Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dewangan, K.N.
• Kumar, G.V. Prasanna
• Tewari, V.K.

Titel

Noise characteristics of tractors and health effect on farmers

Ist Teil von

• Applied acoustics, 2005-09, Vol.66 (9), p.1049-1062

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An investigation was conducted to determine the noise propagation (under stationary condition) and noise at operator’s ear level of popular 18.7 and 26.1 kW tractors and 4.6 and 6.7 kW hand tractors during field operations with various implements. It was observed that both tractors produced the noise of 92 dB(A) L eq in the working zone of operator. The sound pressure level (SPL) of the hand tractor was about 2 dB(A) L eq higher than that of the tractor. The SPL during field operations at operator’s ear level increased with increase in engine speed and forward speed. Furthermore, the SPL was higher for field operations corresponding to the implement requiring higher draft. It was observed that the SPLs of the tractors and hand tractors were more than the exposure limit of noise for 8-h workday recommended by ISO and OSHA. This may cause health problems to the farmers in the long run.