Course
| code | CB524 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Methods and Equipment for Construction 2 |
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| prequisites | CB523 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | Engineering fundamentals of moving earth - Tractors and related equipment ? tractors ? bulldozers - clearing land - ripping rock ? Scrapers - Excavating equipment ? draglines ? clamshells - hydraulic excavators ? loaders - trenching machines - Trucks and wagons - Belt conveyor systems -Piles and pile-driving equipment - The production of crushed stone aggregate. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | The objective of this course is at introducing the student to the knowledge of construction engineering in the area of heavy construction. |
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| ref. books | Construction Equipment Management by Schaufelberger.J, Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN, Latest Edition.rnConstruction Equipment Guide by Day D.A., Benjamin N.B.H. Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, ISBN, Latest Edition.rn |
| arabic ref. books | |
| textbook | Managing Construction Equipment by S.W. Nunnally Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN, Latest Edition. |
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| objective set | combined |
| content set | combined |
Course Content
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Description |
| 1 |
Week No.1: Earth moving basis.
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| 2 |
Week No.2: Shovels
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| 3 |
Week No.3: Hoes.
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| 4 |
Week No.4: Draglines .
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| 5 |
Week No.5: Clamshells .
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| 6 |
Week No.6: Machine equipment power requirements.
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| 7 |
Week No.7: Dozer .
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| 8 |
Week No.8: Loaders
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| 9 |
Week No.9 : Trucks and Wagons.
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| 10 |
Week No.10: Trucks and Wagons continued.
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| 11 |
Week No.11: Piles and pile-driving equipment.
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| 12 |
Week No.12: Scrapers .
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| 13 |
Week No.13: Belt-Conveyor systems.
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| 14 |
Week No.14: The production of crushed stone aggregate.
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| 15 |
Week No.15: Health and safety.
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| 16 |
Week No.16: Final Exam.
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