Effectiveness of a transfer function method for evaluating vibration isolation performance of gloves when used with chipping hammers

Journal of Low Frequency Noise Vibration and Active Control

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-156

  Dong, R G ^a   McDowell, T W ^a   Welcome, D E ^a   Rakheja, S ^a   Caporali, S A ^a   Schopper, A W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti vibration glove; Chipping hammer; Glove vibration isolation; Hand arm vibration; Percussive tool

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144453233     PISSN: 14613484     EISSN: 20484046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/026309202321164711     Document Type: Article

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