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An analysis of the forces required to drag sheep over various surfaces

- Harvey, Jack, Culvenor, John, Payne, Warren, Cowley, Stephen, Lawrance, Michael, Stuart, David, Williams, Robyn

  • Authors: Harvey, Jack , Culvenor, John , Payne, Warren , Cowley, Stephen , Lawrance, Michael , Stuart, David , Williams, Robyn
  • Date: 2002
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Applied Ergonomics Vol. 33, no. 6 (Nov 2002), p. 523-531
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  • Description: Some occupational health and safety hazards associated with sheep shearing are related to shearing shed design. One aspect is the floor of the catching pen, from which sheep are caught and dragged to the shearing workstation. Floors can be constructed from various materials, and may be level or gently sloping. An experiment was conducted using eight experienced shearers as participants to measure the force exerted by a shearer when dragging a sheep. Results showed that significant changes in mean dragging force occurred with changes in both surface texture and slope. The mean dragging forces for different floor textures and slopes ranged from 359 N (36.6 kg) to 423N (43.2 kg), and were close to the maximum acceptable limits for pulling forces for the most capable of males. The best floor tested was a floor sloped at 1:10 constructed of timber battens oriented parallel to the path of the drag, which resulted in a mean dragging force 63.6N (15%) lower than the worst combination.
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  • Description: 2003000244

Advances in Industrial and Production Engineering : Select Proceedings of FLAME 2022

- Phanden, Rakesh, Kumar, Ravinder, Pandey, Pulak Mohan editor, Chakraborty, Ayon

  • Authors: Phanden, Rakesh , Kumar, Ravinder , Pandey, Pulak Mohan editor , Chakraborty, Ayon
  • Date: 2023
  • Type: Text , Book
  • Relation: Lecture notes in mechanical engineering
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  • Description: This book comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME) 2022. It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of state-of-the-art research and development in industrial and production engineering. Various topics covered include sustainable manufacturing processes, logistics and supply chains, Industry 4.0 practices, circular economy, lean six sigma, agile manufacturing, additive manufacturing, IoT and Big Data in manufacturing, 3D printing, simulation, manufacturing management and automation, surface roughness, multi-objective optimization and modelling for production processes, developments in casting, welding, machining, and machine tools and many more advancements in industrial and production engineering. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry working in the area of industrial and production engineering.
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