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Author
Shaver, J. R.
Title
Correlation of Floor Vibration to Human Response. Final Report.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Sponsor
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
Report
NBS TN 904
May 1976
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
floors; vibration; human factors engineering; responses; data reduction; methodology; criteria; mathematical analysis; computer programming; correlations; tolerances (physiology); random processes
Identifiers
floor vibration
Abstract
A new approach to the problem of perceptible floor vibrations is presented predicated on the realization that human activity and human response to this activity are random variables. Techniques for data reduction are discussed, and a detailed description of one approach is given along with the associated computer program. Data from floor vibrations are compared with current criteria for human response to vibration.