Mitigating ground vibration by periodic inclusions and surface structures
Ground vibration from traffic is a source of nuisance in urbanized areas. Trenches and wave barriers can provide mitigation of vibrations, but single barriers need to have a large depth to be effective - especially in the low-frequency range relevant to traffic-induced vibration. Alternatively, periodic repetitions of mass, stiffness or both in an infinite structure lead to so-called stop bands in