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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER Page
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No.
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Gear Box…………………...,………………………………………........... 1
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Tractor…………………………………………………………....................
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Tractor Mechanism…………………...,…………………………………... 22
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Hydraulics System………………………………………………………….
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Human Factors…………………...,……………………………………....... 43
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𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 (𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡) = 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑙 (𝐷𝑏)
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85 db 90 db 115 db
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FO
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(𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑛)(𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡)
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(𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒
𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙)
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𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒
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𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑟
re
𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟
ultu
ic
𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 :-
gr
A
TE
A
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𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒
A
IC
&
20𝜇𝑃𝑎 (2 × 10−5 )𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙
RS
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𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝 = 20° 𝐷𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒
FO
A
(𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒)
nk
Ba
g,
rin
𝑆𝑃𝐿
ee
20 2 × 10−5 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙
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En
re
ltu
10(𝑓(𝑥)) 𝑃↑
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𝑃𝑟𝑚𝑠
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 = 𝑑𝐵
A
𝑃0
IC
&
𝑃0 = 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒
RS
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𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 𝑑𝐵
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𝑃0 = 2 × 10−5 𝑁⁄𝑚2
A
nk
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g,
𝑃0 = 1 𝑁⁄𝑚2 𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 𝑑𝐵𝐴
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ee
in
g
En
𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 :-
re
ultu
𝑉
ic
𝑉𝐴𝐿 = 2 log10 ( ) 𝑑𝐵
gr
𝑉0
A
TE
𝑉0 = 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
te
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𝐷𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔
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X
A
IC
&
RS
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FO
A
nk
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g in
x En
re
u ltu
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𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 x
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𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 y
oc
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𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔
at
𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔
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𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦
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𝑇=
𝐼𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦
A
IC
(𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡)
&
Tractor
RS
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FO
A
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𝜇𝑠 [𝑅𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡] En
re
𝑘
ltu
𝑤𝑠 = √
𝑚
u
ic
gr
𝑘 = 𝑠𝑝𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
A
𝑘 (𝑠𝑝𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡)
