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Tolerance Estimation of Human Postural Stability against Train Drafts

Last updated on 04 January 2013 5:41

A wind tunnel experiment was conducted in order to study the effects of train-generated drafts on human postural stability. In the experiment, 29 people were exposed to a transient wind force similar to a draft from a passing train, and the results suggested that both wind speed and wind duration...

Author(s): Hiroharu ENDOH;Koji OMINO;Hiroaki SHIROTO;Mitsugu SAWA;Katsuji TANEMOTO;Yasushi TAKEI

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ;

2009

Japan

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