TOOLS FOR

RCC
CONSTRUCTION

Presented By, Ar. AMBALIKA EKKA

TOOLS / EQUIPMENTS

the necessary items for a

particular purpose.
CLASSIFICATION OF EQUIPMENTS
• INTERMITTENT TYPE • CONTINUOUS FLOW
Have intermittent cycles of work
and are operated on series of work Have a continuous flow of work
cycles and each cycle completes in turned out.
itself. Belt conveyors, pipelines, air
Compressors etc.
Power Shovels, Drag lines, Scrapers,
bull dozers, concrete mixers etc.

• MIXED TYPE

Have a characteristics of both,

intermittent as well as continuous
flow type equipment's.
Various types of construction Equipment's

1. EXCAVATING EQUIPMENTS
2. EARTH COMPACTION EQUIPMENTS
3. HAULING EQUIPMENTS
4. HOISTING EQUIPMENTS
5. CONVEYING EQUIPMENTS
6. PUMPING EQUIPMENTS
7. CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENTS
8. DRILLING EQUIPMENTS
9. ROAD MAKING EQUIPMENTS
HAULING EQUIPMENTS
• For the hauling of men, materials or machines in horizontal, vertical or in
both direction, mechanical transportation becomes more effective.
• Trucks
• Tractor
• Dump Trucks
• Dumpers.
• Trailers.
• Elevators and conveyors.
HOISTING EQUIPMENTS
• To transport materials or passengers vertically by means of a moving level platform,
material hoist or passenger hoists are used.
• It can be static or mobile.
• Consists of a tower with lift platform either cantilevered or within an enclosing tower.
• Mobile hoists are positioned on a firm level base and jacked to ensure stability. (used
upto maximum height 24 m).
1. Cranes: Derrick Crane, Goliath Crane, Swing Jib Crane & Tower cranes.
2. Cableways
3. Gantries: Derrick tower gantries, Platform gantries & Travelling gantries.
 Rotating mast Tower cranes
Fixed mast Tower cranes

TYPES OF GANTRIES
CONVEYING EQUIPMENTS

• Used to transport materials packed in bags, cartons, boxes or barrels for a short
distance.
1. Belt Conveyors: convey, handle and transport materials such as sand, cement,
aggregates, concrete, earth etc. it is for short distances only.
2. Belt Conveyors for placing concrete: Big projects which require huge quantity
of concrete, the belt conveyors may be employed for transporting and placing the
concrete.
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

1. Concrete Buckets:
2. Concrete mixers
 WHAT DOES RCC CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OF ?

Reinforced cement concrete

STEEL BARS CEMENT FINE AGGREGATE COARSE AGGREGATE WATER

RELATED TO WHICH COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING ?

FOUNDATIONS

COLUMNS

SLAB

ROOF
OVER ALL VIEW
STEPS FOLLOWED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION

PREPARATION FINISHING

SAFETY(PPE)
TRANSPORTATION

EXECUTION
BASICALLY WHAT DO WE PREPARATION ?

Concreting ~ this site activity consists of four

basic procedures

• MATERIAL SUPPLY AND STORAGE

• MIXING Cement ~ whichever type of

• TRANSPORTING cement is being used it must
be properly stored on site to
• PLACING CONCRETE keep it in good condition.
• MATERIAL SUPPLY
AND STORAGE
 Concrete Production-Materials

Concrete is a mixture of cement + aggregates + water in controlled proportions.

 Concrete Production-Site Storage of Materials

• SMALL CONTRACTS • MEDIUM SIZE CONTRACTS

• MIXING
Carried out in small batches this requires only simple hand held tools whereas when demand for increased output
is required mixers or ready mixed supplies could be used.

 CONCRETE PRODUCTION-VOLUME BATCHING

• Concrete Batching ~ a batch is one mixing of

• Volume Batching ~ concrete mixes are often
concrete and can be carried out by measuring the
quoted by ratio such as 1 :2:4 (cement : fine
quantities of materials required by volume or
aggregate or sand : coarse aggregate).
weight.
Cement weighing 50 kg has a volume of 0„033
m3 therefore for the above mix 2 0„033 (0„066
m3) of sand and 4 0„033 (0„132 m3) of coarse
aggregate is required.

For the above given mix fill gauge box once

with cement, twice with sand and four times
with coarse aggregate.

