Study of the effect of underground drilling environments on the noise produced by percussive rock drills

The aim of the investigation is to identify and interrelate particular parameters that influence the magnitude of noise levels to which rock drillers are subjected. The percussive rock drill is known to be an excessively noisy machine. Currently, exhaust mufflers and other silencing devices are bein...

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Main Author: Higginson, John Francis
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33070