Mitigation of Transportation Induced Vibration Using Seismic Metamaterials

The increasing traffic intensity on roads, highways, and railways requires that major investments be made to make transportation systems more livable and sustainable, especially in the University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) Region II area. This is due to the high density population in the NYC Metropolitan area where the high speeds and a large capacity of vehicles and trains are highly desired. Such transportation systems create new technical and environmental challenges including noise and ground vibration, which affect ambient architectures, quality of life, and sustainability of the communities. Noise and vibration assessments become key elements of the environmental impact assessment process for mass transit projects, and noise and vibration are among the major concerns with regard to the effects of a transit project on the surrounding community. The research objective of this project is to design an efficient and economic method to mitigate the vibration induced by transportation activities. Specifically, the research team proposes to use periodically arranged piles in the ground called seismic metamaterials, which attenuate the vibration through the scattering and local resonance phenomena. To achieve this, a computational-experimental framework including integrated modeling, simulation, optimal design, and experimental validation will be developed. First, the team will examine the effectiveness of the proposed seismic metamaterials to mitigate transportation induced vibration through threedimensional numerical simulations. Second, the team will develop a method for the design and optimization of the structured seismic metamaterials with the desired vibration mitigation capability in the targeted frequency range, with proper combination of constituent phases. Third, scaled experimental investigations will be performed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed optimal seismic metamaterials.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/mitigation-transportation-induced-vibration

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $155813
• Contract Numbers:

  49198-35-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University Transportation Research Center

  City College of New York
  Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031
• Project Managers:

  Eickemeyer, Penny

• Performing Organizations:

  Stony Brook University

  100 Nicolls Road
  Stony Brook, NY  United States  11794
• Principal Investigators:

  Wang, Lifeng

  Zuo, Lei

• Start Date: 20160901
• Expected Completion Date: 20171130
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Composite materials; Earthquake resistant design; Environmental impacts; Hazard mitigation; Highways; Mechanical vibration; Noise control; Railroads; Roads; Simulation; Support piles; Vibration control
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Materials; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01608019
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 49198-35-28
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 25 2016 3:13PM