Noise exposed of the operators of combine harvesters with and without a cab

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 749-756

  Sümer, Sarp Korkut ^a   Say, Sait M ^b   Ege, Fikri ^b   Sabanci, Alaettin ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cab; Combine harvester; Noise level

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC WAVES; CABS (TRUCK);

CABS; COMBINE HARVESTER; NOISE LEVEL;

HARVESTERS;

ARTICLE; HARVEST; NOISE POLLUTION; SOUND INTENSITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WHEAT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HARVESTERS; NOISE; SOUND WAVES;

EID: 33745908602     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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