of
te
𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
tu
𝑀 2 +𝑐 + 𝑘𝑥 = 0
sti
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
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𝑚
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𝑇 = 2𝜋√
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𝑇 𝑚
𝑤= =√
2𝜋 𝑘
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0.5
𝑤𝑡 2
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1+ [2 ∈ ( )]
𝑤𝑠
A
𝑇=
IC
2
𝑤𝑡 2 𝑤𝑡 2
[[1 − (𝑤𝑠) ] + (2 ∈ 𝑤𝑠) ]
&
RS
,A
∈= 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜
FO
A
𝑤𝑡 = 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
nk
Ba
𝑤𝑠 = 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡
g,
rin
ee
𝑘
𝑤𝑠 = √ 𝑘 = 𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
in
𝑚
g
En
re
𝑚 = 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 + 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡
ultu
𝐶 [𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔]
ic
gr
∈=
𝐶𝑐 [𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔]
A
TE
A
𝐶𝑐 = 2 𝑚𝑤𝑠
G
of
𝑤𝑠 [𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡]
te
tu
sti
In
𝑘
𝑤𝑠 = √
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𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 (𝐶𝑐 )
A
IC
𝐶𝑐 = 2. 𝑚. 𝑤𝑠
&
RS
,A
0.5
𝑤𝑡 2
1 + 4 ∈2 ( )
FO
𝑤𝑠
𝑇=
A
2
𝑤𝑡 2 𝑤𝑡 2
nk
[[1 − (𝑤𝑠) ] + 4 ∈2 ( ) ]
Ba
𝑤𝑠
g,
rin
∈= 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑜
ee
gin
𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 En
∈=
𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒
re
ultu
ic
gr
A
TE
A
G
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tu
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Numerical
Q1. Sound was measured at 80 DBA and 76dBA in the operator's cabin on a tractor. What is the RMS
sound pressures correspond to both the sound pressure level [GATE 1998]
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A
IC
Q2. Sound was measured at 80 DB in the operator's cabin on a tractor. What is the RMS sound pressure
and also determine the resultant sound pressure in decibels, if the sound pressure is increased eight times
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[GATE 2001]
RS
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Q3. The measures value of the acceleration at the cab floor of the tractor is 2 m/ s 2. If the ratio of the
FO
frequency of the tractor chassis and the under amped natural frequency of the set is 2 and the damping
A
ratio is zero. Find out the vibration intensity experienced by the operator (A) 0.4 M /S 2 (B) 0.66 M /S2
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(C ) 0.88 M /S2 (D) 1.16 M /S2 [GATE2006]
Ba
g,
Q4. The differential equation of motion for a single degree of freedom mass-spring damped system is 8
rin
𝐷2 𝑥 𝐷𝑥
+ 5 𝐷𝑡 + 12𝑡 = 0 .If the units of mass, length and time are Kg, m and sec respectively. The natural
𝐷𝑡 2
ee
frequency of the vibration is in
g in
(A) 0.42 rad /sec (B) 0.52 rad /sec (C) 1.22 rad /sec (D) 1.83 rad /sec [GATE2006]
En
re
Q5. A tractor seat suspension system with a seat and operator mass of 90 kg has a seat suspension
ltu
damping rate of 350 N s m-1. If the spring rate of the system is 5 N mm 1, the damping ratio of the system
u
is [GATE 2009]
ic
gr
Q6. The tractor seat vibrates with a frequency of 1 Hz when there is no damping, when damping is
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provided the frequency of damped vibration is reduced by 10%. The damping factor is
A
[GATE 2010]
G
Q7. The range of frequency of vertical vibration of tractor most harmful to the operator's body at a root
te
(A) 0.4 — 0.8 (B) 4.0 — 8.0 (C) 400 — 800 (D) 4000 — 8000
sti
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Q8. During a test, sound level was measured as 90 dB in the operator’s cabin on a tractor. Taking
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reference sound pressure as 2 10 5 N m-2, the measured RMS sound pressure in N m/Sec2 is
hi
[GATE 2013]
oc
Q9. For a reference sound pressure of 2×10-5 N m-2, the sound level measured at the operator’s
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workspace of a tractor was 80 dB. If the RMS sound pressure is increased by eight times, the resulting
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Q10. Natural frequency of an undamped operator seat is 5 Hz, and combined weight of the seat and the
