Road Construction Equipment
A Breif Defenition
Heavy construction equipment are used for various purposes in large projects. Selection of different types
of heavy
equipment depends on the size of the work and economy of the project. These make construction process easier
and faster.
Different types of heavy equipment commonly used in the construction are as follows:
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Excavators: These machines are used mainly for digging purposes as
well as
various lifting and carrying tasks in various
applications.
-
Backhoe: The backhoe is the main tool of the backhoe loader. It's
used to dig up hard, compact material, usually earth, or to
lift heavy loads, such as a sewer box.
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Dragline Excavator: The dragline, or dragline excavator, is a
mechanized excavator and crawler that is used in large-scale works. It
operates with a shovel or scoop attached to the machine only with cables, which offers it a
wide range of action and
load.
-
Bulldozers: A bulldozer is an earthmoving machine designed to push
large quantities of rubble, soil, sand and other loose materials.
They were originally used by farmers as tractors to plow and clear land. Over time, dozers
have evolved to accommodate a
variety of environments and applications with high levels of efficiency.
-
Graders: Graders are commonly used in the construction and
maintenance of dirt and gravel roads for creating a flat surface where
the asphalt will be placed.
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Wheel Tractor Scraper: Wheel tractor scrapers is a heavy equipment
used for earthmoving applications. It is a machine used to remove or move
gravel, dust, coal, mud, and other unwanted material from the ground surface
-
Trenchers: A trencher is a piece of construction equipment used to
dig trenches, especially for laying pipes or electrical cables,
for installing drainage, or in preparation for trench warfare.
-
Loaders: A loader, also called a bucket loader, front loader, or
payloader, is a machine widely used in the construction sector,
either for buildings, public works, roads, highways, tunnels, or any activity that requires
moving soil or rocks in
large volumes, as well as loading and managing waste.
-
Tower Cranes: Tower crane is a type of lifting structure which
utilizes a vertical mast or tower to support a working boom in an
elevated position.
-
Pavers: Pavers, also known as road paver finishers, asphalt finishers
or road paving machines, are used to lay asphalt on roads,
bridges, car parks and other such places. The machine is used to lay the asphalt flat on the
ground and provides minor
compaction before it is compacted with a roller.
-
Compactors: A compactor is a machine or mechanism used to reduce the
size of material such as waste material or bio mass through
compaction. A trash compactor is often used by business and public places like hospitals
(And in the United States also
by homes) to reduce the volume of trash they produce.
-
Telehandlers: Telehandlers are multi-purpose machines that lift, move
and place material. A telehandler — short for “telescopic
handler” — accepts different attachments to lift, move and place materials ranging from
bricks and gravel to lumber.
-
Feller Bunchers: A feller buncher is a self-propelled machine with a
cutting head that is capable of holding more than one stem at a
time. The cutting head is used strictly for cutting, holding, and placing the stems on the
ground.
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Dump Trucks: A dumper truck is primarily used to transport materials
to and from a construction site. It is the safest way to quickly
transport loose materials from a site, and is especially important in the early phases of a
project where the ground is
being prepared for work to commence.
-
Pile Boring Machin: Piling rigs are mainly used to drill/create piles
in soil, clay, etc. It is widely used for cast-in-place piles,
diaphragm walls, and foundation reinforcement. It consists of a tabular element or hard box,
placed and fixed on a crane
base.
-
Pile Driving Machine: A pile driver is a heavy-duty tool used to
drive piles into soil to build piers, bridges, cofferdams, and other "pole"
supported structures, and patterns of pilings as part of permanent deep foundations for
buildings or other structures.
Excavators: These machines are used mainly for digging purposes as
well as
various lifting and carrying tasks in various
applications.
Backhoe: The backhoe is the main tool of the backhoe loader. It's
used to dig up hard, compact material, usually earth, or to
lift heavy loads, such as a sewer box.
Dragline Excavator: The dragline, or dragline excavator, is a
mechanized excavator and crawler that is used in large-scale works. It
operates with a shovel or scoop attached to the machine only with cables, which offers it a
wide range of action and
load.
Bulldozers: A bulldozer is an earthmoving machine designed to push
large quantities of rubble, soil, sand and other loose materials.
They were originally used by farmers as tractors to plow and clear land. Over time, dozers
have evolved to accommodate a
variety of environments and applications with high levels of efficiency.
Graders: Graders are commonly used in the construction and
maintenance of dirt and gravel roads for creating a flat surface where
the asphalt will be placed.
Wheel Tractor Scraper: Wheel tractor scrapers is a heavy equipment
used for earthmoving applications. It is a machine used to remove or move
gravel, dust, coal, mud, and other unwanted material from the ground surface
Trenchers: A trencher is a piece of construction equipment used to
dig trenches, especially for laying pipes or electrical cables,
for installing drainage, or in preparation for trench warfare.
Loaders: A loader, also called a bucket loader, front loader, or
payloader, is a machine widely used in the construction sector,
either for buildings, public works, roads, highways, tunnels, or any activity that requires
moving soil or rocks in
large volumes, as well as loading and managing waste.
Tower Cranes: Tower crane is a type of lifting structure which
utilizes a vertical mast or tower to support a working boom in an
elevated position.
Pavers: Pavers, also known as road paver finishers, asphalt finishers
or road paving machines, are used to lay asphalt on roads,
bridges, car parks and other such places. The machine is used to lay the asphalt flat on the
ground and provides minor
compaction before it is compacted with a roller.
Compactors: A compactor is a machine or mechanism used to reduce the
size of material such as waste material or bio mass through
compaction. A trash compactor is often used by business and public places like hospitals
(And in the United States also
by homes) to reduce the volume of trash they produce.
Telehandlers: Telehandlers are multi-purpose machines that lift, move
and place material. A telehandler — short for “telescopic
handler” — accepts different attachments to lift, move and place materials ranging from
bricks and gravel to lumber.
Feller Bunchers: A feller buncher is a self-propelled machine with a
cutting head that is capable of holding more than one stem at a
time. The cutting head is used strictly for cutting, holding, and placing the stems on the
ground.
Dump Trucks: A dumper truck is primarily used to transport materials
to and from a construction site. It is the safest way to quickly
transport loose materials from a site, and is especially important in the early phases of a
project where the ground is
being prepared for work to commence.
Pile Boring Machin: Piling rigs are mainly used to drill/create piles
in soil, clay, etc. It is widely used for cast-in-place piles,
diaphragm walls, and foundation reinforcement. It consists of a tabular element or hard box,
placed and fixed on a crane
base.
Pile Driving Machine: A pile driver is a heavy-duty tool used to
drive piles into soil to build piers, bridges, cofferdams, and other "pole"
supported structures, and patterns of pilings as part of permanent deep foundations for
buildings or other structures.
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