What is Mass Concrete? Application of Mass Concrete Classification of equipment used in large concrete works Batch Mixing Plant Transit Mixer Hoist Belt Conveyor Cableways Concrete Pumping

1. Equipment used in mass concrete works.
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2. What is Mass Concrete?
● Mass concrete is defined
by some agencies as
‘any concrete element
having a least
dimension greater than
3ft (0.9 m)’.
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3. Application of Mass Concrete….
 In Metropolitan city.
 High Rise Buildings.
 Columns and Foundation.
 Metro Railways.
 Other Infrastructural Developments.
 Piers, Bed Blocks, Flyovers
 Dams, Reservoir, Retaining Wall etc.
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4. Classification of equipment used in large concrete works:-
(1)Batching & Mixing Equipments:
● Batch Mixing Plant
● Mixers
(2)Concrete Transportation Equipments:
● Hoist
● Tower crane
● Pumps
● Cableways
● Belt Conveyors
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5. Batch Mixing Plant:-
Components:
● Storage bins.
● Belt conveyor for transportation.
● Refrigeration plant for chilled water.
● Mixers of 3 cubic meter.
● Transit mixer for transportation of concrete to the site.
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6. Transit Mixer:-
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Hopper Rotating Mixing Drum
Water Tank
Source: https://www.engineeringintro.com/all-about-construction-equipments/transit-mixer-parts-concrete-discharging/

7. ● It is available in various sizes up to 15 cu. m.
● Common size range from 6 to 8 cu. m.
● It delivers concrete for construction of airports, multi-storey building,
dams, highways, bridges, factories etc.
● Parts of transit mixer are hopper, discharge chute, rotating mixing
drum and a water tank.
● Hopper is that part through which transit mixer is charged with
concrete
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9. Hoist:-
● Hoisting is the lifting of the material
against gravity and maybe done with
a wide range of equipment's from the
small hand operated simple screw or
hydraulic jack to modern high
powered cranes and elevators
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10. Belt Conveyor:-
● A labor-saving system that allows large
volumes to move rapidly
● Products are conveyed directly on the
belt so both regular and irregular
shaped objects, large or small, light and
heavy, can be transported successfully.
● For Example, Transferring luggage in
airports.
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11. Cableways:-
● The cableway is much used in the
erection of masonry piers for bridges
across rivers or valleys.
● Cableways are usually used for long
distances over rivers and gorges.
● Very few construction engineering
companies in the world are capable
of designing and use this type of
equipment.
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12. Concrete Pumping:-
● A concrete pump is a machine used for
transferring liquid concrete by pumping
● Used only for big projects.
● For Example, construction of
dams,canals,multistoreyed buildings,etc.
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13. Mass concrete Work:-
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14. Reference Links
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_plant
● http://www.macons.co.in/p-horizontal-concrete-batching-mixing-plant-
mcp-bin-series.php
● https://www.engineeringintro.com/all-about-construction-
equipments/transit-mixer-parts-concrete-discharging/
● https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/concrete-pump-4719855073.html
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