Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 9(5A), pp. 101 - 107
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.091312
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The Effect of Vibration Impact from Piling Works to the Surrounding Buildings

Nurulzatushima Abdul Karim ^1,*, Adhilla Ainun Musir ¹, Mohd Samsudin Abdul Hamid ¹, Siti Hafizan Hassan ¹, Ahmad Ihsan Qistan Kamarulzaman ¹, Mohd Farid Ahmad Majid ^2
1 School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, 13500 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
² Farid Ahmad Consulting Engineers Sdn. Bhd., No. 8-2 (2nd Floor), Jalan Puteri 2A/1, Bandar Puteri Bangi, 4300 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

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.

KEYWORDS
Pile Vibration, Vibration Impact, Driven Pile, Structural Vibration, Structure Damage

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nurulzatushima Abdul Karim , Adhilla Ainun Musir , Mohd Samsudin Abdul Hamid , Siti Hafizan Hassan , Ahmad Ihsan Qistan Kamarulzaman , Mohd Farid Ahmad Majid , "The Effect of Vibration Impact from Piling Works to the Surrounding Buildings," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 9, No. 5A, pp. 101 - 107, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.091312.

(b). APA Format:
Nurulzatushima Abdul Karim , Adhilla Ainun Musir , Mohd Samsudin Abdul Hamid , Siti Hafizan Hassan , Ahmad Ihsan Qistan Kamarulzaman , Mohd Farid Ahmad Majid (2021). The Effect of Vibration Impact from Piling Works to the Surrounding Buildings. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 9(5A), 101 - 107. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.091312.