Prediction and control of noise and vibrations are one of the largest environmental challenges for railway exploration in urban areas. These phenomena affect the comfort and life quality of the inhabitants in the railway surroundings. Buildings in residential areas can also be affected by vibrations produced by nearby construction work (some examples: pile driving, compaction work, blasting, etc). This mini-symposium aims to collect numerical studies dealing with the generation, propagation and mitigation of noise and vibrations and its interference with nearby structures.