Measurement of whole-body vibration exposure from speed control humps

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 304, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 640-659

  Khorshid, E ^a   Alkalby, F ^b   Kamal, H ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Industrial Training Institute   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; DISEASES; GEOMETRY; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; SHOCK TESTING; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

SEAT PAD ACCELEROMETERS; SPEED CONTROL HUMP GEOMETRY; SPEED CONTROL HUMPS; VIBRATION EXPOSURE;

SPEED CONTROL;

EID: 34248576205     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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