Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Type of Equipment use in construction

There are several equipment that is been used in the Construction Industry. These are used for both large and small scale purposes. Various types of Equipment are been used for Building & structural Construction, Road construction, underwater and other marine construction work Power projects etc.

There are various operations that are involved in construction projects , whether it's a large scale or a small scale; Excavation and digging of large quantities of earth, Placement of construction materials (eg:-Bricks, concrete) Compacting and leveling, Dozing, Grading, Hauling etc...

Construction equipment can be categorized in to 4 main sections based on purpose and use, They are:

  1. Earth Moving equipment
  2. Construction vehicle
  3. Material Handling Equipment
  4. Construction Equipment
NOTE:- There can be several types of classification base on techniques, purpose, types, brands etc...

1. Earth Moving Equipment


1.1 Excavators
1.2 Graders
1.3 Loaders
1.4 Skid loader
1.5 Crawler loaders
1.6 Backhoe
1.7 Bulldozers
1.8 Trenchers
1.9 Scrapers
1.10 Wheeled loading shovels

2. Construction Vehicle 

2.1 Tippers
2.2 Dumbers
2.4 Tankers

3. Material Handling Equipment 

3.1 Crane
3.2 Conveyors
3.3 Hoists
3.4 ForkLifts

4.Construction Equipment

4.3 Pavers

5. Tunneling Equipment

6. Other Construction Equipment 


Equipment use in construction industry  

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