Human Response to Vibration

ISBN-13: 9780415282390 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 244 str.

Neil Mansfield

Opis

Through continued collaboration and the sharing of ideas, data, and results, the international community of researchers and practitioners has developed an understanding of many facets of the human response to vibration. At a time when the EU is preparing to adopt a directive on health risks arising from occupational exposure to vibration, Human Response to Vibration offers authoritative guidance on this complex subject.

Individual chapters in the book examine issues relating to whole-body vibration, hand-arm vibration, and motion sickness. Vibration measurements and standards are also addressed. This book meets the needs of those requiring knowledge of human response to vibration in order to make practical improvements to the physical working environment. Written with the consultant, practitioner, researcher, and student in mind, the text is designed to be an educational tool, a reference, and a stimulus for new ideas for the next generation of specialists.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION TO VIBRATIONHuman Response to Vibration in ContextIntroduction to Wave TheoryClassification of VibrationVibration AxesWHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONIntroductionWhole-body Vibration PerceptionWhole-body Vibration Comfort and DiscomfortHealth Effects of Whole-body VibrationSeating DynamicsBiomechanical Responses to Whole-body VibrationMOTION SICKNESSIntroductionSigns and Symptoms of Motion SicknessThe Cause of Motion SicknessTravel SicknessSimulator SicknessRelative Sensitivity to Simulated Motion of Different FrequenciesHabituation to Motion SicknessPrevention of Motion SicknessHAND-TRANSMITTED VIBRATIONIntroductionHand-transmitted Vibration PerceptionHealth Effects of Hand-transmitted VibrationClassification and Diagnosis of Hand-arm Vibration SyndromeReducing Risks from Hand-transmitted VibrationVIBRATION MEASUREMENTIntroductionMeasurement FlowHuman Vibration MetersData Acquisition SystemsAccelerometersSignal ConditioningCalibration of Human Vibration Measurement SystemsSignal ProcessingSuccessful Vibration MeasurementCase Study 1Case Study 2WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION STANDARDSIntroductionStandardisation BodiesLegal Position of StandardsStandards for Whole-body Vibration Measurement and AssessmentStandards for Determining Vibration Exposures in Specific VehiclesStandards for Determination of Whole-body Vibration Emission Values for Mobile MachineryStandards for Testing Vehicle Seats in the LaboratoryHAND-TRANSMITTED VIBRATION STANDARDSIntroductionStandards for Hand-transmitted Vibration Measurement and AssessmentStandards for Determining the Vibration Emission Value of Tools and Hand-guided MachinesStandards for Testing the Dynamic Performance of Anti-vibration GlovesEUROPEAN DIRECTIVESIntroductionDevelopment of European DirectivesLegal Position of European DirectivesThe 'Machinery Safety Directive': Directive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States Relating to MachineryThe 'Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive': Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Minimum Health and Safety Requirements Regarding the Exposure of Workers to the Risks Arising form Physical Agents (Vibration)The 'Physical Agents (Noise) Directive': Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Minimum Health and Safety Requirements Regarding the Exposure of Workers to the Risks Arising form Physical Agents (Noise)ReferencesIndex

O autorze

Neil J. Mansfield