Environmental effects from vibration emitted from the operation of urban highways: A measurement campaign at athens ring motorway network

Abstract

In order to record and evaluate the vibration and ground noise levels emitted from road traffic during operation of "Attiki Odos" (Athens Ring Motorway) in the most unfavourable road section (as far as the traffic flows and the near by sensitive urban environment is concerned), a full monitoring program [1] was executed regarding the recording and evaluation of the vibration velocity at the nearest to the road edge residence buildings in 5 representative locations along the network. The selection of these locations was made in accordance to the prevailing land use conditions the relevant "hard" and "soft" soil conditions, and the distance from the road edge, so that the most unfavourable conditions of vibration velocity diffusion were ensured, based on the road system's operation data.