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Design Considerations: Comfort and Performance<br />

<strong>Floor</strong> System Vibration:<br />

• Vibration is oscillatory movement of the floor system when subjected to a<br />

live load such as footsteps, a dropped item, or machine vibration.<br />

• <strong>Floor</strong> vibration performance is the least quantitative and most subjective<br />

characteristic of a floor system.<br />

• Vibration performance should be a priority.<br />

• consideration for floor system designers.

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