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Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods
Chapter 2 Fundamental Concepts of Equipment Economics 1, 3, 6, 8,
12, 16, 22, 24, 27
1)
a) 5
b) 4 %
c) Yes
d) The Single Payment Compound Amount Factor
e) $22,841.48
f) $4,291.48
3)
a) 4
b) 4%
c) No
d) The Present Worth Compound Amount Factor
e) $377,352.60
6)
a) $28,051.03
b) $8,051.03
8) $136,602.69
12) $49.741
16) MARR = 8%, Purchase $14,370, Lease $14,978, Used $14,709
22) $9.63/hr
24) Ownership $29.943/hr
27) $51.824/hr

Chapter 3 Planning for Earthwork Construction 1, 3, 4

1)
Station
(1)
125+00
126+00
127+00
128+00
129+00
130+00
131+00

End Area Cut

SF
(2)
0
652
2,150
3,210
1,255
95
0

End Area Fill

SF
(3)
785
0
0
0
147
780
3,666

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Volume of Cut
BCY
(4)
--1,207
5,189
9,926
8,269
2,500
176

Volume of Fill
CCY
(5)
--1,454
0
0
272
1,717
8,233

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3)
End Area Cut
SF
(2)
0
355
786
2,515
1,255
620
25
0
0

Station
(1)
25+00
26+00
27+00
28+50
29+00
29+25
29+50
30+00
31+00

End Area Fill

SF
(3)
3,525
985
125
55
23
0
845
3,655
8,560

Volume of Cut
BCY
(4)
--657
2,113
6,113
6,981
868
299
23
0

Volume of Fill
CCY
(5)
--8,352
2,056
333
144
11
391
4,167
22,620

4)
Station

(1)

End
area
cut sf
(2)

0+00
1+00
2+00
3+00
4+00
4+50
5+00
6+00
6+50
7+00
8+00
9+00
10+00

0
0
0
147
192
205
179
121
100
52
0
0
0

End
Area
fill sf
(3)
0
90
154
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
180
231
285

Volume
of cut
bcy
(4)

Volume
of fill
ccy
(5)

Stripping
cut bcy

Stripping
fill ccy

Total
cut bcy

Total
fill ccy

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Adj.
Fill
bcy
(10)

--0
0
272
628
368
356
556
205
141
96
0
0

--167
452
285
0
0
0
0
0
9
352
761
956

--0
0
15
50
57
21
43
19
8
10
0
0

--24
40
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
69
18

--0
0
257
578
311
335
513
186
133
86
0
0

--191
492
304
0
0
0
0
0
9
372
830
974

--212
547
338
0
0
0
0
0
10
413
922
1,082

Algebraic
Sum Bcy

Mass
Ordinate

(11)

(12)

---212
-547
-81
578
311
335
513
186
122
-327
-922
-1,082

---212
-759
-840
-262
49
383
896
1,081
1,204
877
-45
-1,127

Chapter 4 Soil and Rock 1, 2, 5, 8

1) Base 28.55 ft, Height = 10.76 ft
2) Water Content = 16.5%
5) Borrow = 86,717 BCY
8)
a. Borrow = 1,014,370 BCY
b. 8.73 gal./BCY Borrow
c. Water Content 17.3%, Unit Weight = 133.7 lb/ft3

Chapter 5 Compaction and Stabilization Equipment 1, 2, 3

1) 3 Drum Rollers Required
2) Production 683 CCY/Hr
3) 2 Drum Rollers Required

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Chapter 6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
1) Rolling Resistance = 115 lbs/ton
3) Rolling Resistance = 63 lbs/ton, Earth compacted and maintained
5)
a. Weight = 71,790 lbs
b. Rated Load = 52,800 lbs
c. Operating Weight = 124,590 lbs
d. Front Axle Load = 53%
e. Rear Axle Load = 47%
f. Speed 5th gear = 12.4mph
g. Net Horsepower = 365HP
h. Rim Pull % = 84.7%
i. Coefficient of Traction = 0.14
11)
a. Max. Rolling Resistance = 80 lbs/ton
b. Min Coefficient of Traction = 0.06
13)
Gear
Speed, mph
Rimpull, lbs
1st
4.65
15,242.
nd
2
7.60
9,326.
3rd
11.50
6,163.
4th
17.50
4,050.
th
5
26.80
2,645.
17)
a. Percentage of Rimpull = 57%
b. Coefficient of Traction = 0.15

