Construction

Technology 1

Teoh Zi Wei 0323372

Vivian Tay 0323869
Vinnie Tan 0323706
Yeoh Sin Yuen 0323737
Tey Cheng Fern 0323912

Heavy Machinery
( Loader , Paver , Crane )

Machiner
y
Light Machinery
( Compactor , Lift Truck )

Loader
They are used to load sharp-edged materials
in sites where the ground is soft and muddy.
Uses
To load
material
like demolition
debris from the
construction
sites.

Backhoe Loader

To deposit
materials
into or onto
another
vehicle or
machinery .

Can also
transport
building
materials but
over a short
distance.

Skip Loader

Can remove
snow
from sidewalks
and parking lots.

Scraper Loader

Paver
It used to lay
pavements and
roads and makes the
layer more even.
It receives material
from the lorry and
place it with the correct
dimensions onto the
prepared surface
forming a "mat".

The pavers find their

applications mainly in the
following areas :

Building roads
Highways
Ports
Maintenance of roads
Parking lot
Landscaping
Paving of path

Crane
Crane is a big machine with a
long arm that is used by builders
for lifting and moving heavy things.

Uses
To move materials in a horizontal
position from one place to another.
Used to lift and lower materials .

 Depending on the size, operation and application

areas, cranes can be further classified as follows:
Types

Tower
Crane

Floating
Crane

Overhea
d Crane

Hydrauli
c Crane

Compactor
Used for reducing the size of the waste
materials through compaction. It is
available in different shapes, sizes and
configuration.
Soil compactor is the most important type
,can compacting soils in various construction
projects.

Soil compactors are useful

They are also applied for
for compaction in urban
landscaping and
areas, roads and
preparing sites for
highways.
Soil compactors are building construction.
suitable for compacting
mixed soils and
cohesive soils .

Life Truck
A machine which lift and transport
materials by using forks under the load.
Application
Lifting and removing of materials
to the job sites.
Are used in various construction
projects.

Forklift
truck

Motorized
pallet
truck

Reach
truck

Tools

Measuring tools

Tape measures is a
feature of long notch
on one end of the tape
to hold the tape to an
object. The tape also
lock in place so that
does not retract while
the user records a
measurement.

Laser meters are more

convenient to use as they
employ a laser beam to
calculate lengths. They
are more expensive than
tape measures but they
can still be reasonably
priced.

Trowels
It enables masons to distribute , shape and
level wet mortar and concrete without
putting their hands on it.
Square
trowel

Pool trowel

Margin
trowel

Pointer
trowel

Notched
trowel

Wrench
Wrench is made in various
shapes and sizes. They are used
for gripping, fastening, turning,
tightening and loosening things.

Pipe
wrenches set
Adjustable Wrench

Combination Wrench

Open-End Wrench

Hammer
Carpenter hammers are
designed with one heavy,
flat end to hit nail heads
and a double-pronged
claw on the other end for
pulling nails.
Mason
hammers
can
break up bricks and
stonework, with a blunt
end for greater force and
a sharp end for chipping.

Ball Peen
hammer
Sledge
Hammer

Clamps
Clamps
are
used
to
temporarily fasten two or
more objects together by
applying inward pressure
to their outer surfaces.
Clamps can only used to
hold a single object down
as it is worked on and then
removed.

C-clamp