title: Quantification of the effects of audible rattle and source type on the human response to environmental vibration.
abstract: The present research quantifies the influence of source type and the presence of audible vibration-induced rattle on annoyance caused by vibration in residential environments. The sources of vibration considered are railway and the construction of a light rail system. Data were measured in the United Kingdom using a socio-vibration survey (N = 1281). These data are analyzed using ordinal logit models to produce exposure-response relationships describing community annoyance as a function of vibration exposure. The influence of source type and the presence of audible vibration-induced rattle on annoyance are investigated using dummy variable analysis, and quantified using odds-ratios and community tolerance levels. It is concluded that the sample population is more likely to express higher levels of annoyance if the vibration source is construction compared to railway, and if vibration-induced rattle is audible.
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sica
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peris
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Moorhouse
authors.affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Waddington
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception; D060389:Construction Industry; D004777:Environment; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007508:Irritable Mood; D016015:Logistic Models; D009038:Motion; D009624:Noise, Transportation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011890:Railroads; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014732:Vibration