jackhammers
Pneumatic pavement breakers
Jackhammers is the plural of jackhammer, a powerful pneumatic or electric tool that breaks up concrete, asphalt, and rock through rapid hammering action.
Construction workers use jackhammers to demolish pavement and dig through hard surfaces.
The noise is notorious: The jackhammers outside my window started at seven a.m.
As a verb, to jackhammer is to use one or to pound with similar force.
Acoustic intensity units
- loudHigh in volume
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- drillingHole-making by rotation
racket · clatter · din · thumping · cacophony · reverberation · percussion · deafening
Deliberate structural destruction
- concreteSolid building mixture
- pavementHard road covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- roadworkStreet repair activities
excavation · breaking · rubble · sidewalk · foundation · crews · hardhat · worksite
Using pressurized gas
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- chiselEdged carving implement
- bitSmall amount or portion
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
electric · heavy-duty · portable · handheld · air-powered · trigger · industrial · equipment
decibels
Acoustic intensity units
drilling · racket · clatter · din · thumping · cacophony · reverberation · percussion · deafening · thunderous
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
roadwork · excavation · breaking · rubble · sidewalk · foundation · crews · hardhat · worksite · infrastructure
pneumatic
Using pressurized gas
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- chiselEdged carving implement
- bitSmall amount or portion
hydraulic · electric · heavy-duty · portable · handheld · air-powered · trigger · industrial · equipment · machinery
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
shaking · repetitive · strain · fatigue · exertion · grip · operator · endurance · muscle · recoil
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, boom
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- urban nuisanceslitter, noise, traffic, trash, garbage
- breakdancingbreakdancing, breaking, b-boy, b-boying, toprock
- worksite hazardselectrocution, cave-in, falling objects, chemical exposure, asbestos
- pneumaticspneumatic drills, pneumatic tubes, pneumatics, compressed air, air compressors
jackhammersscalpels
Thin-bladed medical knives
precision instruments · tweezers · surgical instruments · needle · dental picks