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THE Milne-Shaw seismograph has lately been employed for the purpose of estimating the amount of vibration caused by the passage of heavy traffic along the main streets of Oxford, and the consequent damage likely to result to the buildings of the city. A comparison of the readings of seismographs in position at the University Observatory and in the High Street respectively, taken at the same time and for the same duration, showed in the former case an almost imperceptible amount of vibration, but in the latter a record of disturbance which clearly indicated a serious menace to the stability of buildings along the route, especially of the older structures belonging to the University and Colleges.
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Vibrations due to Traffic in Oxford. Nature 132, 889 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132889c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/132889c0