<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Different methodologies for the assessment of the influence of vibrations on people residing in buildings can be found in international standards. There are two dominant methods of assessment: the analysis of the RMS values in 1/3 octave bands and vibration dose VDV. In this article, these two methods of assessing the influence of vibration on humans are compared, not only on the basis of standard formulas but also on a real example. The influence of transport vibrations (busses, trams, trucks) on humans residing in traditional, masonry buildings was analysed. Conclusions resulting from a comparative analysis of the two methods of evaluation were formed.</p></abstract>

Different methodologies for the assessment of the influence of vibrations on people residing in buildings can be found in international standards. There are two dominant methods of assessment: the analysis of the RMS values in 1/3 octave bands and vibration dose VDV. In this article, these two methods of assessing the influence of vibration on humans are compared, not only on the basis of standard formulas but also on a real example. The influence of transport vibrations (busses, trams, trucks) on humans residing in traditional, masonry buildings was analysed. Conclusions resulting from a comparative analysis of the two methods of evaluation were formed.

A comparative analysis of two methods for determining the influence of vibrations on people in buildings

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Different methodologies for the assessment of the influence of vibrations on people residing in buildings can be found in international standards. There are...

A comparative analysis of two methods for determining the influence of vibrations on people in buildings

Publicado en línea: 23 may 2020

Páginas: 53 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.004.6101

Palabras clave
passive perception of vibration, vibration dose, RMS analysis, ‘in-situ’ measurements, transport vibrations

© 2017 Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

A comparative analysis of two methods for determining the influence of vibrations on people in buildings

Publicado en línea: 23 may 2020

Páginas: 53 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.004.6101

Palabras clavepassive perception of vibration, vibration dose, RMS analysis, ‘in-situ’ measurements, transport vibrations

© 2017 Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Palabras clave
passive perception of vibration, vibration dose, RMS analysis, ‘in-situ’ measurements, transport vibrations