Influence of Rubber Granules Content on the Isolation Response of An In-Filled Barrier Wall

This paper represents the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of a soil-rubber mixture wave barrier to reduce ground vibrations. to this end, the in-filled trenches were constructed by means of mixing of a sand soil with a range of rubber mixtures to isolate a 2d three story steel frame against the ground vibrations transmitted by a mechanical device inside a small-scale laboratory box. accordingly, the optimum condition associated to the soil-rubber mixture was determined, and it was used to examine the influence of barrier wall thickness and depth in isolating the ground vibrations.