International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 04 Issue: 07 | July -2017
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SELECTION CRITERIA OF EQUIPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Abdullah Azmi1, Dr. Syed Khursheed Ahmad2, Mohd Danish3 1M-tech,
student (Construction technology & management), department of civil engineering, Al-Falah University Faridabad Haryana India. 2(HOD Civil) Al-Falah University Faridabad Haryana India. 3 Architect and Urban Planners, Al-Falah University Faridabad Haryana India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract - Construction projects are highly mechanized now-a-days and becoming more quantity every day. With the growing industrialization of construction projects, the role of onsite equipment and machineries is absolutely necessary in achieving productivity and efficiency. During construction, selection of justified equipment has always been a key factor in the success of any construction work. This decision is typically made by matching equipment in a fleet with tasks. Such matching accounts for equipment productivity, equipment capacity, and cost. Therefore, this paper aims to determine a selection criteria based on the comparison between machine work on site and work by manual. The traditional way to choose equipment was by its performance, in terms of maximum productivity at the lowest cost. A big pressure from Governments and other institutional agencies are forcing the construction industry to further adopt safety and environmental aspects in their normal way of functioning, and so every activity or process that a company carries out has to be rethought in order to achieve this integration of other parameters.
30 of total project cost has been accounted towards equipment and machinery. It is therefore important for site managers and construction planners to be familiar with the characteristics of the major types of equipment most commonly used in construction. 1.2 Objectives
Key Words: different types of construction equipment’s and manual work…
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
It is a common fact that we find a wide variety of construction machines on every construction sites, which make the construction jobs easy, safe and quicker. Good project management in construction must vigorously pursue the efficient utilization of labor, material and equipment. The use of new equipment and innovative methods has made possible wholesale changes in construction technologies in recent decades. The selection of the appropriate type and size of construction equipment often affects the required amount of time and effort and thus the jobsite productivity of a project.
1.3 Procedure The study was designed to apply the most appropriate process to select the equipment for construction which is helpful for control the time and money for the project. At first a literature survey was carried out on pertinent topics based on theses, books in libraries, scientific papers, articles and web sources. This literature survey was carried out on equipment used in construction and their types, and how one equipment used for many works this techniques is used to understand the concepts of project planning and project scheduling, and also to determine the speed in construction which is very important for any construction project
These act as a backbone in the case of huge construction projects. Proper use of the appropriate equipment contributes to economy, quality, safety, speed and timely completion of a project. Equipment are use for highway projects, irrigation buildings, power projects etc. Almost 15-
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Factors behind the selection of construction equipment State types of construction equipment. Explain the use of construction equipment. Describe the different types of construction equipment and understand operations of various construction equipment. Demonstrate an understanding of construction equipment selection, cycle times, production rates and cost. Understand the fundamentals of engineering properties of moving earth, material properties, constructions method focusing on equipment – intensive construction activities. Estimate and Perform the analysis needed to determine costs and productions of given construction equipment. Enable selection of right equipment for a job with minimum cost. Selection of concreting equipment can be complicated and difficult. Equipment life and Replacement Alternative
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