G4 Flashcards
(41 cards)
Large machinery
with a bucket, arm, rotating
cab, and tracks for digging
and lifting
Excavators
A versatile
machine with a bucket
on the rear and a shovel
or loader on the front.
Backhoe
Heavy
equipment with a large
bucket at the front for
scooping, lifting, and moving
materials
Loaders
Heavy
machinery with a large
blade at the front for
pushing material.
Bulldozers
Small,
maneuverable machines
with a rigid frame and lift
arms for attachments.
Skid Steer Loaders
Machines
designed to dig trenches
for utilities or foundations.
Trenchers
Self-propelled
machines with a bowl for
digging and hauling
material
Motor Scrapers
A loader
mounted on tracks for better
stability on rough terrain
Crawler Loaders
A loader with a large bucket on
the front, mounted on wheels
Wheeled Loading Shovel
Vehicles
used to carry and dump
loose materials.
Dumpers
Trucks with a
rear compartment that can
be tipped to dump
materials
Tippers
Unpowered
vehicles that are towed by
trucks or tractors for
transporting materials
Trailers
They’re
small, four-wheeled, can
rotate a full 360 degrees,
and are more portable
Carry Deck Cranes
Tracks
instead of wheels
Crawler Crane
These cranes
are used for pick and
carry operations off-road
Rough Terrain Crane
These floating
cranes are used for
projects at sea, such as
ports or oil rigs.
Floating Crane
Supported by two steel
beams that straddle the workload,
with the hoist (lifting mechanism)
traveling along the bridge part of the
crane
Bridge/Overhead Crane
Telescopic cranes are
equipped with a boom (arm)
outfitted with a hydraulic cylinder
that allows it to change length, like a
telescope.
Telescopic Crane
Offers efficient vertical
lifting, allowing projects to move
materials (like steel beams,
formwork, and concrete buckets)
at height.
Tower Crane
Continuous systems of
belts or rollers used to transport
materials
Conveyors
Small, powered trucks with
forks used to lift and move materials.
Forklifts
A mechanical device
used for vertical transportation of
personnel, materials, and
equipment within construction sites.
Hoist
A concrete mixer is a
device used in construction that
combines cement, water, sand, and
gravel to form concrete.
Concrete Mixer
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