As unattractive as they may seem, we owe our infrastructures to construction machinery.
Construction machinery has evolved all throughout the history, as the infrastructures got more and
more sophisticated. Often times, this huge equipment are not discussed in schools and we know
very little of them. Here are some simple things that we should know about heavy equipment:
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What is construction machinery?
Construction machinery or commonly called heavy equipment are machines that are used in carrying
out rather humanly impossible tasks in building infrastructures that usually involves earthwork
operations.
When did the marvel of construction machinery started?
Skyscrapers are now a normal sight in almost every part of the world. We owe this to construction
machineries. Back then machineries were powered by human or animal power it wasn’t until the
19th century to early 20th century that construction machineries were given a new life with engines
and complex mechanisms. Currently, most construction machineries use hydraulic drives as a
primary source of motion.
Equipment Systems of Construction Machinery
Complex as they may seem, construction machinery is made up of 5 different equipment systems
and they are:
- Implement
- Traction
- Structure
- Power train
- Control and information
Different types of construction machinery
There are different types of construction machinery and this includes:
- Heavy trucks
- Crawlers
- Excavator
- Loader
- Roller
- Recycle machine
- Aerial work platform
- Drilling machines
- Bulldozer
- Asphalt paver
- Tunnel boring machines
- Loader
- Backhoe
There are innovations on construction machineries in the past few years; some heavy equipment
uses computerized system for maximum accuracy and convenience. Judging from the wonderful
structures built around the world, we can safely say that we indeed have gone so far in terms of
architecture and construction.
However, these gifts we have also comes with a responsibility that
everyone should take part of and that is taking care of the environment and preserving it for future
generations.
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