Work Capacity (output, efficiency) of Road Construction
equipment / Machines and their work efficiency
Work Capacity (output, efficiency ) and Name of various types equipments used in road
construction, Railways work, Building works and other construction areas.
1- Motor Grader
Let us assume
Speed of motor grader during working = 4 Km / Hour = 4000 Met/ Hour
Width of Blade = 3.66 Met.
Layer Thickness = 0.200 Mtrs.
Number of Passes = 4
efficiency factor = 80 %
Capacity = (4000 X 3.66 X 0.80 X 0.200) /4 = 585.6 Cum /Hour
2- Excavator
Volume of bucket = 1.02Cum
Cycle Time during operation = 30 Sec.
= 30/3600= 0.00833 Hour
Efficiency Factor = 85%
Capacity = (1.02 X 0.85) / 0.00833 = 104.081Cum / Hour
3- Wheel Loader
Volume of bucket. = 1.20 Cum
Cycle Time During plant operation = 2 Minute = 2/60 = 0.0333 Hour
Efficiency Factor = 85%
Capacity = (1.20X 0.85) / 0.0333= 30.60 Cum / Hour
4 - Back Hoe Loader / Tractor Loader Back Hoe
A - Shovel (Loader bucket)
volume of Shovel = 1.1 Cum
Operation Cycle Time = 2 Minute
= 2/60 = 0.0333 Hour
Efficiency Factor = 80%
Capacity = (1.1 X 0.80) / 0.0333 =26.426 Cum / Hour
B - Backhoe
volume of backhoe bucket = 0.24 Cum
Operation Cycle Time = 2 Minute
= 2/60 = 0.0333 Hour
Efficiency Factor = 80%
Capacity = (0.24 X 0.80) / 0.0333 =5.77 Cum / Hour
5 - Dozer /Bulldozer/ Crawler Dozer
Speed of Dozer = 2 Km / Hour
= 2000 Mtr. / Hour
No. of Passes = 4 passes
Width of Blade = 2 Mtr.
Operating Efficiency Factor = 80%
Capacity = (2000 X 2 X 0.80) /4
= 800 square mtr. / Hour/ pass
Thickness of soil layer = 200 mm = 0.200 Mtr.
Levelling of soil = 800 x 0.2
= 160 Cum / Hour.
6- Dump Truck / Dumper truck / Tipper truck
Capacity to Tipping truck = 15 Cum
Calculation for Cycle Time
Average Lead = 5 Km (10 Km Both side)
Loading Time = 14 Mins.
Let
Leading Average Speed = 50 Kmph
Average time taken by tipping truck = 10/50 = 0.2 Hour = 0.2 X 60 Min. = 12 Min
Unloading time = 5.5 Mins
Total Cycle Time = 14+12+5.5 = 31.5 Mins = 31.5/60 Hour = 0.525 Hour
Capacity= 15 / 0.525= 28.57 Cum /hour
= 29 Cum / Hour
7- Transit Mixer (TM)
Capacity to TM = 6.5 Cum
Calculation for Cycle Time
Average Lead = 5 Km (10 Km Both side)
Loading Time = 3.5 Mins.
Let
Leading Average Speed = 50 Kmph
Average time taken by tipping truck = 10/50 = 0.2 Hour = 0.2 X 60 Min. = 12 Min
Unloading time (Including washing) = 25 Mins
Total Cycle Time = 3.5+12+25 = 40.5 Mins = 40.5/60 Hour = 0.675 Hour
Capacity= 6.5 / 0.675= 9.63 Cum /Hour = 10 Cum / Hour
8- Roller
Double frequency composed vibration (DVF)
(Static weight of roller = 8-10 Tonn)
Speed of roller = 2 Km /Hour
= 2000 Met/ Hour
Width of drum = 2.10 met.
=
Layer Thickness = 0.200 Met.
Efficiency Factor = 85%
Number of rolling Passes = 6
Capacity = (2000 X 2.10X 0.85 X 0.200) /6 = 119 Cum / Hour
A - Soil compactor
B - Tandem
9- Pneumatic Tyre Roller (PTR)
Speed of PTR = 10 Km /Hour
= 10000 Met/ Hour
Width of rolling lane = 2.50 met.
=
Layer Thickness = 0.050 Met.
Efficiency Factor = 80 %
Number of rolling Passes = 7
Capacity = (10000 X 2.50X 0.80 X 0.050) /7 = 142.86 Cum / Hour = 143 Cum / Hour
10 - Asphalt laying Paver Machine (Bituminous layer laying paver machine)
Paver model Vogel super 2000 - 3i
Laydown Capacity = 300 tonn/ Hour
Efficiency factor = 80%
Capacity = 300 X 0.80 = 240 tonn /Hour
11 - Inset Slipform Paver
With inset slipform pavers, the concrete is placed directly in front of the machine and
distributed by a spreading auger or spreading plough. Vibrators compact the concrete
homogeneously and the mold forms it in the specified width and thickness as the slipform
paver advances. Integrated dowel bar and tie bar inserters position dowel bars and tie bars
as specified. The finishing beam levels the area transverse to the pavement and the super
smoother creates a perfect surface. When paving dual-layer concrete, the bottom-layer and
top-layer concrete are processed simultaneously and paved wet-in-wet.
12 - Fixed form paver
13 - Asphalt mix plant / Hot mix plant
Capacity of plant = 200 TPH(Tonn per hour)
efficiency Factor = 80%
Capacity = 200 X 0.80
= 160 TPH
14 - Batch plant / Batching plant / Concrete plant
Batching Plant Capacity = 60 Cum/ Hour
Efficiency factor = 80%
Capacity = 60 X 0.80 = 48 Cum/Hour
15 - Mobile crane
