Vibration technology and vibration protection

Construction activities, blasting, industrial processes (forging hammers, weaving machines, saw frames, punches, presses etc.), rail traffic etc. introduce periodic or impulsive alternating forces into the subsoil. This results in vibration excitation in neighboring buildings and structures, which leads to vibration immissions and the emission of low-frequency airborne noise via ceilings and walls. Vibration immissions are harmful environmental impacts within the meaning of Section 3 (1) of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) if their nature, extent or duration is likely to cause danger, significant disadvantages or considerable nuisance to the general public or the neighborhood.

We provide the following services in this area, for example:

  • Dimensioning of suitable measures for vibration and shock loads. Calculation of active and passive vibration isolation to comply with specified limit values, e.g. for the vibration-free installation of electron microscopes, production robots and highly sensitive devices for the manufacture of electronic components (clean room technology).
  • We measure/forecast the immissions that occur/are to be expected, work out the insulation measures to be recommended and thus ensure that the vibration immissions affecting people and the building comply with the specified maximum values.