A new simplified method to predict Shinkansen high-speed train-induced ground vibrations, using the categorized vibration sources and the empirical propagation paths

When railways of Shinkansen are constructed and the speed of Shinkansen is increased in Japan, evaluations of Shinkansen-induced ground vibrations are required according to the recommendations from the Environmental Agency noticed in 1976, from the point of view of the environment conservation for the vibration noise. Therefore, the statistical and...