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The Internet has an immense amount of information for people who may be
pursuing a vibration damage claim on their home, perhaps resulting from construction, blasting or many other vibration sources. Most of this information is
available free in downloadable PDF format; you will need a copy of the free Adobe
Reader to view or print PDF files, unless your operating system or browser can view them. Following are some starting links to a few of
the most valuable ones:
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OSM
Blasting Download Page - This important page has recently disappeared. However, you can find it, and its documents, archived at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201016174901/https://www.osmre.gov/resources/blasting/arblast.shtm You can also find PDF
versions of USBM RI 8507 and other USBM studies, the OSMRE Blasting Guidance Manual, which includes
the OSM standard, and a few other RI's at the National Technical Reports Library, by searching by title or number.
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FTA Noise and Vibration Manual
(https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FTA_Noise_and_Vibration_Manual.pdf) -
An invaluable source of
information on traffic and road construction related ground vibration. It
includes the FTA standard and much more. Although the whole manual is
useful, most readers will find Chapter 12 to be particularly valuable. This
document is formally titled Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment,
even though it is mostly referred to in the manner I've shown here.[1]
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High-Speed Ground
Transportation Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment
https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/fra_net/2680/20120220_FRA_HSR_NV_Manual_FINAL_102412.pdf - A 2012 update of the FTA Noise
and Vibration Manual.
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ISEE Field Practice Guidelines For Blasting Seismographs 2020 Edition (https://isee.org/digital-downloads/675-isee-field-practice-guidelines-for-blasting-seismographs-2020) - The "bible" on proper setup and use of a blasting
seismograph. Since most vibration monitoring seismographs are designed as
blasting seismographs, this is important for homeowners to read in understanding
vibration monitoring. This document is updated frequently, so make sure you get the latest version.
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Minimizing Construction Vibration Effects (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245492562_Minimizing_Construction_Vibration_Effects)
- A good summary article regarding construction vibration effects and damage
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Groundborne Vibration Caused by Mechanised Construction
Works (https://www.trl.co.uk/publications/trl429)
- This 100 page report from 2000 is quite technical, but provides a good summary of prior, as well as original, research on vibrations from a wide range of the construction operations most likely to cause damage.
This short list is far from exhaustive, as there are literally hundreds of
relevant documents available, but these are good starting points in
understanding construction vibration damage issues. Over 70 other useful documents are cited in the CVDG's over 500 footnotes. A compilation of all of the documents
cited in the CVDG and CVDG Pro (https://vibrationdamage.com/cvdg_pro__overview.htm) can be found on the CVDG Pro's Cited Literature page.
| [1] This link takes you to the complete version of the report. Chapter 12 is often found excerpted as a separate document online. Some recent versions of that excerpt have modifications, including
elimination of vibration level data for vibratory compactors and hoe rams. No reason for or notation of change is given for those removals.
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