Describe the problem
Enter soil properties, a frequency or frequency range, and geometric constraints within the model’s supported scope.
Interactive application
Gabion barriers for vibration attenuation
An application in development to explore how gabion geometry affects ground vibration and compare promising configurations within practical constraints.
Scientific question
How can we choose a gabion barrier’s dimensions to reduce vibration where it matters?
Gabions are cages filled with stones. Used as barriers, they interact with waves travelling through the ground. We are developing a tool to connect this research with a practical question: how do soil properties, excitation frequency and available space affect the choice of barrier geometry?
What we are developing
Compare configurations
Explore candidate geometries against a matching case without a barrier, using the same excitation and receiver definition.
Keep a reproducible record
Export the inputs, comparison results and software version so that another person can repeat the analysis.
Scientific scope
We are establishing which soil profiles, material behaviours and geometries the underlying model supports. The release documentation will define the excitation, barrier placement, receiver, response component and attenuation measure, together with supported ranges and the distinction between a single frequency and a frequency band.
Evidence and verification
There is no public software release or published verification record for this application yet. Its supported capabilities and example results will follow the assessment of the underlying research model.
Example results
No software results have been released. Reproducible examples will include the model inputs, reference cases, comparison outputs and software version used.
Documentation & learning
We plan a getting-started tutorial, a reproducible comparison and an accessible explanation of the method. These will accompany the first release, together with the model assumptions and limits.
Authors & contributors
Developed within SSI Lab · University of Campinas. Individual authors and contribution roles will be credited with the first release.
Funding acknowledgments
Release-specific funding acknowledgments will accompany the first release.
Related publications
Ground vibration attenuation induced by gabion and concrete mats
L. A. Marques, D. Carneiro, P. L. A. Barros and J. Labaki · International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 50(1), 339–350 (2026).
Related research on gabion and concrete mats. The application’s implementation and supported scope are still being established.
Ground vibration attenuation performance of surface walls
D. Carneiro, P. L. A. Barros and J. Labaki · Computers and Geotechnics, 149, 104715 (2022).
Background research on surface barriers and ground vibration. This paper does not establish validation of the application in development.
Source code & releases
No public releases yet. Source code and downloads will be linked to a numbered release, with a record of changes and any archived version.
License & citation
The first release will state its license and provide a software citation. There is no software version or software DOI to cite yet.
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