Advanced Prediction and Mitigation of Building Vibrations and Noise: Integrating Safety and Sustainability
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 2133
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vibration prediction of building structure; vibration and noise evaluation
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Interests: train-induced vibration; noise; soil–structure dynamic interaction; over-track building; vibration assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced methodologies for predicting and mitigating vibrations and noise in building structures have become critical to addressing emerging challenges in urban environments. Structural vibrations—induced by traffic, construction operations, and mechanical systems—not only compromise human comfort but also accelerate material fatigue, posing latent threats to structural integrity. Concurrently, conventional noise control strategies often entail energy-intensive countermeasures that conflict with global decarbonization imperatives. Some related research papers have been published in the previous edition of this Special Issue, which can be accessed using the following link:
[https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings/special_issues/XOUNZ3G0HJ]
This Special Issue seeks to bridge these domains by integrating safety resilience and sustainable innovation into vibration–noise management frameworks.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Next-generation prediction models leveraging machine learning, wave propagation theory, and uncertainty quantification;
- Smart mitigation systems incorporating low-carbon damping materials and energy–noise co-optimization;
- Structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques using vibration signatures for early damage diagnosis;
- Lifecycle-oriented solutions evaluating the carbon footprints of vibration/noise control measures.
We have a particular interest in publishing interdisciplinary research encouraged from areas of civil engineering, materials science, acoustics, and energy informatics. Submissions should demonstrate rigorous validation through experimental data, numerical simulations, or real-world case studies, with explicit implications for creating safer, quieter, and environmentally conscious built environments.
Dr. Chao Zou
Dr. Ziyu Tao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vibration and noise prediction
- propagation and mitigation
- technological advances in testing
- vibration comfort
- noise disturbance
- long-term performance
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