Occasionally, transportation agencies receive complaints from residents living near roads about annoying or even structurally-damaging traffic-induced vibration. The resolution of these complaints can be very challenging because many transportation agencies do not have guidelines for the assessment of the potential impact of traffic-induced vibration. Many agencies may also lack experience with dealing with vibration complaints, and with measures to mitigate the impact of traffic-induced vibration. The paper describes sources of traffic-induced vibration, identifies possible causes that may result in vibration concerns, and outlines procedures for estimating vibration levels caused by highway traffic. In addition, the paper provides guidelines and recommended criteria for the assessment of vibration impacts on residential areas, and provides recommendations for the mitigation of traffic-induced vibration. Both types of traffic induced vibration - ground-borne vibration and air-borne vibration - are addressed. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD number E211521.
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