Classification of Construction Equipments

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The basic operations involved in the construction of any Project are Excavation, Digging of large quantities of earth, Moving them to fairly long distances, Placement, Compacting, Leveling, Dozing, Grading, Hauling, etc. Construction Equipment can be classified as under:

1. Excavating Equipment

a.Power Shovel
b.Dragline
c.Hoe

2. Earthmoving Equipment

3. Hauling Equipment

4. Hoisting Equipment

a. Tower Cranes
b. Mobile Cranes
c. Crawler Mounted Cranes
d. Builders Hoist
e. Passenger Hoist

5. Conveying Equipment

6. Dredging Equipment

7. Pumping Equipment

8. Compacting Equipment

9. Pile Driving Equipment

10.Drilling Equipment

11.Equipment used for the Production of Aggregate

12.Equipments used in Hot Mix Batch Plant

13.Equipments used for Concrete Works

14. Material Testing Equipments