Scientific rationale for proposed vibration dose value criteria for assessing vibration exposure in residential and public buildings in Ukraine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2415-8127.2026.74.25Keywords:
building vibration, vibration dose value (VDV), whole-body vibration, vibration exposure assessment, residential buildings, public health, health-based criteriaAbstract
Increasing urban density, development of transport infrastructure, and the growing number of anthropogenic sources of dynamic loads contribute to elevated vibration levels in residential and public buildings. Long-term exposure to intermittent vibration may adversely affect occupants’ comfort, sleep quality, and daily activities. At the same time, Ukraine currently lacks modern health-based criteria establishing acceptable levels of vibration exposure for the population. Objective. To provide a scientific rationale for proposed vibration dose value (Vibration Dose Value, VDV) criteria for assessing exposure to intermittent and impulsive vibration in residential and public buildings in Ukraine, taking into account nationally defined periods of human occupancy. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted as a normative and analytical modelling study based on a comparative analysis of international standards, including ISO 2631-1, ISO 2631-2, and BS 6472-1, as well as Ukrainian legislative provisions defining daytime and nighttime periods. Adaptation of international criteria was performed using a mathematical VDV calculation model based on the fourth-power relationship between vibration acceleration magnitude and exposure duration. Results. The applicability of the VDV criterion instead of root mean square (RMS) vibration acceleration for the assessment of nonstationary building vibration was substantiated. The BS 6472-1 criteria were adapted to the time periods established by Ukrainian legislation (14-hour daytime period and 10-hour nighttime period). Proposed VDV values were calculated for residential buildings, educational facilities, healthcare premises, and rooms in social care institutions. Conclusions. The proposed approach enables adaptation of international vibration assessment methods to Ukrainian conditions and may serve as a scientific and methodological basis for the development of health-based regulatory criteria for vibration exposure in residential and public buildings.
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