Whole-Body Vibration Biodynamics – a Critical Review: I. Experimental Biodynamics

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• Personal Author:
  Dewangan KN ; Dong, Ren G. ; Marcotte P ; Rakheja, S.
• Description:
  In the framework of whole-body vibration (WBV), biodynamics refers to biomechanical responses of the human body to impressed oscillatory forces or motions. The biodynamic responses of the human body to WBV form an essential basis for an understanding of mechanical-equivalent properties of the body and potential injury mechanisms, developments in frequencyweightings and design tools of systems coupled with the human operator. In this first part, the biodynamic responses obtained experimentally in terms of 'to-the-body' and 'through-the-body' functions, are critically reviewed and discussed to highlight influences of various contributory factors, such as those related to posture, body support, anthropometry and nature of vibration, together with the range of experimental conditions. The reported data invariably show highly complex, nonlinear and coupled effects of the majority of the contributory factors. It is shown that the reported studies often conclude conflicting effects of many factors, such as posture, gender, vibration and support conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Men Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Vibration Women
• Keywords:
  Anthropometry Apparent Mass Author Keywords: Absorbed Power Biodynamics Biomechanics Body Mechanics Contributory Factors Driving Point Mechanical Impedance Gender And Anthropometric Effect Humans Injuries Magnitude And Frequency Of Vibration Posture Seat-to-head Transmissibility Sitting Posture STHT Type Vibration Effects Vibration Exposure Whole Body Vibration

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• ISSN:
  1745-3194
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-51
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058516
• Citation:
  Int J Veh Perform 2020 Jan; 6(1):1-51
• Contact Point Address:
  Subhash Rakheja, College of Mechanical and Engineering Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
• Email:
  subhash.rakheja@concordia.ca
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Vehicle Performance
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:590d1c6f117bdb67fdabe76a3ae4b00e3409e7d4655c2a24c24c3554db2010324ac0e3e26c6179126a8d46bdccf08bacb8d770f28571344bdddd2d84e6580b61
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221593/cdc_221593_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.39 MB ]