Vibration serviceability of timber floors in residential construction

Abstract

Abstract The main focus of this review is the chronological development of design approaches to minimize excessive vibrations in residential timber floors. To aid readers in understanding the fundamental issues, factors affecting human response to floor vibrations are discussed. Discussion also covers the link between these factors and floor construction details. The final section of the review discusses unresolved codification issues. A general conclusion is that, while each of the design approaches reviewed has achieved certain degree of success, none appears to be robust enough to cover the full range of construction details and materials currently being used by the building industry.