Influence of compressive strength and applied force in concrete on particles exposure concentrations during cutting processes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3124-3128

  Soo, Jhy Charm ^a   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a,b   Chen, Ching Hwa ^a   Chen, Mei Ru ^a,c   Hsu, Hsin I ^a   Wu, Trong Neng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Applied force; Concrete compressive strength; Concrete cutting; Particle exposure concentrations

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FORCES; COARSE PARTICLES; CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE CUTTING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; CUTTING CONDITIONS; CUTTING PROCESS; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; EXPOSURE LEVEL; FINE PARTICLES; RESPIRABLE FRACTIONS;

CUTTING; CUTTING TOOLS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CONCRETE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE; CUTTING; DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; DUST EXPOSURE; FORCE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 80955179586     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. ACGIH ACGIH technical committee on air sampling procedures: particle size-selective sampling in the Workplace. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Ohio 1984.
2. Baldwin P.E.J., Maynard A.D. A survey of wind speeds in indoor workplaces. Ann Occup Hyg 1998, 42:303-313.
3. Balout B., Songmene V., Masounave J. An experimental study of dust generation during dry drilling of pre-cooled and pre-heated workpiece Materials. J Manuf Process 2007, 9:23-34.
4. Bergdahl I.A., Toren K., Eriksson K., Hedlund U., Nilsson T., Flodin R., et al. Increased mortality in COPD among construction workers exposed to inorganic dust. Eur Respir J 2004, 23:402-406.
5. Bianchi E.C., Silva E.J., Silva C.E., Souza G.F., Fortulan C.A., Fernandes O.C., et al. The behavior of resin-bond diamond wheels in the grinding of advanced ceramics. Ind Diam Rev 1998, 58:105-110.
6. Burstyn I., Kromhout H., Kauppinen T., Heikkila P., Boffetta P. Statistical modeling of the determinants of historical exposure to bitumen and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among paving workers. Ann Occup Hyg 2000, 44:43-56.
7. CEN Workplace atmospheres: size fraction definitions for measurement of airborne particles in the workplace. Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) standard EN 481, Belgium 1993.
8. Chen D., Sarumi M., Al-Hassani S.T.S. Computational mean particle erosion model. Wear 1998, 214:64-73.
9. Crawley M.J. The R book 2007, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, England.
10. Croteau G.A., Guffey S.E., Flanagan M.E., Seixas N.S. The effect of local exhaust ventilation controls on dust exposures during concrete cutting and grinding activities. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 2002, 63:458-467.
11. Dement J.M., Welch L., Ringen K., Bingham E., Quinn P. Airways obstruction among older construction and trade workers at department of energy nuclear sites. Am J Ind Med 2010, 53:224-240.
12. Ersoy A., Atici U. Performance characteristics of circular diamond saws in cutting different types of rocks. Diam Relat Mater 2004, 13:22-37.
13. Fell A.K.M., Sikkeland L.I.B., Svendsen M.V., Kongerud J. Airway inflammation in cement production workers. Occup Environ Med 2010, 67:395-400.
14. Flanagan M.E., Loewenherz C., Kuhn G. Indoor wet concrete cutting and coring exposure evaluation. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2001, 16:1097-1100.
15. Flanagan M.E., Seixas N., Majar M., Camp J., Morgan M. Silica dust exposures during selected construction activities. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 2003, 64:319-328.
16. Flanagan M.E., Seixas N., Becker P., Takacs B., Camp J. Silica exposure on construction sites: Results of an exposure monitoring data compilation project. J Occup Environ Hyg 2006, 3:144-152.
17. Friesen M.C., Macnab Y.C., Marion S.A., Demers P.A., Davies H.W., Teschke K.A.Y. Mixed models and empirical bayes estimation for retrospective exposure assessment of dust exposures in Canadian sawmills. Ann Occup Hyg 2006, 50:281-288.
18. Goswami E., Larson T., Lumley T., Liu L.J.S. Spatial characteristics of fine particulate matter: Identifying representative monitoring locations in Seattle, Washington. J Air Waste Manage 2002, 52:324-333.
19. ISO Air quality - particle size fraction definitions for health-related sampling 1995, 7708. International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva.
20. Khettabi R., Songmene V., Masounave J. Effect of tool lead angle and chip formation mode on dust emission in dry cutting. J Mater Process Tech 2007, 194:100-109.
21. Khettabi R., Songmene V., Masounave J. Effects of speeds, materials, and tool rake angles on metallic particle emission during orthogonal cutting. J Mater Eng Perform 2010, 19:767-775.
22. Khettabi R., Songmene V., Zaghbani I., Masounave J. Modeling of particle emission during dry orthogonal cutting. J Mater Eng Perform 2010, 19:776-789.
23. Mindess S., Young J.F. Concrete 1981, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
24. Nij E.T., Burdorf A., Parker J., Attfield M., van Duivenbooden C., Heederik D. Radiographic abnormalities among construction workers exposed to quartz containing dust. Occup Environ Med 2003, 60:410-417.
25. NIOSH. Particulates not otherwise regulated, respirable (Method 0600). NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication, 4th edCincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 1994
26. Peters S., Thomassen Y., Fechter-Rink E., Kromhout H. Personal exposure to inhalable cement dust among construction workers. J Environ Monit 2009, 11:174-180.
27. Rappaport S.M., Goldberg M., Susi P.A.M., Herrick R.F. Excessive exposure to silica in the US construction industry. Ann Occup Hyg 2003, 47:111-122.
28. Rubow K.L., Marple V.A., Olin J., McCawley M.A. A personal cascade impactor- design, evaluation and calibration. Am Ind Hyg Assoc 1987, 48:532-538.
29. Soo J.C., Tsai P.J., Chen C.H., Hsu D.J., Dai Y.T., Chang C.P. Establishing aerosol exposure predictive models based on noise measurements-using concrete drilling as an example. J Environ Monit 2009, 11:1523-1528.
30. Soo J.C., Tsai P.J., Lee S.C., Lu S.Y., Chang C.P., Liou Y.W., et al. Establishing aerosol exposure predictive models based on vibration measurements. J Hazard Mater 2010, 178:306-311.
31. Swanson G.M., Lin C.S., Burns P.B. Diversity in the association between occupation and lung-cancer among black- and white men. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1993, 2:313-320.
32. Thorpe A., Brown R.C. Factors influencing the production of dust during the hand sanding of wood. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1995, 56:236-242.
33. Thorpe A., Ritchie A.S., Gibson M.J., Brown R.C. Measurements of the effectiveness of dust control on cut-off saws used in the construction industry. Ann Occup Hyg 1999, 43:443-456.
34. Tsai P.J., Vincent J.H. A study of workers' exposures to the inhalable and total aerosol fractions in the primary nickel production industry using mannequins to simulate personal sampling. Ann Occup Hyg 2001, 45:385-394.
35. WHO Hazard prevention and control in the work environment: Airborne particle, prevention and control exchange 1999, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
36. Zhang Z., Zhang L., Mai Y. Modeling friction and wear of scratching ceramic particle-reinforced metal composites. Wear 1994, 176:231-237.