Whole-body vibration and ergonomic study of US railroad locomotives

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 594-600

  Johanning, Eckardt ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^a   Fischer, Siegfried ^a   Christ, Eberhard ^a   Göres, Benno ^a   Luhrman, Raymond ^a  

^a Occupational and Environmental Life Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; VIBRATION CONTROL; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

LOCOMOTIVE CONTROLS; VIBRATION ATTENUATION; WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION (WBV);

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

EID: 33748417110     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2006.06.030     Document Type: Article

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