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20 TYPES OF MACHINES USED IN CIVIL PROJECTS


20 TYPES OF MACHINES USED IN CIVIL PROJECTS


Civil projects are long time consuming and lots of workforce and manpower is required, to reduce the time of construction many civil projects are done using the various machinery available to help them speed up the work. Here are some names and uses of machinery to be used in civil projects.

Earth Moving equipment

1.   Excavators
2.   Backhoe
3.   Dragline Excavator
4.   Bulldozers
5.   Clamshell
6.   Graders
7.   Scraper
8.   Trenchers
9.   Loaders

Material Handling Equipment

10. Crane
11. Conveyors
12. Hoists
13. Forklifts

Construction Equipment

14. Concrete Mixture
15. Pavers
16. Compactors
17. Telehandlers

Special machinery

18. Pile Boring Machine
19. Pile Driving Machine
20. Tunnel boring machine (TBM)

1.      Excavator
Uses : excavation, heavy lifting, demolition, river dredging



2.      Backhoe
Uses : excavation of trenches (generally below its level), light excavation, loading and unloading into transporting vehicle




3.      Dragline Excavator
Uses : road and canal construction, canal and pond dredging, excavation under water.




4.      Bulldozers
Uses :  removal of weak soil or rock strata, lifting of soil, short range transportation, removal of trees



5.      Clamshell
Uses : loading and unloading of materials from tight place, digging, loading of waste



6.      Graders
Uses : remove snow or dirt, to level the surface of soil before laying asphalt layer




7.      Scraper
Uses : small digging and leveling operation, removal of unnecessary plants and level the ground


8.      Trenchers
Uses : as the name suggests to excavate trenches for pipe laying, electric lines etc.

 

9.      Loaders
Uses : to load out the material into trucks 

 

10. Crane
Uses : to lift heavy materials up to significant height


11. Conveyors
Uses : to convey the material on site from its origin of stockpiles

 

12.  Hoists
Uses : vertical transport of materials on site



13. Forklifts
Uses : to carry heavy materials for short or long range 



14. Concrete Mixture
Uses : to mix materials like cement, sand aggregate and water and to make mixed concrete from raw materials, to mix and do not let the wet concrete hardened during its transportation 



15. Pavers
Uses : laying of asphalt layer with desired level and grade with desired side slope, also to provide minor compaction with laying of layers 



16. Compactors
Uses : to compact stone and bed layers of road like subgrade, base and surface layers to get desired density 



17. Telehandlers
Uses : to handle out material in hilly terrain, to lift heavy material, to provide platform to workers  



18. Pile Boring Machine
Uses :  bore holes at construction site




19. Pile Driving Machine
Uses : to drive the precast pile into ground up to required depth 

 

20. Tunnel Boring Machine
Uses :  to excavate tunnels in circular cross-section








References :
https://theconstructor.org/construction/heavy-construction-equipment-types/26305/

https://www.wikipedia.org


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