Assessing of the Solid-Borne Noise Produced by the Urban Traffic. Case Study: The Church of San Giuseppe dei Teatini (St. Joseph of the Theatines) in Palermo

摘要

In the last years, the continuous increase of the road and railway traffic, linked to the process ofeconomic and social development, has brought the problem of vibrations to the sensibility of theresident populations and the attention of the technicians. This problem assumed greaterimportance both in relation to the increased number of heavy vehicles circulating on the roadsand to the realization of new railways for the fast transport of the commodities and thepassengers, both in relation to the different structural typology of the modern constructions, moreslender and lighter thanks to a more rational use of the materials with better characteristics ofmechanical resistance.