Why does my apartment shake when a truck drives by?

The truck is heavy. The heavy truck bouncing on the uneven surface of the road generates movement, similar to waves in water, which travel through the soil to the foundation of your home. These waves shake your home from the foundation up.

Why is my building vibration?

Vibration may be caused by nearby traffic or subways, building mechanical systems, or simply normal human activity, such as walking across the floor. This vibration does not jeopardize the building’s structural integrity. Vibration can be disturbing to building occupants.

How do I stop my house from vibrating?

Install fiberglass sound batts in walls and ceilings to block airborne sound waves. – Consider using insulated ductwork for your heating and cooling system. – Isolate any causes for vibration in your house. Do not allow plumbing pipes to touch framing members.

Is it normal for your house to shake in wind?

yes it is normal, and isn’t the foundation at issue. Wood bends, compresses, and springs back. With enough distance involved, you can feel it. If a foundation is unstable, the house may shift… but it won’t shift back.

How do you stop heavy traffic vibrations?

Various corrective measures are usually suggested to reduce the levels of traffic-induced vibrations in buildings, e.g. road rehabilitation, speed control, soil improvement, the use of building isolation systems, etc.

Can vibration causing structural damage?

Construction vibrations are a known nuisance and can damage existing structures if they are not properly monitored and accounted for. As a proactive means to mitigate vibration damage claims, nearby buildings should be inspected prior to and after construction and monitored during construction.

How do you reduce vibration in construction?

Rest and rotate workers – limit the time workers are exposed to vibration for long, continuous periods. Rotate workers where tools require continual or frequent use. Gloves and warm clothing – provide protective clothing if needed to keep workers warm and dry.

Do buildings shake?

Believe it or not, it’s normal for skyscrapers to sway. If you were near the top of the world’s tallest skyscraper — the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which has 163 floors — you would feel the building sway about two metres!

Can vibration damage a house?

Why are my walls shaking?

A vibration in your walls can also be the result of something called the “water hammer” effect. When you have a water hammer, this means that the water in your pipes is hitting up against a valve that is shutting off too quickly, or “hammering.” This happens often with toilet fill valves and faucets.

Why is the floor shaking?

Causes of floor vibrations Floor vibrations are generally related to human activity, vibrating machinery and external forces. Walking is the most common source of floor vibrations and more than anything is simply considered a nuisance.

How close can you excavate next to a building?

Excavate within 6 metres of a neighbouring owner’s building or structure where that work will cut a line drawn downwards at 45 degrees from the bottom of the neighbour’s foundations. You must tell your neighbour on the notice whether you propose to strengthen or safeguard the foundations of their building or structure.

Why is it so hard to build a new structure?

As the new structure is isolated, you don’t rely as much on the existing condition (apart from geotechnical ) but it can be tricky to structurally frame up these structures to be able to take load through existing structures. A good example of this is general over-station developments.

What are the factors that influence slope failure?

We will then examine the major factors that influence slope failure: the “causes” that condition a slope for failure, the balance between shear strength and shear stress, and the triggering mechanisms that can initiate failure – both natural and those arising from human activity.

Is it possible to build over an existing building?

It is possible to build a structure over an existing building, when the existing building is designed for the loads that would occur from the new building. Otherwise, the existing building has to be checked for the additional loads that would arise from the new building.

What is UBC doing about wreck and tower beaches?

At UBC, there have been significant steps taken in order to decrease coastal erosion along Wreck and Tower Beaches since the 1970’s.