The effect of vibration impact from piling works to the surrounding buildings

• Published in: Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Main Author: Karim N.A.; Musir A.A.; Hamid M.S.A.; Hassan S.H.; Kamarulzaman A.I.Q.; Majid M.F.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Horizon Research Publishing 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115603185&doi=10.13189%2fcea.2021.091312&partnerID=40&md5=ac103c898d7c211827603a1cb20302d3

Construction activities such as dynamic compaction, pile-driving, and any site activities heavy construction equipment can generate ground and structure vibration. Vibration may cause damage to nearby structures. As the current construction works are frequently located in urban areas where the distance between the nearest building structures to the construction site is not far. Therefore, this paper studied the effect of vibration produced from piling work to the nearest existing building and determination of limits in term of allowable vibration and distance limit between piling work and existing structure. An accelerometer was used to collect the vibration data from the piling activities and the data were analysed by using Microsoft Excel. The findings of the study presented several vibrations and limits based on several guidelines. The study stated not disobeying the proposed guidelines may harm and damage the existing structure. This research contributes to future development to ensure the future construction does not exceed the limit as stated in the guideline to avoid any type of damage to the existing structure. Thus, any project in the future should take into consideration the effect of vibration and the distance limit to reduce the effect of vibration from the construction site to the surrounding structures. © 2021 by authors, all rights reserved.