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For excavation below the ground

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Backhoe

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For excavation above its own track or wheel level

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Shovel or front shovel

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For bulk excavation in loose soils below its own track level

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Dragline

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For deep confined cutting in pits, trenches

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Clamshell or grab

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For moving earth up to a distance of about 100 m, shallow excavation, and acting as a towing tractor and pusher to scraper machines

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Dozers

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For compaction of earth or other materials

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Roller compaction

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For site stripping and leveling loading hauling and discharging over long distances

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Scraper

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For horizontal transportation of materials on and off sites

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Dumper

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For spreading fill and fine trimming the subgrade.

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Grader

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For weighing and mixing large quantity of concrete constituents

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Concrete batching and mixing plant

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For mixing small quantities of concrete constituents

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Concrete mixers

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For transporting concrete from batching plant

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Concrete transit mixers

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For horizontal and vertical transportation of large volumes of concrete in short duration

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Concrete pumps static or portable

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Are a means of transporting materials or passengers vertically by means of a moving level platform

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Hoists

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Used to lift a lower heavy loads

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Lever hoist

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A mechanism that exerts a force for lifting or lowering an object by utilizing a drum or lift wheel around which rope or chain wraps

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Chain hoist

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A mechanical lifting device that uses electrical power to move a rope or wire rope which is used to raise or lower loads

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Electric wire rope hoist

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Utilize a rotary or piston driven motor powered by compressed air

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Pneumatic piston hoist

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Makes use of compressed air to facilitate the lifting of heavy loads

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Pneumatic chain hoist

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Design to use chain or wire rope

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Pneumatic wire rope hoist

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A device used for hoisting and placing materials and machinery

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Crane

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A type of machine equipped with a hoist rope chains or sheaves and used to lower lift and move heavy or bulk construction materials around

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Tower crane

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The large construction sites most strategic equipment for productivity

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Top slewing tower cranes

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Tower crane where the slewing or rotation mechanism is located at the base of the crane rather than at the top

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Bottoms living tower cranes

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Type of crane that is mounted on a wheeled or tracked vehicle allowing it to move freely between job sites
Mobile crane
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Are mobile cranes mounted on a truck chassis allowing them to move easily on roads without requiring additional transport
Truck cranes
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A type of mobile crane that moves on tracks or crawlers instead of wheels
Crawler cranes
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A type of mobile crane specifically designed for off-road and rugged environments
Rough terrain cranes
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As the name suggest all the rain cranes can maneuver through rough terrain as well as public roads with ease
All terrain cranes
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Large machinery with a bucket arm rotating cab and tracks for digging and lifting
Excavators
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A versatile machine with a bucket on the rare and a shovel or loader on the front
Backhoe
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Heavy equipment with a large bucket at the front for scooping lifting and moving materials
Loaders
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Heavy machinery with a large blade at the front for pushing material
Bulldozers
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Small maneuverable machines with a rigid frame and lift arms for attachments
Skid steer loaders
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Machines designed to dig trenches for utilities or foundations
Trenchers
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Self propelled machines with a bowl for digging and holding material
Motors scrapers
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A loader mounted on trucks for better stability on rough terrain
Crawler Loaders
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A loader with a large bucket on the front mounted on wheels. Faster and more maneuverable than track machines
Wheeled loading shovel
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Vehicles used to carry and dump loose materials
Dumpers
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Trucks with a rare compartment that can be tipped to dump materials
Tippers
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Unpowered vehicles that are towed by tracks or tractors for transporting materials. Can be used for long distance material transportation
Trailers
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Their small four wheeled can rotate a full 360° and are more portable. Can lift materials to great heights and distances
Carry deck cranes
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Tracks instead of wheels. Jobs at soft or uneven terrain
Crawler crane
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These cranes are used for pick and carry operations off road and on rough terrains
Rough terrain crane
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are used for projects at sea such as sports or oil rigs
Floating Crane
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Supported by two steel beams that straddle the workload with the hoist traveling along the bridge part of the crane
Bridge or overhead crane
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Are equipped with a boom out fitted with a hydraulic cylinder that allows it to change length like a telescope
Telescopic crane
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Offers efficient vertical lifting allowing projects to move materials like steel beams formwork and concrete buckets at height
Tower crane
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Continuous systems of belts or rollers used to transport materials. Effective for transporting materials over long distances within the same site
Conveyors
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Small powered trucks with forks used to lift and move materials. Maneuverable and versatile commonly used in warehouses
Forklift
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A mechanical device used for vertical transportation of personnel materials and equipment within construction sites
Hoist
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Is a device used in construction that combines cement water sand and gravel to form concrete
Concrete mixer
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Made to mix concrete and transport it to the construction site. They can be charged with dry materials and water with the mixing occurring during transport
Truck mixer
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A machine used in construction to transfer liquid concrete or mixed concrete through pumping
Concrete pump
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A construction pockets in freshly poured concrete. It's primary purpose is to ensure that the concrete mixture is evenly distributed
Concrete vibrator
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Heavy equipment used to compact soil gravel and asphalt
Road rollers
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A construction machine that drives files for foundation work
Pile drivers
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Are used to rough and up the surface of the concrete for a non-slip finished without being uncomfortable to walk on with bare feet
Concrete broom machine
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They are used to apply a smooth finish to concrete slabs
Power trowel
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A way of measuring how efficient and productive your equipment is by showing you when where and how your equipment is used
Equipment utilization
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A vital tool used in construction industry to monitor the efficiency and productivity of equipment deployed on a project
Equipment utilization report
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Considered to be the most common method of calculating depreciating assets and is based on the assumption that the asset loses an equal amount of value each year
Straight line method
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This leads to a higher rate of depreciation initially which reduce progressively
Sum of years digit method
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This type of maintenance is to catch failures before they happen
Preventative Maintenance
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Refers to services you'll need when something on your equipment breaks or malfunctions
Corrective Maintenance
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Foreshadows an equipment failure through close monitoring and data collection via technology
Predictive Maintenance

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