Foundation and Vibration Isolation

Unfortunately, machines often cause vibrations at their mounting site and, consequently, interruptions, damages and disturbances to people. Such damages that are caused or suspected to be caused by vibrations frequently spawn negotiations on compensation or legal disputes. If the complete system were modeled and its vibration potential was assessed in due time, and the various project participants from various companies (or divisions) coordinated their efforts, many of such disputes could be avoided. The compensation amounts involved are often substantial since foundations do not just weigh a few dozen but hundreds (forging hammers, printing machines) or thousands of metric tons (groups of buildings) [25], [33].