I have been tasked with measuring elevated floor and wall vibrations in a historical building with delicate plaster, artwork, and artifacts. The excitation will be short samples of jackhammering and sawcutting on a floor below. The report will be used to inform the demolition contractor on which methods should be avoided.
I'm seeing PPV limits of around 13 mm/s and 0.5 in./s quite a bit in the literature.
I'm pretty sure these are ground motion limits. I haven't yet found limits on the PPV of the floor or walls. If anybody has a reference for this, I would appreciate sharing.
My thought is that 0.5 in./s at the ground would typically correspond to lower PPVs of the elevated floors and walls. Thus, the limit on the floor or wall might be 0.25 in./s or similar. Any thoughts on this?
If anybody knows of any gotchas or other pitfalls, I would appreciate sharing those also.
Thanks in advance.
I'm seeing PPV limits of around 13 mm/s and 0.5 in./s quite a bit in the literature.
I'm pretty sure these are ground motion limits. I haven't yet found limits on the PPV of the floor or walls. If anybody has a reference for this, I would appreciate sharing.
My thought is that 0.5 in./s at the ground would typically correspond to lower PPVs of the elevated floors and walls. Thus, the limit on the floor or wall might be 0.25 in./s or similar. Any thoughts on this?
If anybody knows of any gotchas or other pitfalls, I would appreciate sharing those also.
Thanks in advance.
