Vibration

Vibration Monitor Strapped to Underside of Capilano Bridge in Edmonton

ACI conducts vibration measurements and impact assessments for various transportation and industrial projects.  In addition, ACI can conduct measurements and assessments of building and human vibration.
 

Typical Projects

 
  • Light Rail Transit (LRT) mitigation
  • Heavy Rail mitigation (CN and CP)
  • Roadway mitigation
  • Specialized medical and scientific equipment isolation
  • Specialized building isolation
  • Human hand/arm and whole body vibration
      

Measurement / Assessment Standards

 
  • ISO 4866: Guidelines for the measurement of vibrations and the evaluation of their effects on buildings
  • ISO 10811-1,2: Vibration and shock in buildings with sensitive equipment
  • ISO 10815: Measurement of vibration generated internally in railway tunnels by passage of trains
  • ISO 2631-1,2: Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration
  • ANSI S3.29: Guide to the evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings
  • ANSI S3.18: Guide to the evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration
  • US DOT: Transit noise and vibration impact assessment 

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