The document is a detailed outline of a lecture on advanced construction equipment, focusing on various types of machinery and techniques used in large civil engineering projects. It covers objectives, outcomes, and a comprehensive syllabus including topics like earthmoving equipment, drilling and blasting equipment, and concrete pumping equipment. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge to select and utilize the appropriate equipment based on project needs and to understand modern construction methodologies.

1. Mahatma Education Society’s
Pillai HOC College of Engineering and
Technology
Department of Civil
Engineering
Lecture on
Advanced Construction
Equipment
Lecture to be given by :
Mr. Atul A. Dongre
Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, PHCET, Rasayani,
Maharashtra, India

4. Advanced Construction
Equipment
Subject Code:
CE-DLO6O61
Department
level- II
Optional
Course
Credits: 04

5. Advanced Construction
Equipment
Course Objective
The main objectives of the course are:
• To illustrate the characteristics and complexities involved in large civil
engineering project
• To classify various construction equipment
• To elaborate the various advanced equipment used on, below or above
ground/water.
• To discuss about the various non-conventional construction techniques
which make use of these advanced equipment.
• To discuss the utility of modern formworks systems over conventional
systems.
• To select appropriate equipment and techniques in construction for large
and heavy engineering projects on the basis of suitability, availability,
productivity, output, initial and operation cost, savings in time and other
resources etc.

6. Advanced Construction
Equipment
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, student shall able to:
• Understand the use / applications of various conventional construction equipment
and select the best out of them for a particular site requirement
• Know modern methods/equipment used for underground as well as underwater
tunnelling.
• Compare conventional and modern methods of formwork on the basis of
productivity, reuse value, ease of erection and dismantling, flexibility offered and
overall cost.
• Understand the techniques involved and the equipment required thereof for
construction of various transporting facilities.
• Gain knowledge about the setting up of different kinds of the power generating
structures.
• Select proper equipment for construction of transporting facilities based on
requirements.

7. Syllabus
Advanced Construction
Equipment

8. Module 1. Introduction
Study of different categories of construction equipment used conventionally with
reference to available types and their types and their capabilities, operations and
factors affecting their performance.
I. Earthmoving and other hauling equipment
II. Drilling and blasting equipment
III. Pile driving equipment
IV. Pumping equipment (for water as well as concrete),
applications of air compressor.
V. Dewatering techniques for trenches, tunnels.

9. Construction Equipment
In the case of huge construction project, speedy work and timely
completion are very vital due to this reason mechanization of most
of the work has done.
Proper use of
appropriate
equipment contribute
to economy, quality,
safety, speed and
timely completion of
project.

10. Earth Moving Equipment
Excavating equipment
• Power shovel
• Back hoe
• Drag line
• Clamshell
• Trenching machine

11. Earth Moving Equipment
Earth moving equipment
• Scrapers
• Bull dozer
• Tractor
• Graders
• Rippers

12. Hauling (Pull or drag with effort or force) equipment, in particular, is
used to move building/drilling supplies, soil, and other materials.
Below is an overview of the types of hauling equipment commonly
used in construction and more:
• Cranes
• Excavators
• Loaders
• Shovels
Hauling Equipment

13. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
DRILLING
 DEFINITION- The process of
making a hole in hard materials
such as rocks and earth.
 COMPONENTS –
 Drill- Type of tool which holds
the drill bit and rotates it to
provide axial force to create a
hole.
 Drill bits- Cutting tools used to
create cylindrical holes.

14. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……

15. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
TYPES OF DRILLS
PERCUSSION DRILLS
1.JACKHAMMER OR SINKERS
3.STOP HAMMER
5.CHURNS OR WELL DRILLS
7.WAGON DRILLS
2.TRIPOD DRILLS
4.DRIFTERS
6.PISTON DRILLS
ABRASION DRILLS
1.BLAST-HOLE DRILLS 2.SHOT DRILLS
3.DIAMOND DRILLS
FUSION PIERCING

16. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
PERCUSSION DRILLS
 Jackhammer or Sinkers- Air operated drill,
mainly used for drilling vertical holes.
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Tripod drills- Mounted on tripod to provide
sufficient stability,used for very hard rocks.

17. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
 Stop hammers- Thrust end to hold the drill against the
work and usually used for “up” holes.
 Drifters- Similar to jackhammer, but so large that it requires
mechanical mounting.

18. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
 Churns or Well drills- Reciprocating
Drill consisting of a long steel bit
mechanically lifted and dropped
to disintegrate the rock.
 Piston drills- Drill rod is securely
fastened to the piston and travels
the full length of the piston stroke.
 Wagon drills- Drifter mounted on a
mast supported by two or more
wheels used to drill holes at any
angle from down to slightly
above horizontal.

19. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
ABRASION DRILLS
DEFINITION- Grind rock into small
particles through abrasive effect of bit that
rotates in hole.
 TYPES-
1.Blast-hole drills
2.Shot drills
3.Diamond drills
 Blast hole drills- Rotary drill consisting of
steel pipe drill stem on bottom of which is
roller bit that disintegrates the rock as it
rotates over it.

20. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont.……
 Shot drills- Rotary drill whose bit consists of a steel pipe with a
roughened surface at bottom.
 Diamond drills- Rotary drill whose bit consists
of metal matrix consisting a large number of
diamonds disintegrating the rock while rotatin

21. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont.……
FUSION PIERCING
Recent development in drilling holes for blasting purpose.
Produced by burning a mixture of oxygen and flux bearing fuel, such
as kerosene at the end of a blow pipe.

22. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
 TYPES OF DRILL BITS-
 Detachable bits- Removable from the drill when required.
 Forged bits- Made up of single length of drill steel and are available at
several shapes.

23. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
BLASTING
 DEFINITION- The process of
breaking rocks into smaller pieces
by use of explosives.
 TYPES OF EXPLOSIVES-
 Explosives based on chemical
nature
 Explosives based on availability

24. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
EXPLOSIVES BASED ON
CHEMICAL NATURE
 High or detonating explosives-
Process is extremely rapid,
almost instantaneous.
 Low or deflagrating Explosives-
Low velocity of burning and
produce pressure by
progressive burning.

25. Drilling and Blasting Equipment
cont……
EXPLOSIVES BASED ON AVAILABILITY
Powder explosives- Slow burning , slow acting and low strength
explosives made either from potash nitrate or sodium nitrate.
Disruptive explosives or Dynamites-
Available in various sizes and
strength. Approximate strength
is specified as a percentage of
ratio of weight of nitroglycerine
to the total weight of a cartridge.

26. Pile Driving Equipment
What do you mean by
PILE ?????????
A long slender column usually
of timber, steel, or reinforced
concrete driven into the ground
to carry a vertical load

27. Pile Driving Equipment
cont.…….
Types of Pile Driving Equipment
• Piling rigs
• Piling winches
• Hanging leader
• Hammer guides
 Piling hammer
 Helmet, driving cap, dolly, and
packing

28. Pile Driving Equipment
cont.…….
Pile Driving rigs
Piling winches
The prime goal of piling winches is to left the hammer and
piles in addition to support tools that responsible for leader
raking and rotation. It functions with pile frames and
different powering sources such as hydraulic power, stream;
diesel; or petrol engines, and occasionally electric motors
could be applied for powering winches.

29. Pile Driving Equipment
cont.…….
Hanging leader Hammer Guides

30. Pile Driving Equipment
cont.…….
There are several factors that greatly influence the decision to choose
suitable piling hammer. For example, pile size and weight, the
resistance of the ground which should be overcame in order to
obtain specified penetration, construction site space availability,
noise limitation that might be imposed at certain areas, and
availability of cranes.
Piling Hammer

31. Pile Driving Equipment
cont.…….
• Drop hammer
• Single acting steam or compressed air hammer
• Double acting pile hammer
• Diesel pile hammer
• Hydraulic operated hammer

32. Pumping Equipment
Pumps used at construction
site mainly follows:
• Removing Water from Pits
• Unwatering Cofferdams
• Lowering the water table for
excavation
• Water Supply of water

33. Pumping Equipment Cont……
Types of Pumps
• Positive Displacement Pumps
• Impulse Pumps
• Velocity Pumps
• Gravity Pumps
• Steam Pumps
• Valveless Pumps

34. Pumping Equipment Cont……
Pumps for Construction Site Dewatering
Pumps which are
mainly used at
construction site are:
 Trash Pumps
 Diaphragm Pumps
 Submersible Pumps
 Well point Pumps

35. Concrete pumping
equipment………..
A concrete pump is a machine used for transferring liquid concrete by
pumping.
There are two types of concrete pumps.
• Attached to a truck or longer units or on semi-trailers
• Either mounted on a truck or placed on a trailer, and it is
commonly referred to as a line pump or trailer-mounted concrete
pump
Concrete
pumping video

36. Air Compressor
An air compressor is a device that converts power (using an electric
motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in
pressurized air (i.e., compressed air).

37. Application of Air Compressor
Air compressors have many uses, including:
• Supplying high-pressure clean air to fill gas cylinders
• Supplying moderate-pressure clean air to a submerged surface
supplied diver
• Supplying moderate-pressure clean air for driving some office and
school building pneumatic HVAC control system valves
• Supplying a large amount of moderate-pressure air to
power pneumatic tools such as jackhammers filling high pressure
air tanks (HPA), for filling tires
• To produce large volumes of moderate-pressure air for large-scale
industrial processes (such as oxidation for petroleum coking or
cement plant bag house purge systems).

38. Dewatering techniques
• Pumping from Open Sumps
• Pumping from Well Points
• Pumping from Bored Wells

39. Dewatering techniques
Cont……..
• Pumping from Open Sumps

40. Dewatering techniques
Cont……..
• Pumping from Well Points

41. Dewatering techniques
Cont……..
• Pumping from Bored Wells

42. Stone Crushing
Equipment
The crusher is a machine that is designed such that to reduce the size
of large rocks into smaller rocks like gravels. It is not only for that,
but it is also used for recycling of the waste materials.
Crusher is a multi-dimensional machine. Crusher has the ability of
changing the form of material. In rock ores, crusher is used for the
reduction in size or for making pieces of a solid mix i.e., composed of
different raw materials and these pieces are used for the composition
study of different raw materials.
Crusher Video