A comfort field study in public transportation buses

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Alcobia, C J O P J ^a   Silva, M C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality; Case studies; Comfort; Noise; Thermal comfort; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; FELT; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT; VEHICLES;

CASE-STUDIES; COMFORT; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; NOISE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS; VIBRATION;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 85072436762     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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