Schexnayder, C J and David, S A (2002) Past and future of construction equipment: part iv. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 128(4), pp. 279-286. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The development of construction equipment has followed the major changes in global transportation. In 1420, Giovanni Fontana was dreaming of and diagramming dredging machines. Development of the steam shovel was driven by a demand for an economical mass excavation machine to support the era of railroad construction. The Cummins diesel engine was developed in the early 1900s as the road-building phase of transportation construction began. In the short term, the basic machine frame will not change, but productivity, accuracy, and utility should improve because of enhancements. Machines will evolve into a mobile counterweight driven by an energy-efficient powerplant. This mobile counterweight will serve as a work platform for an array of hydraulic tools, and it will have synthesized computers that instantly communicate by satellite with distant management teams reporting diagnostics, production, and position.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction equipment; excavation; high technology |
| Index terms: | platform, accuracy, satellite, construction equipment, hydraulic, dredging, productivity, excavation |
| Subjects: | management, fluid mechanics, digital design, water management, construction equipment, networking, construction operations, professional development |
| Topics: | Site Management, Plant and Equipment, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Information Management, Business Strategy, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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