Urban tram induced vibrations: Real time monitoring of historical buildings in the centre of rome

The phenomenon of the structural stress generated by vibrations caused by traffic is of concern in all urban settings. In order to characterize this phenomenon three elements must be identified: the source, the propagation mean, and the receptor. Many parameters affect this phenomenon and several models are present in the scientific literature regarding the impact analysis of tramway induced vibrations in an urban context. The aim of this paper is to study the transfer function from a source (trams) to a receptor (historic buildings) to produce a predictive model capable of estimating attenuation levels of vibration. From experimental data, obtained from a measurement campaign carried out in the historical centre of Rome, a function was obtained that allows an attenuation level to be estimated in a historical urban context. © SGEM2015.