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The equipment used in construction provides the moving power of modern construction. The construction process has become a completely integrated machine, with each piece of construction equipment performing an assigned and interconnected task. For example, an excavator will accurately excavate a building’s footings or trench to provide a firm foundation. With a bulldozer, a general contractor will clear all debris from the site and prepare the ground for a finished or level surface.
Dump trucks, wheel loaders and articulated type vehicles (for bulk material movement) move large amounts of materials across the construction site as fast as possible. Motor graders refine the surfaces of the site to exact slopes for drainage and paving. Compactors densify the soils and asphalt to a density consistent with engineered specifications. Crawler cranes and floor cranes lift structural steel, precast concrete and façade systems safely above the working area of a job site to a predetermined height.
Concrete pumps have been designed to aid in placing concrete in forms even at lengths of up to one hundred feet (and higher) on a multi-storied structure. Telehandlers and aerial lifts provide tradesmen with access to the building areas of the evolving structure and allow for the movement of goods and services to the interior of the building.
