<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Following global trends, Polish regulations on human exposure to vibration in buildings were changed and new Polish guidelines were published in June 2017. In accordance with international trends, two methods of assessment have been added to the regulations: basic RMS method and ad-ditional VDV method. For more clarity of RMS method, the human vibration perceptivity ratio (HVPR) was introduced to new Polish regulations. In the appendix to the Polish standard, the vi-bration dose value (VDV) method is presented. The third important change in the new version of the Polish standard is measurement equipment that should be used for human perception evaluation. New regulations have precisely described what kind of equipment should be used for low-frequency recording and a new measurement disc for the human perception of vibration on floors has been introduced to the Polish standard.</p></abstract>

Following global trends, Polish regulations on human exposure to vibration in buildings were changed and new Polish guidelines were published in June 2017. In accordance with international trends, two methods of assessment have been added to the regulations: basic RMS method and ad-ditional VDV method. For more clarity of RMS method, the human vibration perceptivity ratio (HVPR) was introduced to new Polish regulations. In the appendix to the Polish standard, the vi-bration dose value (VDV) method is presented. The third important change in the new version of the Polish standard is measurement equipment that should be used for human perception evaluation. New regulations have precisely described what kind of equipment should be used for low-frequency recording and a new measurement disc for the human perception of vibration on floors has been introduced to the Polish standard.

New Polish Guidelines Regarding Human Exposure to Vibrations in Buildings

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Following global trends, Polish regulations on human exposure to vibration in buildings were changed and new Polish guidelines were published in June 2017. In...

New Polish Guidelines Regarding Human Exposure to Vibrations in Buildings

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 97 - 109

Received: Jun 04, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.074.10725

Keywords
human exposure to vibration, standard regulations, RMS method, VDV, measurements

© 2018 Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

New Polish Guidelines Regarding Human Exposure to Vibrations in Buildings

Published Online: May 16, 2020

Page range: 97 - 109

Received: Jun 04, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.19.074.10725

Keywordshuman exposure to vibration, standard regulations, RMS method, VDV, measurements

© 2018 Alicja Kowalska-Koczwara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
human exposure to vibration, standard regulations, RMS method, VDV, measurements