operator is 880 N. If there are four springs fitted in parallel below the operator seat, the spring rate (or
stiffness) of each spring in kN m-1 is ____________ [GATE 20
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𝑄. 1 → GATE 1998
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A
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 84 𝑑𝐵𝐴
IC
&
𝑃
RS
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 ( )
1
,A
FO
84
= log10 𝑃
A
20
nk
Ba
𝑃 = 15848.931912 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙
g,
rin
ee
gin
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 76 𝐷𝐵𝐴 En
re
ltu
𝑃
u
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 ( )
ic
𝑃0
gr
A
TE
𝑖𝑓 𝐷𝐵𝐴 𝑃0 = 1
A
G
𝑃
of
76 = 20 log10 ( )
𝑃0
te
tu
sti
𝑃2 = 6309 𝑁⁄𝑚2
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𝑄. 2 → GATE 2001
R)
A
𝑃
IC
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log ( )
&
𝑃0
RS
,A
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 80 𝐷𝐵
FO
𝑃0 = 2 × 10−5 𝑁⁄𝑚2
A
nk
Ba
𝑃
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 ( )
g,
2 × 10−5
rin
ee
𝑃
in
80 = 20 log10 ( )
g
2 × 10−5 En
re
80 𝑃
ltu
= log10 ( )
u
20 2 × 10−5
ic
gr
A
104 × 2 × 10−5 = 𝑃
TE
A
𝑃 = 0.2 𝑁⁄𝑚2
G
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GATE 2001
R)
A
IC
𝑆𝑃𝐿 =? 𝑃 = 0.2 × 8
&
RS
𝑃 = 1.6 𝑁⁄𝑚2
,A
FO
1.6
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 ( )
A
2 × 10−5
nk
Ba
= 98 𝑑𝑏
g,
rin
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 98 𝑑𝑏
ee
gin
En
re
ultu
ic
gr
A
TE
A
G
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𝑄. 3 → GATE 2006
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𝛼 = 2 𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐
A
IC
∈= 0
&
RS
,A
FO
𝑤𝑡
A
=2
nk
𝑤𝑠
Ba
0.5
g,
𝑤𝑡 2
rin
1 + 4 ∈2 ( )
𝑤𝑠
ee
𝑇= 2
in
𝑤𝑡 2 2 𝑤𝑡 2
[[1 − (𝑤𝑠) ] + 4 ∈ (𝑤𝑠) ]
g
En
re
ltu
0.5
u
1
ic
𝑇=
gr
2
𝑤𝑡 2
A
[[1 − (𝑤𝑠) ] ]
TE
A
G
1 1 0.5
of
𝑇= =( )
1 − (2)2 9
te
tu
sti
1 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦
In
𝑇= =
3 2
ng
hi
oc
2
= 0.66 𝑚⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐 2
(C
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 =
3
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𝑄. 4 → GATE 2008
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𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
A
8 2 +5 + 12𝑥 = 0
IC
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
&
RS
𝑘
𝑤𝑠 = √
,A
𝑚
FO
A
nk
𝑘
Ba
𝑤𝑠 = √
𝑚
g,
rin
ee
𝑘 = 12
gin
En
𝑚=8
re
ultu
ic
12
gr
8
TE
A
G
of
te
tu
sti
In
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hi
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𝑄. 5 → GATE 2009
R)
A
Tractor chasis
IC
&
RS
,A
Seat
FO
critical
A
nk
Ba
g,
rin
ee
in
𝐶𝑠 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒
g
∈= = En
𝐶𝑐 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒
re
ltu
𝐶𝑐 = 2 𝑚𝑤𝑥 𝐶𝑠 = 350
u
ic
gr
A
𝑘
= 2𝑚√ 𝑚 = 20
TE
𝑚
A
G
𝑘 = 5 𝑁⁄𝑚𝑚
of
𝐶𝑐 = 2√90 × 5000
te
tu
𝑁−𝑠
𝑘 = 5 𝑁⁄10−3 𝑘 = 5000
sti
𝐶𝑐 = 1341
𝑚
In
ng
350
hi
∈= = 0.26
oc
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𝑄. 6 → GATE 2010
R)
𝑤𝑡𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 2
A
∈= √1 − ( )
IC
𝑤𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑡
&
RS
,A
(0.9)2
∈= √(1 − )
FO
1
A
nk
Ba
= √1 − 0.81
g,
rin
= √0.19
ee
gin
∈= 0.43 En
re
ultu
ic
gr
A
TE
A
G
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te
tu
sti
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𝑄. 8 → GATE 2013
𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠
R)
A
IC
&
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 90𝑑𝐵
RS
𝑃𝑟𝑚𝑠
,A
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log ( )
FO
𝑃0
A
nk
𝑃
Ba
90 = 20 log10 ( )
𝑃0
g,
rin
90 𝑃
ee
= log10 ( )
in
20 𝑃0
g
En
𝑃0 = 2 × 10−5
re
ultu
ic
𝑃 = 31622 × 10−5 × 2
gr
A
Farm Power
𝑄. 9 → GATE 2016
R)
𝑚𝑠+𝑜 = 880 𝑁
A
IC
𝑓 = 5𝐻𝑡3
&
RS
,A
𝑘
𝑤𝑠 = √
FO
𝑚
A
nk
Ba
𝑘
2𝜋𝑓 = √ 𝑘 → 𝑁⁄𝑚
g,
𝑚
rin
ee
in
𝑘1
2𝜋 × 5 = √ 𝑚 → 𝑘𝑔
g
𝑚 En
re
880
ltu
𝑚= = 89.79 𝑘𝑔
u
9.8
ic
gr
A
𝑘1
TE
2𝜋 × 5 = √
A
89.79
G
of
te
𝑘 1 = 88.619
tu
sti
𝑘1
In
4
hi
oc
Farm Power
𝑄. 10 → GATE 2015
R)
𝑃
𝑆𝑃𝐿 = 20 log10 ( )
A
𝑃0
IC
&
𝑃
RS
80 = 20 log10 ( )
2 × 10−5
,A
FO
𝑃 = 0.2
A
nk
Ba
𝑃𝑛𝑒𝑤 = 8 × 0.2 = 1.6
g,
rin
1.6
ee
𝑆𝑃𝐿𝑛𝑒𝑤 = log10 ( )
2 × 10−5
gin
𝑆𝑃𝐿𝑛𝑒𝑤 = 98.06 𝑑𝐵
En
re
ultu
ic
gr
A
TE
A
G
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te
tu
sti
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