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Vibration and comfort: vertical and lateral motion in the range 0·5 to 5·0 Hz

C. CORBRIDGE Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, The University of Southampton, Southampton, S09 5NH, England
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M. J. GRIFFTN Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, The University of Southampton, Southampton, S09 5NH, England
Pages 249-272 | Received 03 Sep 1984, Accepted 01 Feb 1985, Published online: 07 Jun 2007

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