Labor Equipment and Productivity

Question 1

the amount of work produced; dollar value of work produced

Answer 1

productivity

Question 2

equation for productivity

Answer 2

units of output / input

Question 3

Machine used to dig up the ground; mounted on crawlers

Answer 3

Excavator

Question 4

Machine designed to pick up loose material on the ground and load onto a truck

Answer 4

Loader; Front end loader

Question 5

All purpose unit with small wheels; can be a dozer, spread material, load or haul material as well

Answer 5

Back Hoe

Question 6

Vehicle designed to move soil from location to location

Answer 6

Dumb Truck

Question 7

Term used to describe when the soil is to the rim of the dump truck

Answer 7

Struck Capacity

Question 8

Term used to describe when the soil is over the rim of the dump truck in a hill like fashion

Answer 8

heaped capacity

Question 9

Machine designed to scrape the earth

Answer 9

scraper

Question 10

Machine designed to level the ground

Answer 10

Bull Dozer/Grader

Question 11

Machine designed to vibrate material and compact it further; unit with a roller

Answer 11

Compactor

Question 12

Breaks up tough soil

Answer 12

ripper

Question 13

Quantities for Earthwork include:

Answer 13

1. ) Calculation of Earth Volumes
2. ) Balancing cut and fill volumes
3. ) Planning the most economical material haul routes

Question 14

How long is a station measured?

Answer 14

every 100 feet

Question 15

Term used to describing the taking away of earth material

Answer 15

Cut

Question 16

Term used to describe putting back earth material

Answer 16

fill

Question 17

3 types of volume

Answer 17

Bank volume, loose volume, compacted volume

Question 18

How soil has increased between volume states

Answer 18

swell factor

Question 19

what kind of grid is more accurate?

Answer 19

smaller grid

Question 20

truck cycle time

Answer 20

Load, Haul, Dump, Return

Question 21

What characteristic must trucks have in order meet the capacity requirement?

Answer 21

4 to 5 times the capacity of escavator bucket

Question 22

Three components of Earthwork Pricing

Answer 22

1. ) Determine the optimum number of trucks
2. )Determine optimum number of dozers
3. ) Determine the production rate of the spread