1.

1 ABSTRCT
There are several Instruments that is been used in the Construction Industry. These
are used for both large and small scale purposes. Various types of Instruments 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…

KEY WORD Construction equipment can be categorized in to 4 main sections

based on purpose and use, They are:

 Earth Moving equipment

 Construction vehicle
 Material Handling Equipment
 Construction Equipment
2. INTRODUCTION
Construction work Increasing with day by day for easy and fast construction work many people
used different type of Instrument.

construction instrument are used for various purposes in large projects. Selection of different
types of heavy equipment depends on the size of the work and economy of the project. These
make construction process easier and faster.

Construction tools list for building construction works such as concrete, brick masonry, leveling,
wood works, floor works, slab works, brick laying, plastering etc. is provided. Every
construction tool is necessary to achieve good results in the whole project.

Along with these tools, the workers should also use some safety tools to prevent them from the
unexpected accidents.

2.1 Types of Construction Equipment

Different types of equipment commonly used in the construction are as follows:

1. EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT

1.1 Excavators
1.2 Loaders
1.3 Bulldozers
1.4 Trenchers
1.5 Scrapers

2. CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE

2.1 Dumbers 2.2 Tankers

3. MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT

3.1 Crane
3.2 Conveyors
3.3 Hoists
3.4 ForkLifts

4. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

4.1 Concrete Mixture

4.2 Compactors
3. INSTRUMENT USED ON SITE AND PARALLEL
TERMINOLOGY USED BY LOCAL MASON/ LABOUR/ WORKER.
SR. NAME IMAGE USED TEMINO
No LOG
USED
BY
LABOUR
1 Hoe Hoe is also used to
excavate the soil
but in this case the FAWDA
metal plate is
provided with acute
angle to the wooden
handle.

2 Earth After the DHUSHI

Rammer excavation of
ground, the lower
surface may be
uneven. To level
the surface earth
rammer is used.

3 Bolster Bolster is like CUTTER

chisel but it is used
to cut bricks. Its
cutting edge is
wider than the
width of brick. It is
useful for accurate
cutting of bricks.

4 Safety To prevent the eyes

Glasses from dust, chemical
actions of materials
etc. safety glasses
should be GLASSES
maintained.
5 Bump Cutter Bump cutter is used
to level the concrete
surfaces like
concrete floors, Level rod
foundations etc. It
is also called
screed.

6 Chisel Chisel is generally RANDHA

used in wood work
and this must be
useful to remove
the concrete bumps
or excess concrete
in hardened surface.

7 Chain Lewis HUCK

and Pin Chain lewis and pin
lewis are two
Lewis
different tools
which are used to
lift heavy stones
especially in the
construction of
stone masonry

8 Concrete Concrete mixer is MIXER

Mixer machine which
mixes the
ingredients water,
fine aggregate,
coarse aggregate
and cement to
deliver the perfectly
mixed concrete.
9 Hand Saw Hand saw is used to KARVAT
cut the wood
materials like
doors, windows,
slab panels etc.

10 Digging Bar Digging bar is solid PAHAR

metal rod with pin
shape at the bottom.
It is also used to dig
the hard surfaces of
ground

11 Crowbar Crowbar is used for

digging the ground
and to remove the
roots of trees in the HUCK BAR
ground, nails etc

12 Drill Drill machine is DRIL

Machine used to make holes MACHINE
in the walls, slabs,
doors, window
frames etc.
13 End Frames used at the end of LINE DORI
thread which hold
the brick work
effectively and
level the alignment
accurately.

13 Float Float is made of RANDHA

wood which is used
to smoothen the
plastered concrete
surface

14 Gloves Gloves are required GLOVES

to prevent the hands
from direct contact
with cement, paints
etc. and to avoid
injury while using
machines, tools etc.

15 Head Pan Head pan is made GHAMELA

of iron which is
used to lift the
excavated soil or
cement or concrete
to the working site
etc.
 Jack Plane Jack plane is used RANDHA
16 in the wood work to
smoothen the
surface of doors
and windows etc.

