| Document ID (ISN) | 62886 |
| CIS number |
94-1785 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0014-0139 - Ergonomics |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Burström L., Lundström R. |
| Title |
Absorption of vibration energy in the human hand and arm |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1994, Vol.37, No.5, p.879-890. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
The mechanical energy absorption in the hand-arm system was measured within the frequency range of 4 to 1000Hz in a group of ten subjects exposed to sinusoidal vibration. The energy absorption in the hand and arm depended mainly on the frequency and direction of the vibration stimulus; higher vibration levels, as well as firmer handgrips, resulted in higher absorption of energy. Varying hand-arm postures had only a small influence on the amount of absorbed energy, while the constitution of the hand and arm affected the energy absorption to a larger extent. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hand-arm vibration; energy absorption |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
grip strength; direction of vibration; anthropometry; work posture; vibration frequency |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
Non-ionizing radiation
|
