passive reduction of multiple excitation forces - Reduction method of vibration due to rhythmic action of concert audience .................................................... 445 R.Inoue, Y.Hashimoto and Y.Yokoyama Vibration isolation of gas/water-filled cushion wall barrier .................. 453 T.Takatani and Y.Kato Mitigation measures against traffic induced ground vibrations: field measurements Some examples about ground vibration isolation using wave barriers ............ 463 K.Hayakawa Effect of PC wall-piles weight on ground vibration isolation in the fiel model tests ................................................................... 471 Y.Nabeshima, K.Hayakawa and Y.Kani Experimental study of railway-induced ground vibration reduction method ....... 477 H.Suzuki, M.Kawakubo, S.Shibusawa, T.Nonaka and K.Sakai Development of isolation barrier for ground vibration by employing group of embedded circular drain in the soil ........................................... 485 K.Onoda, H.Nagasawa, T.Ohshima and T.Tamura Environmental vibration control by active piezo-actuator system ............... 493 H.Takemiya, S.Ikesue, T.Ozaki, T.Yamamoto, Y.Fujitsuka, A.Shiraga and T.Morimitsu Ground vibration control using PANDROL VANGUARD in a tunnel on Guangzhou Metro Line 1 ........................................................ 499 A.Wang, S.J.Cox, L.Liu, H.Huang and S.Chan Characteristic change of traffic vibration due to road surface continuation on viaducts ................................................................... 507 K.Sugioka, K.Yamamura, Y.Yamamoto and Y.Sanuki Effects of train-induced ground vibrations by stiffening structures ........... 513 N.Iwata, H.Yokoyama and K.Ashiya Vibration characteristic of the buildings aiming at reduction of environmental vibrations and earthquake motion ................................ 521 T.Nakamura and M.Nakamura Building vibrations by traffic and other sources Traffic induced vibrations of ground environments and buildings ............... 529 H.Xia, P.B.Wei, Y.M.Cao and G. De Roeck Experimental study of moving train induced vibrations of a high-rise building ...................................................................... 541 Y.M.Cao, H.Xia and J.W.Zhan Centile spectra, measurement times, and statistics of ground vibration ........ 547 H.Amick, M.Gendreau and N.Wongprasert Measurements of vibrations in a wooden apartment house due to running trains ........................................................................ 553 S.Yokoshima, K.Hiramatsu, Y.Sano, Y.Hirao, Y.Nagaseki and T.Goto A study on the prediction and measures of floor vibrations from aerobics ...... 561 Y.Tanaka Traffic-induced vibrations and noises in elevated railway structures .......... 569 R.Gao and H.Xia Establishment of evaluation method of floor vibration caused by human motion and presentation of criterion on actual house floor ........................... 575 Y.Yokoyama and H.Ono Assessment of environmental vibration for living condition Committee activities on environmental vibration in Architectural Institute of Japan ...................................................................... 587 T.Hamamoto, T.Ishikawa and T.Goto A review of standards for evaluation of vibration in living environment and studies of human perception of whole-body vibration ........................... 599 Y.Matsumoto and S.Kunimatsu The transition concerning the estimation of the ground environmental vibrations in Japan ........................................................... 607 M.Shioda Method of evaluating of the influence of occurrence vibrations generated by heavy traffic noise on acoustic conditions in residential buildings ........... 611 M.Niemas The evaluation of habitability to long period wind-induced horizontal torsional motion .............................................................. 619 S.Shindo and T.Goto Experimental research relating to responsive appraisal of compound vibrations and noise stimuli .................................................. 625 T.Goto, Y.Nagaseki, M.Shimura, R.Endo and Y.Kawakami Influence of visual sensation on sense of horizontal vibration ................ 633 C.Noda and T.Ishikawa Indoor noise levels, annoyance and countermeasures in Assiut urban sites, Egypt ......................................................................... 639 S.A.Ali