CONSTRUCTION MACHINES

ENGR. DOROTHY MANU

 Aims
• The course is designed to give students,

• a working knowledge of different types of

construction equipment,
• operations of various construction equipment

• and fundamentals of equipment selection, cycle

times, production rates and costs.

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 OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
• At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• 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 costs.
• Understand the fundamentals of engineering properties of moving
earth, material properties, construction methods focusing on
equipment-intensive construction activities.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
• 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.

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UNDERLYING CONCEPTS

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TIME VALUE OF MONEY

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