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Assessing Vibration: A technical guideline

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Assessing Vibration: A technical guideline presents preferred and maximum vibration values that are used to assess human responses to vibration and recommends appropriate measurement and evaluation techniques.

Contents

• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Vibration criteria
• Mitigation
• Vibration measurement and prediction
• References and bibliography
• Appendix A: Screening method
• Appendix B: BS 6472 weightings
• Appendix C: Vibration criteria presented in different units
• Appendix D: History of vibration criteria
• Glossary