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OF VIBRATORS
LASU JOSE
M Tech 1st Year
NEED OF VIBRATORS
Strength of the hand compacted concrete will
be kept minimum.
To compact such type of concrete, vibratory
Needle Vibrator
This is the most commonly used vibrator
This mainly consists of :
1. Power unit
2. Flexible shaft
3. Needle
Pneumatic needle
vibrator
External Vibrator
These type of vibrator s are mainly used for
spacers
will produce a
good finish to concrete surface.
indirectly through
the
consume more power.
Efficiency
formwork,
of external vibrator
comparing with needle vibrator.
is
they
less
Table Vibrator
This is a special case of form work vibrator.
The vibrator is clamped to the table which is
mounted on springs.
Anything kept on the table gets vibrated.
These are mainly used for vibrating concrete
cubes.
Spring
s
TABLE VIBRATOR
Motor
Platform Vibrator
Platform vibrator is a table vibrator but it is
larger in size.
These are mainly used in the manufacture of
PLATFORM
VIBRATOR
Surface Vibrator
These are also known as Screed board
Vibrators
These are mainly used for slabs and road
surface.
As the slabs are thin, it is very difficult to use
SURFACE
VIBRATOR
Screed Paver
Screed Paver is a dual purpose concrete
finishing machine.
Consisting of a vibrator and screed finisher in
one unit.
It is light in weight, portable and gives higher
Factors to be Considered
Height of Concrete layer
Depth of immersion of Vibrator
Spacing and No of insertion positions
Speed of insertion and withdrawal of the
vibrating head
Duration of vibration
Height of Concrete
Usually thickness of concrete layer should not
15 cm.
The superimposed load increases with the
Depth of immersion of
vibrator
Active part of the vibrator should be
perpendicular.
spacing should be 35 to 90 cm .
and uniformly.
Usually a speed of 3cm/s gives sufficient
consolidation.
Duration Of Vibration
Duration of vibration required depends upon
concrete.
REFERENCES
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www.JBformworks.com
www.mcmagazine.com
www.wikipeida.com
www.houstonvibrator.com
Concrete Technology, M S Shetty, S.Chand
&company, New Delhi.