Earthmoving equipment

Compaction equipment
Bitumen plants
Bulk cement carriers
Planning is very important for selecting the right type of equipment. The planner has to see
what type of work he is doing & then he should know various types of equipments that can
be used for the work. He should study the capacity & cost of equipment. He also has to see
what types of equipments he is having. He also has to look into the probable life of
equipment & its depreciation. He should go in for equipment, which has minimal
maintenance. Experience is one of the most important aspects for equipment planner.

Nature of Work:Construction of New International Airport 30 km. away from a mega city.
Scope of Work:

Cutting and dozing of 100000 cum. of earth having average height 0.75 m.
Transportation of 5000 cum. earth, 3 km. away from site (Spreading & leveling)
Bringing in 2000 cum. of sand from 20 km. (spreading & leveling)
Requirement of 5000 liters of bitumen per day for 30 days and apron work from
60th day of starting of work. Bitumen to be obtained from refinery at Bongaigaon in
Assam.
Lead time on site is 45 days. Storage facility available on site is 50000 liters.

Calculation for per day of work:-

Earthwork:

Excavation:Total Earthwork
Total days estimated
(Considering 5days allowance
for equipment breakdown &
maintenance)

= 100000 cum.
= 70 days

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Total quantity of earthwork

required per day
Capacity of chain mounted
hydraulically operated hoe
(Poclain)
Size of bucket (1.0mx06mx085m)

= Approx. 50 cum. / Hr.

Output per day (considering 10

Working hrs. per day)

= 50 x 10 = 500 cum. Per day

Cost of operation per machine

= Rs. 700 per hour

Per day cost of operation

Per machine

= Rs. 7000.

Nos. of poclain required

Per day
Cost of machines per day

= 100000/70
= 1430 cum. (approx.)

= 1430 / 500
= 2.86 ~ 3 machines per day.
= 3 x 7000
= Rs. 21000.

Transportation of earth :Quality of earth available

For transportation per hour per
Poclain
Capacity of a dumper for
Carrying earth (size of dumper
is 4.75mx2.35mx0.45m)
Number of trips per hour
Considering lead time of 15
Minutes, no. of dumpers required

= 50 cum.

= 5 cum.
= 50/5
= 10 trips per hour
= 10 / 4
= 2.5 nos.
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No. of dumpers required for

3 poclains per hour

= 2.5 x 3
= 7.5 nos.

Cost of dumper per day

= Rs. 1200

Cost of all dumpers per day

= Rs. 1200 x 7.5

= Rs. 9000.

Earth spreading and leveling

Quantity of earth available for
Filling per hour

= 50 x 3
= 150 cum. per hour

Capacity of bulldozer
(Blade size of bulldozer is
3.5m. x 1.5m. category is 3D )

= 75 cum. per hour

No. of bulldozers required per

Hour

= 2 nos.

Cost of bulldozer per hour

= Rs. 1200 x 2 = Rs. 2400

Cost of bulldozer per day

= Rs. 12000 x 2 = Rs. 24000

Sand spreading and leveling:

Transportation of sand
Total quantity of sand required
to be transported from quarry
to site

= 2000 cum.

Total no. of days

Quantity of sand required
per day

= 70 days

No. of trips required per day

= 30 / 5
=6

= 2000 / 70
= 28.57 ~ 30 cum.

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Considering lead time of dumper

For transportation, loading and
Unloading

= 2.5 hrs. Per trip

No. of trips per dumper per day

= 10 / 2.5 = 4

No. of dumpers required

Per day

=6/4
= 1.5

Sand spreading and leveling:Total quantity of sand required to be

Spreading and leveling is
= 2000 cum.
Total no. of days
Quantity of sand spreading and
Leveling per day

= 70 days
= 2000 / 70
= 28.57 cum. per day

Capacity of bulldozers

= 75 cum per hour

No. of bulldozers per day

= 28.57 / 750
= 0.038 nos. per day

Recommendations / Conclusions:
Summary of machineries required for earthwork and sand filling:
Poclain
Dumpers
Bulldozers
Costing of equipments:

Poclain
Dumpers
Bulldozers

Total cost of all equipments

Per day

= 3 nos. per day

= 9 nos. per day
= 2.038 per day
= 3 x 7000 = Rs. 21000
= 9 x 1200 = Rs. 10800
= 2.038 x 12000 = Rs. 24456.
= Rs. 56256.
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Total cost of all equipments

Over total estimated work period

= Rs. 56256 x 70
= Rs. 39, 37,920.

Bituminous Work:Criteria for purchasing bitumen

Starting date of bituminous work is on 60th day after commencement date of project
Lead time for transportation if bitumen is 45 days from source to site
Bitumen storage capacity is 50000 liters

Purchasing schedule for first lot of 50000 liters bitumen

Sr. No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Material

Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen

Quantity
(Liters)

5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000

Cost of bitumen is Rs. 13 per Liter

Total procurement of bitumen is 150000 liters
Total cost = 150000 x 13 = Rs. 1950000

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Day of order
After
commencement
date of project
5th day
6th day
7th day
8th day
9th day
11th day
12th day
13th day
14th day
15th day

Day on which
material to be
received (45 days
lead time)
After
commencement
date of project
50th day
51st day
52nd day
53rd day
54th day
55th day
56th day
57th day
58th day
59th day

Transportation Cost is Rs. 3 per Liter

Total cost = 150000 x 3 = Rs. 450000
Total Cost = Rs. 24, 00,000

Recommendations/Conclusions
Thus, we shall receive 50000 liters bitumen on 59th day after commencement date
of project. So, we can start the work on 60th day with daily consumption of 5000 liters of
bitumen.
Now same as 1st 50000 liters of lot, we would continue the order of remaining 100000 liters
of bitumen. So that we shall receive total 150000 liters of bitumen on 79th day after
commencement dates of project. That means, we have to continue our day of order from 5th
day after commencement of project up to 34th day to finish total order of bitumen.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY / READING:

Construction Planning, Equipment & methods (4 th edition) by R.L.Purifoy and

William B. Ledbetter Mcgrawhill international
Construction Equipment, its Planning and application Dr. Mahesh Verma,
Metropolitan book co. pvt. Ltd.
Construction Equipment and its management S.C.Sharma (K.P.)

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