An Investigation of the Effect of Vibration Duration on the Evaluation of Subjective Responses to Horizontal Vibration

Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the evaluation method of building habitability based on subjective responses to vibration caused by external sources. Twenty-five people participated in the experiment with 76 input stimulus conditions consisting of vibrations based on field records and sinusoidal vibrations in the horizontal direction. The subjective responses were measured in terms of "Magnitude", "Concern", and "Discomfort". The relationships between several domestic and international evaluation methods of environmental vibration and subjective responses showed that the Vibration Dose Value in which the effect of vibration duration was considered by the fourth power was the most reasonable method.