Abstract
Human perception of vibration is very subjective parameter which depends among others on age, sex or even nationality. There are three main methods of assessment of human perception of vibration according to national standards which differ from each other. All three methods are clearly described in this paper and their advantages and disadvantages are shown. Evaluation methods are helpful in diagnosis and design of the building when they are used properly. One of interesting aspect of quality of measurements is localization of measurement points. The choice of localization of measurement points could have significant influence on result of evaluation of human response to vibration. International and national standards are compatible in this matter – measurement points should be localized in the place of human vibration perception. It means that should be located in the middle of the floor. Sometimes it is difficult to determine the exact center of the floor, especially when building has irregular construction. In this paper influence of localization of measurement point on human perception of vibration is investigated and center zone in which measurement results are proper is determined. In-situ measurements were made to investigate the problem of localization of human vibration perception in buildings.
Highlights
In the recent decades population in the cities has grown
The MTVV is a parameter of the running Root mean squared method (RMS) method of evaluation which takes into account occasional shocks by use of a short time period and it is defined as maximum transient vibration value: MTVV = max a (t ), (3)
Two main research problems were considered in the articles: the differences in evaluation of human perception of vibration made according RMS and vibration dose value (VDV) analysis, the differences in results of that evaluation made using waveforms obtained from different measurement points
Summary
In the recent decades population in the cities has grown. Exposure to vibrations from environmental sources like railways, tramways or roads causes such disturbance like annoyance, sleeping problems or headaches [1,2,3]. INFLUENCE OF LOCATION OF MEASUREMENT POINT ON EVALUATION OF HUMAN PERCEPTION OF VIBRATION. When the time of day and the room of measurement is chosen, measurement points should be located in the point of entry which is the point in the building at which the vibration enters the human body. Location of measurement points of human perception of vibration in buildings seems to be obvious issue. According to ISO standard [10] the primary aim of selection of measurement points should be to establish vibrations level at the point in which they enter to the human body. Polish standard of human exposure to vibrations in buildings [12] recommend to place the measurement point in the middle of the floor in the room located close to excitation source. There are some papers on this subject, but they are focused on one of the chosen methodology [8, 13,14,15]
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