Environmental noise and vibration control of the Rose Theatre, Brampton, Ontario

Authors

  • John C. Swallow Swallow Acoustic Consultants Limited, 23-366 Revus Ave., Mississauga, ON L5G 4S5, Canada
  • Mihkel Toome Swallow Acoustic Consultants Limited, 23-366 Revus Ave., Mississauga, ON L5G 4S5, Canada
  • Pearlie Yung Swallow Acoustic Consultants Limited, 23-366 Revus Ave., Mississauga, ON L5G 4S5, Canada

Keywords:

Concrete slabs, Garages (parking), Railroads, Theaters, Air-borne noise, Brampton, Design objectives, Environmental noise, Main railway line, Ontario, Pre-cast, Rail traffic, Roof slabs, Structural engineer, Underground parking, Vibrating surface, Vibration isolations, Vibration level

Abstract

The Rose Theatre in Brampton, Ontario was to be constructed twenty meters away from a CN main railway line (which includes commuter and freight rail traffic) and on top of a pre-existing underground parking garage which was to remain intact and in operation during the course of construction. A full concrete slab could not be supported by the pre-existing parking garage columns; therefore, a transfer grid, designed by the structural engineer, was employed and as a result a typical "room-within-a-room" construction could not be conventionally achieved. Railway airborne noise is controlled to meet the interior objective of RC 20 by providing a "floating" shell enveloping the entire building. Exterior concrete pre-cast panels are resiliently supported and resiliently connected back to the building and the entire roof slab was vibration isolated from the structure. For railway-induced vibration, the building was supported on a transfer grid which was in turn supported by 250 mm thick rubber vibration isolation pads. The entire building, including exterior shell, stairs and elevators is vibration isolated from ground-borne rail vibration. The measured vibration levels (and the noise radiated by vibrating surfaces) in the theatre were controlled to well within the design objective.

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Published

2010-03-01

How to Cite

1.
Swallow JC, Toome M, Yung P. Environmental noise and vibration control of the Rose Theatre, Brampton, Ontario. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 13];38(1):3-6. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2212

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Technical Articles

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