Floor vibration
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Floor vibrations in buildings caused by walking, dancing, mechanical equipment or other rhythmic excitation may cause an annoyance to the occupants or impede the function of sensitive equipment.[1]
Three key parameters dominate human perception:[1]
- Fundamental frequency
- lower frequencies are more likely to be perceptible and irritating
- Amplitude
- the maximum displacement response to a reference excitation
- Damping
- dissipation in the floor structure that significantly reduces vibration amplitude
