In this study the sensory experiment on sense of horizontal vibration was done. It was over a wide frequency range assuming the vibration in low-rise and high-rise buildings. This paper investigates the characteristics of five scales ; degree of discomfort and magnitude, sensory limit assessment, uneasy feelings and expression with adjectives. Every scale has the opposite slides in a low and a high frequency range. More physical assessment has a clearer relation with a single physical element. More subjective assessment varies more widely and has a stronger effect of acceleration. The comparative result between the scales finds the relative differences of them. Because the highest scale differs on a vibration range, it is needed to grasp such sensory characteristics to reduce inhabitants' complaints.
