A method for analyzing absorbed power distribution in the hand and arm substructures when operating vibrating tools

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 311, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 1286-1304

  Dong, Jennie H ^a   Dong, Ren G ^b   Rakheja, Subhash ^a   Welcome, Daniel E ^b   McDowell, Thomas W ^b   Wu, John Z ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VIBRATION CONTROL;

SUBSTRUCTURES; VIBRATION POWER ABSORPTION;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 38749092905     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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