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D2S9 - Vibration
D2S9 - Vibration
D a y 6 S e c ti o n 14
O b j e c ti v e s
By the end of the module, you will be able to:
● Understand basic concept of vibration
● Know different types of occupational vibrations
● Aware of who are at risk to occupational
vibration exposures
● Aware some of the measures to reduce
exposures
V IB R A T IO N
● Vibration is the mechanical oscillations of an object about an
equilibrium point.
● The oscillations may be regular such as the motion of a
pendulum or random such as the movement of a tire on a gravel
road.
● If we could watch a vibrating object in slow m otion, you could
see movements in different directions.
V IB R A T IO N
V I B R AT I O N
Any vibration has two measurable quantities. How far (amplitude or intensity), and how fast
(frequency) the object moves helps determine its vibrational characteristics.
Frequency
• The number of cycles that a vibrating object completes in one second is called
frequency.
• The unit of frequency is hertz (Hz).
• One hertz equals one cycle per second.
● The measure of acceleration is expressed in units of (metres per second) per second or
metres per second squared (m/s2).
● The magnitude of acceleration changes from zero to a maximum during each cycle of
vibration.
● It increases as vibrating object moves further from its normal stationary position.
M e a s u r e m e n t of V i b rati o n
● Vibration is usually measured by the use of accelerometers.