Power absorbed during whole-body vertical vibration: Effects of sitting posture, backrest, and footrest

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 329, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2928-2938

  Nawayseh, Naser ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^b  

^a DHOFAR UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED POWER; BODY POSTURES; HIGH FREQUENCY; HUMAN BODIES; LOW FREQUENCY; SITTING POSTURE; VERTICAL VIBRATIONS; WHOLE-BODY;

EID: 77949270829     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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