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Ground effects on sound and vibration from explosions

Article  in  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · June 2008

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ACOUSTICS2008/2996
Ground effects on sound and vibration from explosions

C. Madshus, F. Løvholt, R. Cleave, K. Rothschild and Z. Cetina-Medina

NGI, P.O. Box 3930 Ullevaal Stadion, Sognsveien 72, 0806 Oslo, Norway

Low frequency sound from military activity and explosions do propagate over large distances. The sound
pressure may induce substantial vibration in the ground and particularly in buildings. Such vibrations turn
out to be a major cause of complaints among neighbouring communities around training fields and blast sites.
We will present investigations on long range propagation of low frequency sound and sound-induced vibration,
based on a substantial amount of data collected during a series of full scale tests performed in Norway over
the last 14 years. All data are assembled in the NORTRIAL database, which is now publicly available.
Meteorology and ground interaction largely influence the sound propagation and vibration response. At low
frequency meteorological- and ground effects may intricately interact and lead to large, apparently random
variability in sound pressure at large distances. Statistically based investigations on the sound propagation
and its variability will be presented. Particular focus will be on the ground interaction effects, and a new
and more extensive system for ground classification, based on cartographic data, empirical and numerical
modelling will be introduced. Findings on building response to outdoor low frequency sound and transfer
mechanisms from outdoor pressure to indoor sound and vibration will be presented.