Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area
This research deals with productivity and cost of rock disintegration and side casting of materials with the use of a hydraulic hammer mounted on a PC 220 Komatsu crawler excavator, which is used on rocky slopes of Hyrcanian forests of Iran. A continuing time study was applied during the road constr...
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| author | A. Parsakhoo S. A. Hosseini M. R. Ghaffariyan |
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| description | This research deals with productivity and cost of rock disintegration and side casting of materials with the use of a hydraulic hammer mounted on a PC 220 Komatsu crawler excavator, which is used on rocky slopes of Hyrcanian forests of Iran. A continuing time study was applied during the road construction. To estimate the volume of rock disintegration, the average end area equation was used. The increasing cut-slope height decreased productivity. The productivity of hydraulic hammer averaged at 5.5 m3.h-1 for the mean work volume of 5.07 m3.m-1. The unit cost of the system was 7.7 €.m-3. From the economic point of view a new machine with multipurpose system could be recommended for forest road construction operations in rocky areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64afe9fc9ad240fead897d8ab526e8de2023-02-23T03:42:16ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesJournal of Forest Science1212-48341805-935X2011-12-01571256557310.17221/59/2011-JFSjfs-201112-0006Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous areaA. Parsakhoo0S. A. Hosseini1M. R. Ghaffariyan2Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, IranDepartment of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, IranResearch Fellow, Harvesting and Operations, CRC Forestry, University of Tasmania, AustraliaThis research deals with productivity and cost of rock disintegration and side casting of materials with the use of a hydraulic hammer mounted on a PC 220 Komatsu crawler excavator, which is used on rocky slopes of Hyrcanian forests of Iran. A continuing time study was applied during the road construction. To estimate the volume of rock disintegration, the average end area equation was used. The increasing cut-slope height decreased productivity. The productivity of hydraulic hammer averaged at 5.5 m3.h-1 for the mean work volume of 5.07 m3.m-1. The unit cost of the system was 7.7 €.m-3. From the economic point of view a new machine with multipurpose system could be recommended for forest road construction operations in rocky areas.https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-201112-0006_economics-of-a-hydraulic-hammer-for-forest-road-construction-in-a-mountainous-area.phphydraulic hammerrock disintegrationcut slopeproductivitycosts |
| spellingShingle | A. Parsakhoo S. A. Hosseini M. R. Ghaffariyan Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area Journal of Forest Science hydraulic hammer rock disintegration cut slope productivity costs |
| title | Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| title_full | Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| title_fullStr | Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| title_short | Economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| title_sort | economics of a hydraulic hammer for forest road construction in a mountainous area |
| topic | hydraulic hammer rock disintegration cut slope productivity costs |
| url | https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-201112-0006_economics-of-a-hydraulic-hammer-for-forest-road-construction-in-a-mountainous-area.php |
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