Prediction of railway induced ground vibration through multibody and finite element modelling

Kouroussis, G.; Verlinden, O.

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Prediction of railway induced ground vibration through multibody and finite element modelling

G. Kouroussis and O. Verlinden

G. Kouroussis

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-1354

Université de Mons – UMONS, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Dynamics and Vibrations, Place du Parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium

O. Verlinden

Université de Mons – UMONS, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Dynamics and Vibrations, Place du Parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium

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