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RIVAS- Railway Induced Vibration Abatement Solutions

RIVAS aims at reducing the environmental impact of ground-borne vibration while safeguarding the commercial competitiveness of the railway sector. For several areas of concern vibration should be reduced to near or even below the threshold of perception. The project's goal is therefore to provide the tools to solve vibration problems for surface lines by 2013.

It therefore aims to contribute to relevant and world leading technologies for efficient control of people's exposure to vibration and vibration-induced noise caused by rail traffic.

RIVAS will focus on low frequency vibration from open lines which is a concern mainly for freight traffic. However, it can be anticipated that RIVAS results will also be applicable to suburban, regional and high-speed operations.