Vibration Transmission in a Multi-Storey Lightweight Building: a parametric study

The vibration transmission in a modular, parametric lightweight building is studied in this paper using the finite element method. The main focus of the research is to investigate the influence of geometry and configuration of the building on the vibration transmission. A building with a single room in the width direction is modelled, varying the size (length and width) of a room as well as the numbers of storeys and rooms along the facade. The wall and floor panels of the building are assumed to be beam-stiffened two-leaf panels. The numerical results demonstrate the capabilities of the proposed finite element model as well as the impact of changes to the building geometry on the vibration levels in rooms near or far from the source.