The state secretary of the former ministry Infrastructure and Environment has asked the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to develop a uniform prediction model for railway vibration. Previously, the quality of 7 Dutch and 10 foreign calculation methods was assessed. RIVM asked Level Acoustics & Vibration to carry out this study, because of its unique experience in this field. Level got support from other specialists, such as statisticians, at RIVM and worked closely together with railway noise expert Edwin Verheijen from dBvision. The study was designed and supervised by Dolf de Gruijter (RIVM).
The research study was finished in the spring of 2017. The research concluded that a calculation model that meets all requirements and demands was not available yet. Level.Tools will therefore develop a uniform calculation model for railway vibration. The client is RIVM. Level.Tools performs the work as partner in a consortium consisting of DPA Cauberg-Huygen, DGMR, Deltares, Movares, Level and RIVM. Completion is expected mid-2019.
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More information about this project can be read on our page about the Soil module Ours.