Ladder Ladder is also SIDY

17 required in
construction works.
To check slab
work, to transport
material to the
higher floors, to
paint the walls etc.

18 Line and Line and pins VALAMBA

Pins consists a thread
whose ends are
connected with two
solid metal rods
with pin points. It is
used to level the
alignment of brick
course while brick
laying.

Mason’s Mason’s square is KAATCONE

19 used to achieve
Square
perfect right angle
at the corner of
masonry wall.
 Measuring Measuring box is GHANAPET
20 used to measure the I
Box
quantity of sand
and aggregate used
for making
concrete. It is of
fixed dimensions
so, aggregate need
not to be weighted
for every time.

Measuring Measuring tape is TAPE

21 used to check the
Tape
thickness, length,
widths of masonry
walls, foundation
beds, excavated
trenches etc.

Pick Axe Pick axe is used to KUDAL

22 excavate the soil. It
is more suitable for
hard soil which is
quite difficult to dig
with spade or hoe.

Plumb Bob Plumb bob is used

23 to check the
verticality of
structures. It
contains a solid
metal bob
connected to the
end of a thread. It is Valamba
also used inn
surveying to level
the instrument
position.
 Spirit Level This tool is used to LEVEL
24 check horizontal TUBE
level in brickwork,
plastering , flooring
and tile works

Putty Knife Putty knife is used BLADE

25 level the putty
finishing and also
used to reduce the
thickness of finish
when it is more
thick.

Rubber During construction GUM BOOT

26 works, legs may
Boots
damage due to
contact with
chemical materials
like cement or
physical accidents.
So, for safety
rubber shoes are
required.

Wheel Wheel barrow is HATHGADI

27 used to transport
Barrow
bulk weights of
materials like
cement, sand,
concrete mix etc. it
contains one or two
wheels at its front
and two handles at
its back which are
used to push the
wheel barrow
 Safety The safety helmet HELMET
28 should be necessary
Helmet
in construction
works. Any
material or
structure may fall
from height during
construction work.
So, to protect the
head from injury or
any fatal accident,
this safety helmet
should be used.

Sand Screen The fine aggregate CHALAN

29 used in concrete
Machine
should not contain
impurities or coarse
particles. The sand
screen machine is
used to screen the
sand or fine
aggregate before
mixing it with
concrete. This
screen is also used
for screening fine
sand for plastering
work.

Scratchers Plastering of a DATALE

30 surface is carried
out layer wise.
Minimum 2 coats
are necessary for
plastering. To
provide the good
bond between the
coats, bottom layer
is scratched with a
tool called
scratchers.
 Sledge Sledge hammer is HATODI
31 used when the
Hammer
ground is hard and
contains rock
layers. A large
weighted metal
head is provided at
the wooden handle
with which hard
layers can be
cracked, which
makes easy for
digging

Spade Spade is used to dig FAWDA

32 the soil for
foundation trenches
etc. It contains
metal plate at the
end of long wooden
handle.

Straight Straight edge BRUSH

33 brushes are used to
Edge
provide finishing to
Brushes
the plastered
surface especially
at corners and
edges of walls.

Tile Cutter Tile cutter is used CUTTER

34 to cut the tiles.
Sometimes, normal
tile size is larger
than required at the
corners where floor
meets the wall in
that case tile cutter
is useful.
 Trowel Trowel is used to THAPI
35 lift and apply the
cement mortar in
small quantities. It
is made of steel and
wooden handle is
provided for
holding. The ends
of trowel may be
pointed or bull
nosed

Vibrator Vibrator is used to VIBRATOR

36 compact the
concrete by this the
air gaps are filled
with water and
workability varies
without adding
water to it.

Wedge Wedge is a small CHANNI

37 hard metal blade
which is used to cut
the rock surfaces
with the help of
sledge hammer.

4.CONCLUSION
We are detailed study about different type of instrument used on construction site
with with their parallel terminology used by local mason/ labuor / worker etc