Materials should be well mixed dry before

adding water.
  CONCRETE PRODUCTION- WEIGHT BATCHING

• Weight Batching : This is

a more accurate method of
measuring materials for
concrete than volume
batching since it reduces
considerably the risk of
variation between different
batches.
Typical Densities ~
cement † 1440 kg/m3
sand † 1600 kg/m3
coarse aggregate † 1440 kg/m3

When loading a weighing hopper the materials should be loaded in a specific order †

1 . Coarse aggregates † Tends to push other materials out and leaves the hopper clean.
2. Cement † This is sandwiched between the other materials since some of the fine cement particles could
be blown away if cement is put in last.
3. Sand or fine Aggregates † Put in last to stabilise the fine lightweight particles of cement powder.
  CONCRETE PRODUCTION- SUPPLY
• Concrete Supply ~ This is usually geared to the demand or the rate at which the mixed concrete can be placed.
Fresh concrete should always be used or placed within 30 minutes of mixing to prevent any undue drying out.
Under no circumstances should more water be added after the initial mixing.

Output capacities up to 100 litres to Output capacities from 100 litres to Site must be capable of accepting
can be used for small & 10 m3 with diesel or electric the 20 tonnes laden weight of a
intermittent batches. motors. typical ready mixed concrete lorry
with a turning circle of about 15.

Used mainly for large concrete

batches of up to 6 m3
• TRANSPORTING This can range from a simple bucket to barrows and dumpers for small
amounts. For larger loads, especially those required at high level, crane skips
could be used:-
• TRANSPORTING

Concrete Pumps ~ these are used to

transport large volumes of concrete in a short time
period (up to 100 m3 per hour) in both the vertical
and horizontal directions from the pump position
to the point of placing.

Usually of a twin cylinder hydraulically driven

format with a small bore pipeline (100 mm
diameter) with pumping ranges of up to 85
vertically and 200 horizontally.

45 minutes to set up a concrete pump on

site including coating the bore of the
pipeline with a cement grout prior to
pumping the special concrete mix.
• PLACING CONCRETE
This activity is usually carried out by hand with the objectives of filling the
mould, formwork or excavated area to the correct depth, working the
concrete around any inserts or reinforcement and finally compacting the
concrete to the required consolidation.

Poker Vibrators ~ these consist of a hollow steel tube casing in Clamp or Tamping Board Vibrators ~ clamp
which is a rotating impellor which generates vibrations as its vibrators are powered either by compressed air or
head comes into contact with the casing. electricity whereas tamping board vibrators are usually
petrol driven.

Poker vibrators should be inserted vertically and allowed to

penetrate 75 mm into any previously vibrated concrete.
 PRECAST CONCRETE FRAMES

These frames are suitable for single storey and low rise applications
CONCRETING PLANT
Concreting Plant ~ the selection of concreting plant can be considered under three activity headings †
1. Mixing. 2. Transporting. 3. Placing.
Choice of Mixer ~ the factors to be taken into consideration when selecting the type of concrete mixer required are †
1 . Maximum output required (m3/hour).
2. Total output required (m3).
Small Batch Mixers ~ these mixers have outputs of up to 200
3. Type or method of transporting the mixed concrete.
litres per batch with wheelbarrow transportation an hourly placing
4. Discharge height of mixer (compatibility with transporting rate of 2 to 3 m3 can be achieved.
method
Medium Batch Mixers ~ outputs of these
mixers range from 200 to 750 litres and can
be obtained at the lower end of the range as a
tilting drum mixer or over the complete range
as a non-tilting drum mixer with either
reversing drum or chute discharge.
Transporting Concrete ~ the usual means of transporting mixed
concrete produced in a small capacity mixer is by wheelbarrow.
Ready Mixed Concrete Trucks ~ these are used to transport mixed concrete from a mixing plant or depot to
the site. Usual capacity range of ready mixed concrete trucks is 4 to 6 m3. Discharge can be direct into placing
position via a chute or into some form of site transport such as a dumper, crane skip or concrete pump.
 TYPES OF REBARING EQUIPMENT USED FOR
REINFORCEMENT CUTTING AND BENDING

Electric Rebar Cutters. Electric or Hydraulic Rebar

Cutting Equipment.

Heavy Duty Cutting Machine

Example Model- TYC -D35 with the
operation of cutting three pieces of
bars at a single time.
 Electric Automatic Rebar Spiral Hoop Radius
Reinforcement Tying Equipment
Bending Machine Bending Machine

Automatic Rebar Tying Equipment

Electric Reinforcement Bar

cutting and Bending
Equipment
SAFETY(PPE)
François Hennebique
(26 April 1842 – 7 March 1921)
 QUESTIONS:- to be written in Journal

1. List of Equipment's / tools required for “G+1 (Residential)” for RCC

structure with neat sketches.
2. What are the Equipment's / tools required for any “High Rise Building” in
RCC construction with neat sketches.
THANK YOU