Chapter 7 Dozers 1, 5, 6, 12, 18

1) Blade capacity = 0.8 (3.66yd) (1.61yd)2 =7.6 lcy
5) $1.406/bcy
6) $0.498/bcy
12)
a. 0.205 acres
b. $82,883
c. $69,674 two are cheaper
18) $0.251/bcy

Chapter 8 Scrapers 1, 5, 7, 8, 11
1) 1.45 min.
5) 200lb/ton
7) Total Time =5.86min

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Haul

Return

Distance
ft
200 acc.
1,300
200 dec.
200 acc.
1,300
200 dec

Speed
mph
5
10
5
2
16
5

8) Total Cycle Time = 5.65min, Production 861bcy/hr

Distance
RR
GR
TR
ft
%
%
%
200 acc.
2
3
5
400
2
3
5
Haul
2,200
2
0
2
200
2
4
6
200 dec.
2
4
6
200 acc.
2
-4
-2
200
2
-4
-2
Return
2,200
2
0
2
400
2
-3
-1
200 dec
2
-3
-1

Time
min
0.45
1.48
0.45
0.45
0.92
0.45

Speed
mph
5
17
34
15
5
5
33
33
33
5

Time
min
0.45
0.27
0.74
0.15
0.45
0.45
0.07
0.75
0.14
0.45

11) a) 5 scrapers @$0.843/bcy

b) 5 scrapers @ $0.894/bcy
c) No, adds to the cost.

Chapter 9 Excavators 3, 5, 8, 12
3) 414bcy use 5 cy machine and complete in 121 days
5) Condition 1 389 bcy/hr, $0.247/bcy
Condition 2 342 bcy/hr, $0.281/bcy
Condition 3 211 bcy/hr, $0.455/bcy
Condition 4 258 bcy/hr, $0.372/bcy
8) 467 ton/hr
12) Condition 1 349 bcy/hr, $0.232/bcy
Condition 2 381 bcy/hr, $0.213/bcy

Chapter 10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment 3, 5, 7, 8

3) Rimpull 9,000 lbs, speed 6.5 mph
5) Rimpull 4,800 lb, speed 12 mph
7) TMPH Job Rate 121 the 110 TMPh tires not acceptable
8)

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Truck cycle time

Load Time
Number of Trucks
Production 11 trks
Production 12 trks
Production 13 trks
Production 14 trks
Production 15 trks
Production 16 trks
Production 17 trks

15 CY Truck
4 buckets
5 buckets
29.29 min
29.73 min
1.73 min
2.17 min
16.9
13.7
315 lcy
333 lcy
344 lcy
363 lcy
372 lcy
394 lcy
401 lcy
415 lcy
430 lcy
415 lcy
459 lcy
415 lcy
485 lcy
415 lcy

20 CY Truck
5 buckets
6 buckets
29.73 min
30.96 min
2.17 min
2.60 min
13.7
11.9
388 lcy
426 lcy
424 lcy
461 lcy
459 lcy
461 lcy
484 lcy
461 lcy
484 lcy
461 lcy
484 lcy
461 lcy
484 lcy
461 lcy

Chapter 11 Finishing Equipment 2, 4, 6

0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)
0)

429 CCY/hr
a. 457 BCY/hr b. 9.1 hr
a. 71.4 BCY/hr b. 2.5 hrs
0.35LCY
a. 50 LF/hr b. $2,500
a. 119 BCY/hr b. $0.76/BCY c. 2.5 days
106.7 BCY/hr
a. 323 LCY/hr b. 2.2 min. c. $0.44/LCY

Chapter 17 Cranes 1, 2, 3, 6
0)
0)
0)
5)

Figure 17.11 300ton unit @ 50 ft radius is 180,000 lbs

Minimum Length boom 120ft
17,600 lbs > 17,115 lbs pick is safe.
Minimum Length 64 ft. so 72 ft or 80 ft ok.

Chapter 18 Draglines and Clamshells 1, 2, 4, 6

0) 7 days
0) a. 22.8 days b. $48,336
0) a. 21.2 days b. $43,754

Chapter 19 Piles and Pile-driving Equipment

8) R=278,571 lbs

Chapter 20 Air compressors and Pumps 1, 5, 14, 21, 22, 23

3) 139 cu ft
4) 87.11 psi
16) Model 40-M
20) 40.4 ft total head, Model 20-M
20) 83.4 ft total head Model 40-M 381 gpm
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20) 78.1 ft total head Model 40-M 400gpm

Chapter 22 Forming Systems

Chapter 16 Concrete and Concrete Equipment 1,5, 6, 7
Chapter 15 Asphalt and Mix Production and Placement 1, 4, 7
Chapter 14 Aggregate Production 1, 6, 7

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