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Noise and Vibration Hazards from Transportation Systems

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Transportation and Future Mobility".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 2008

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Dear Colleagues,

Technological developments are making it possible to acquire new information on the impact of transportation systems on humans and the environment. Noise and vibration are some of the most undesirable effects of transportation systems associated with the transport network and the transportation of cargo and passengers. Noise and vibration are undesirable, annoying, and harmful (even to health). They occur in land, sea, air, as well as internal transport, and pose a direct threat to people within the area, and wider vicinity, of transport infrastructures. Acquiring new information on these impacts and assessing opportunities to reduce them pose new research challenges for scientists.

I invite you to submit your research results to a Special Issue in the journal Applied Sciences titled “Noise and Vibration Hazards from Transportation Systems”. The main objective of this Special Issue is to present the latest research results associated with the development of methods used for measuring and processing noise and vibration signals in transportation systems related to their direct impact on humans and the environment. I encourage the submission of papers which present research results on the possibilities of reducing the negative impact of noise and vibration in transportation systems associated with the means of transport, transportation infrastructure, humans, and the environment.

Prof. Dr. Tomasz Figlus
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Keywords

  • noise
  • vibration
  • transportation systems
  • transport
  • environment
  • human
  • hazards
  • signal processing

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The Noise Exposure of Urban Rail Transit Drivers: Hazard Classification, Assessment, and Mitigation Strategies
by Lu Huang, Zhiqiang Sun, Chengcheng Yu, Yuliang Zhang and Bing Yan
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(16), 7388; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167388 - 21 Aug 2024
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1482
Abstract
Prolonged exposure to high-intensity noise environments in urban rail transit systems can negatively impact the health and work efficiency of drivers. However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the noise pattern and, therefore, effective mitigation strategies. To control the noise in [...] Read more.
Prolonged exposure to high-intensity noise environments in urban rail transit systems can negatively impact the health and work efficiency of drivers. However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of the noise pattern and, therefore, effective mitigation strategies. To control the noise in urban rail transit systems, this study proposes a comprehensive noise assessment framework, including metrics such as average sound pressure level, peak sound pressure level, percentile sound pressure levels, dynamic range, main frequency component, and cumulative time energy to evaluate the noise characteristics. We also employ a density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise (DBSCAN) method to identify the noise patterns with the evaluation of their hazard to urban rail transit drivers. The results have revealed that: (1) The equivalent continuous sound pressure level (Leq) in the cab of Lanzhou Urban Rail Transit Line 1 averages 87.12 dB, with a standard deviation of 8.52 dB, which reveals a high noise intensity with substantial fluctuations. (2) Ten noise patterns were identified, with frequencies varying from 14.47 Hz to 69.70 Hz and Leq varying from 60 dB to 115 dB. (3) The major noise sources from these patterns are inferred to be the train’s mechanical systems, wheel–rail interaction, aerodynamic effects, and braking systems. Combined with the noise patterns and urban rail transit’s operation environment, this study proposes tailored mitigation strategies for applications aimed at protecting drivers’ hearing health, enhancing work efficiency, and ensuring driving safety. Full article
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