Experimental assessment of vibration serviceability of existing office floors under human-induced excitation

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Pavic, A ^a   Reynolds, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

VIBRATION SERVICEABILITY;

FLOORS;

EID: 0033343520     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.1999.tb01305.x     Document Type: Article

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