This standard gives requirements particular to vibration measurement near railway systems. This standard specifies a method of measuring mechanical vibration generated by railway vehicles on tracks and which is transmitted to the track system. It deals with measurements at the source, along the propagation path and at the receiver. These measurements can be carried out in conjunction with the planning, construction and operation of railway systems. Further, this standard comprises the determination of vibration-relevant soil characteristics, such as pressure wave propagation speed, shear wave propagation speed, Rayleigh wave propagation speed, shear modulus, modulus of elesticity and damping. They are necessary for calculation of vibration propagation, e. g. for a prognosis.