vibration and
structural
isolation
construction / industrial applications
• Regupol®
• Regufoam®
General overview
General M&E Plant
ACU’s
Refrigeration equipment
Pumps
Lift motors
General workshop machinery
Generators
Boilers
Presses
Guillotines
Structural isolation
Milling machines
Industrial
Inertia plinths
Machinery mounting pads/strips
Foundation isolation
Mass spring systems
Machine foundations
Plant rooms
Structural engineering
Building isolation
Isolation of steel structures
Resilient seatings
Stairs and landings
Structural bearings
Infrastructure
Road construction
Bridge construction
Rail and tunnel construction
Machine isolation
Construction
Building isolation
Foundation isolation
Structural isolation
Floating floors
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Industrial application
Vibration isolation
Optimal vibration dampening and isolation of structure and ground borne noise
Regupol®, the high-grade rubber product, and Regufoam®, the high-grade polyurethane foam
product, complement each other perfectly and guarantee versatile, bespoke solutions for all
vibration isolation applications in the civil engineering, construction and industrial sectors.
Product range
Product range
Regupol® RAV100
Regufoam® 150
Regupol® RAV200
Regufoam® 220
Regupol® RAV300
Regufoam® 300
Regupol® RAV400
Regufoam® 400
Regupol® RAV500
Regufoam® 510
Regupol® RAV600
Regufoam® 680
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Road, rail and tunnel
construction
The construction of buildings next to
underground railway systems requires, in most
cases, a soft, resilient separation layer between
the building and the tunnel. Selection of the
appropriate isolation material depends on
different factors, such as the speed of the trains,
condition of the wheels/rails and type and
thickness of the tunnel walls. Before determining
which isolation material is most appropriate,
it is advisable to take vibration measurements
within the ground to record the amplitude and
frequency to be isolated.
Road Construction
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Kapp Weg Building, Berlin
Trackbed Construction
Tunnel Construction
Regupol® RAV200
Road construction
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
For planners and engineers, Regupol® and
Regupol® RAV200 was laid beneath the surface
roads and car-park decks.
prevent the transfer of ground borne noise and
Regufoam provide a safe method of isolating
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roads and pavements of Potsdamer Platz, to
vibration into a surrounding commercial
development.
Regupol® RAV300
Tunnel construction
BSW supplies special rubber tiles for vertical
isolation between underground railway tunnel
walls and new buildings.
Underground railway
Regupol® and Regufoam® are also ideal for
isolating floor slabs in railway or tram tunnels.
At the Kapp Weg Building in Berlin, RAV300 was
installed to reduce structural noise near to an
underground railway.
Regupol resilient bearing
Bridge construction
Tay Road Bridge, Scotland
An example of a simple method of vibration
The image shows a Regupol® resilient bearing
to concrete beams.
bridge length of approximately 2.5 kilometres.
isolation. In this application Regupol® was bonded
beneath a concrete pedestrian walkway over a
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Foundation isolation
The vibration isolation of buildings is a complex
task.There are a range of different solutions,
depending on the nature, intensity and source
of vibration.
When a building is being planned near to
a railway line, underground infrastructure or
tram line, the ground borne vibration must
be measured by a registered acoustic/vibration
consultant prior to planning. Based on these
measurements and the type of building
construction, the isolation system can
be designed.
Controlling vibration next to railway lines
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Paddington Central
Regupol® RAV100 was selected to isolate the
concrete foundations of an eight-metre high
podium deck from ground borne vibrations at
a new business, retail and residential district in
central London.
To prevent train generated ground borne
vibrations from entering into the main building
structure, the acoustic/vibration consultant
Regupol® RAV100
specified that the podium deck be isolated with a
high performing anti-vibration material. This was
crucial in order to eliminate structural noise and
potential damage to the concrete foundations
from trains soon to operate on the new track
running directly beneath.
Isolating concrete foundations
Motel One
A range of Regupol® materials were laid beneath
a motel, to prevent the ground borne noise and
vibrations from a neighbouring mainline damaging
the building structure.
The acoustic/vibration consultant specified that
a natural frequency of 12Hz was required.
As the building varied in its load distribution,
it was necessary to use a combination of
Isolated building foundations
Regupol® systems that would ensure uniformity
of performance and other technical
characteristics, such as deflection and creep.
To achieve the specified performance, Regupol®
RAV100, Regupol® RAV400 and Regupol® RAV500
were installed beneath the entire area of the
building, at a thickness of 34mm, 45mm and
45mm respectively.
Foundations cast onto Regupol®
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Structural isolation
Debi Tel Building, Berlin
Isolated floor
In large buildings, there are many sources of noise
and vibration, each of which must be assessed
individually. Different isolation techniques are
required according to where the source is
located – the advice will vary depending on the
source of the problem, for example, whether it is
a boiler on the first floor, or plant equipment
located on the roof.
Machine isolation
Equipment generating dynamic forces must also
be considered very carefully. For mixed use
developments, floors should also be treated for
impact noise as this will be transmitted in all
directions through the entire structure of the
building.
As there are many factors to consider
when attenuating noise and vibration, it is
recommended that specialist advice be sought.
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Structural isolation
Floating floors
In this specialised field, Regupol® or Regufoam®
can be installed to reduce impact and structure
borne noise in areas such as residential buildings,
offices, leisure complexes, cinema auditoria and
bowling alleys.
Floating floor
Technical services and plant rooms
Technical service and plant rooms are isolated
against structure borne noise with Regupol®
or Regufoam® using a simple plinth arrangement or
cast foundation block.
Such installations should always be designed in cooperation with structural engineers, as there are
often several parameters which can contribute to
the success or failure of vibration isolation.
A typical example of an isolated plinth
Roof mounted equipment
Mechanical plant isolation
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Industrial applications
Early construction of an isolated inertia pit using Regupol®
Completed inertia pit, fully isolated
Isolated inertia pit using Regufoam®
Isolation of a forging hammer
Through its own dynamic forces, mechanical
equipment generates noise and vibration.This can
result in discomfort for the operative, and cause
damage to the surrounding structure as well as
the equipment itself. Remedial action post
installation can prove costly and time consuming.
As such, anti-vibration precautions should be
considered early on in a project.
Regupol® and Regufoam® anti-vibration products
can be utilised to isolate noise and vibration at
source and offer specialist and bespoke solutions,
whether isolating pumps or lining inertia blocks.
High performing and with the ability to achieve
very low natural frequencies, Regupol® and
Regufoam® can be designed for a wide spectrum
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of applications.
Installation of isolation materials
Printing press isolation
Regupol® RAV300 was used to isolate newspaper
CMS Vibration Solutions can offer a full technical
largest and newest print-works. Foundation
is dealt with individually, with the final material
printing press foundations at one of the world’s
anti- vibration treatment was required to prevent
structural vibration and to prolong the life of the
printing presses.
700 linear metres of Regupol RAV300 was
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installed around the foundation perimeter.
This directly isolated five foundation blocks from
the surrounding floor slab and supported a total
service including bespoke solutions. Every project
selection dependent upon many factors, including:
Load
Natural frequency
Area
Deflection
Creep
of ten newspaper printing presses.
By reducing the passage of vibration into and out
of the press foundations, the Regupol® helped to
protect the offices and building structure from
excessive structural noise, along with isolating the
press machinery from ground borne sources of
vibration and shock.
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Load Ranges
Regupol®
RAV100
RAV200
RAV300
0.25
RAV400
RAV500
RAV600
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0.01
0.05
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.5
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.5
Permanent load in N/mm2
Regufoam®
150
0.025
220
300
400
510
680
0
0.01
0.05
Permanent load in N/mm2
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