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ISO 14837-1:2005
Scope
This part of ISO 14837 provides general guidance on ground-borne vibration generated by the operation of rail
systems, and the resultant ground-borne noise in buildings.
It lists the factors and parameters that need to be taken into consideration and offers guidance on prediction
methods appropriate for a range of circumstances (e.g. to support the assessment of effects on human
occupants and sensitive equipment or operations inside the buildings in addition to the predictions required to
assess the risk of damage to building structures).
Attention is paid in this part of ISO 14837 to
characteristics of the source: emission (e.g. train, wheel, rail, track, supporting infrastructure),
propagation path: transmission (e.g. ground condition, distance), and
receiving structures: immission: (e.g. foundations, form of building construction).
The guidance covers all forms of wheel and rail systems, from light-rail to high-speed trains and freight. This
part of ISO 14837 provides guidance for rail systems at-grade, on elevated structures and in tunnels.
This part of ISO 14837 does not deal with vibration arising from the construction and maintenance of the rail
system. It does not deal with airborne noise. Structure-radiated noise from elevated structures, which can
have a significant environmental impact, is also excluded.
ISO 14837-1:2005 Referenced Document
ISO 2041 Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring - Vocabulary*, 2018-10-01 Update
ISO 14837-1:2005 history
2005ISO 14837-1:2005 Mechanical vibration - Ground-borne noise and vibration arising from rail systems - Part 1: General guidance