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Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings (2018)
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Persson-Waye, K., Smith, M., Hussain-Alkhateeb, L., Koopman, A., Ogren, M., Peris, E., …Janssen, S. (2019). Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings. Environmental Pollution, 245, 558-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.082

Exposure to nocturnal freight train vibrations may impact sleep, but exposure-response relationships are lacking. The European project CargoVibes evaluated sleep disturbance both in the field and in the laboratory and provides unique data, as measure... Read More about Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings.

Effect of attitudinal, situational and demographic factors on annoyance due to environmental vibration and noise from construction of a light rapid transit system (2016)
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rapid transit system. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(12), 1237. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121237

The aim of this paper is to determine what non-exposure factors influence the relationship between vibration and noise exposure from the construction of a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system and the annoyance of nearby residents. Noise and vibration f... Read More about Effect of attitudinal, situational and demographic factors on annoyance due to environmental vibration and noise from construction of a light rapid transit system.

Quantification of the effects of audible rattle and source type on the human response to environmental vibration (2016)
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Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Peris, E., Sharp, C., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2016). Quantification of the effects of audible rattle and source type on the human response to environmental vibration. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 139(1225), 1225-1234. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4944563

The present research quantifies the influence of source type and the presence of audible vibration-induced rattle on annoyance caused by vibration in residential environments. The sources of vibration considered are railway and the construction of a... Read More about Quantification of the effects of audible rattle and source type on the human response to environmental vibration.

Human annoyance, acceptability and concern as responses to vibration from the construction of light rapid transit lines in residential environments (2016)
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rapid transit lines in residential environments. Science of the Total Environment, 568, 1308-1314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.121

The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of different self-reported measures for assessing the human response to environmental vibration from the construction of an urban LRT (Light Rapid Transit) system. The human response to environmental st... Read More about Human annoyance, acceptability and concern as responses to vibration from the construction of light rapid transit lines in residential environments.

Guidance for new policy developments on railway noise and vibration (2016)
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and vibration. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 85, 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2016.01.004

Noise and vibration are two of the main problems associated with railways in residential areas. To ensure quality of life and well-being of inhabitants living in the vicinity of railway paths, it is important to evaluate, understand, control and re... Read More about Guidance for new policy developments on railway noise and vibration.

Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic (2015)
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Waddington, D., Woodcock, J., Smith, M., Janssen, S., & Waye, K. (2015). Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic. International Journal of Rail Transportation, 3(4), 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2015.1076623

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the research concerning human response to vibration conducted in the EU FP7 CargoVibes project. The European Union funded project CargoVibes involved ten partners from eight nations and ran from Apri... Read More about Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic.

Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments : good practice guidance (2014)
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Whittle, N., Peris, E., Condie, J., Woodcock, J., Brown, P., Moorhouse, A., …Steele, A. (2015). Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments : good practice guidance. Applied Acoustics, 87, 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2014.06.015

This paper outlines good practice guidelines for developing a social survey to investigate public annoyance in relation to environmental vibration. Drawing on the development of international good practice guidelines and research into noise and vibra... Read More about Development of a social survey for the study of vibration annoyance in residential environments : good practice guidance.

A multidimensional evaluation of the perception and annoyance caused by railway induced groundborne vibration (2014)
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Woodcock, J., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2014). A multidimensional evaluation of the perception and annoyance caused by railway induced groundborne vibration. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 100(4), 614-627. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918741

This paper presents a study investigating seated subjects' perception of railway induced groundborne vibration in the vertical direction. Previous studies into the perception of railway induced vibration have treated this phenomenon as a unidimension... Read More about A multidimensional evaluation of the perception and annoyance caused by railway induced groundborne vibration.

Estimation of uncertainty using revised draft ISO 1996-2 (2014)
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Alves, S., & Waddington, D. (2014). Estimation of uncertainty using revised draft ISO 1996-2. Acoustics bulletin / Institute of Acoustics, 39(2), 34-41

The aim of this paper is to examine methods for the estimation of the uncertainty associated with environmental acoustic measurements. It is considered best practice that any measurement should be accompanied by a quantitative indication of its quali... Read More about Estimation of uncertainty using revised draft ISO 1996-2.

Human response to vibration in residential environments (2014)
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Waddington, D., Woodcock, J., Peris, E., Condie, J., Sica, G., Moorhouse, A., & Steele, A. (2014). Human response to vibration in residential environments. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836496

This paper presents the main findings of a field survey conducted in the United Kingdom into the human response to vibration in residential environments. The main aim of this study was to derive exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to vi... Read More about Human response to vibration in residential environments.

Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas (2014)
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Peris, E., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Sharp, C., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2014). Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836495

Railway induced vibration is an important source of annoyance among residents living in the vicinity of railways. Annoyance increases with vibration magnitude. However, these correlations between the degree of annoyance and vibration exposure are wea... Read More about Effect of situational, attitudinal and demographic factors on railway vibration annoyance in residential areas.

Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments (2014)
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Sharp, C., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Peris, E., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2014). Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 135(1), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4836115

In this work, exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments are developed, so as to better understand the differences in human response to these two sources of enviro... Read More about Exposure-response relationships for annoyance due to freight and passenger railway vibration exposure in residential environments.

Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day (2012)
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Peris, E., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2012). Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 131(2), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3679390

The time of day when vibration occurs is considered as a factor influencing the human response to vibration. The aim of the present paper is to identify the times of day during which railway vibration causes the greatest annoyance, to measure the dif... Read More about Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day.

Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters (2011)
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Kerry, G., Waddington, D., & Lomax1, C. (2013). Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 34(2), 223-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624411427376

Specific remedial works designed to improve sound installation and reduce the noise level produced by helicopters inside dwellings are described. The theoretical problems and practical solutions to installing high performance acoustic insulation to a... Read More about Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters.

The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications (2011)
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Waddington, D., Clayton, T., Fiumicelli, D., Clarke, T., & Mitchell, S. (2011). The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications. Acoustics bulletin / Institute of Acoustics, 36(2),

The Noise Policy Statement for England, published by Defra in March 2010, describes a ‘policy vision to facilitate decisions regarding what is an acceptable noise burden to place on society’. The publication of the NPSE coincided with the formal adop... Read More about The noise policy statement for England : significance, application and implications.

Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Elliott, A., Eastwick, G., Evans, T., Ryan, A., von Hünerbein, S., …Waddington, D. (2011). Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines. Environmental Research Letters, 6(3), 035102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/035102

Noise continues to be a significant factor in the development of wind energy resources. In the case of building-mounted wind turbines (BMWTs), in addition to the usual airborne sound there is the potential for occupants to be affected by structure-bo... Read More about Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines.

A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints (2009)
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Moorhouse, A., Waddington, D., & Adams, M. (2009). A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 126(3), 1131-1141. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695

The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on a... Read More about A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints.

Noise generation in ventilation systems by the (2008)
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Waddington, D., Oldham, D., & Oldham, D. (2008). Noise generation in ventilation systems by the. Building Acoustics, 15(1), 49-71. https://doi.org/10.1260/135101008784050214

Earlier work on devising generalised noise prediction techniques for ventilation system elements based upon simple bend configurations has been extended to the study of the noise generated by branch take-offs. These configurations are more complex th... Read More about Noise generation in ventilation systems by the.