5.2 - Factors Influencing Equipment Selection
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What is haul distance?
💡 Hint: Think about how far material needs to be transported.
Name one factor influencing equipment selection.
💡 Hint: Consider the project context.
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What is the critical factor based on equipment type related to distance?
💡 Hint: Which factor relates closely to transportation?
True or False: Larger equipment always guarantees better productivity.
💡 Hint: Think about costs and efficiency.
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You have a project requiring excavation of 400 cubic meters of clay over a distance of 800 meters. Analyze which type of equipment you would choose and justify your choice based on haul distance and project requirements.
💡 Hint: Think about how the equipment’s efficiency varies by distance.
Calculate the cost implications when increasing from a bulldozer for 100-meter haul distances to a scraper for 600 meters, keeping in mind the mobilization costs and productivity changes.
💡 Hint: Evaluate the economies of scale as equipment size increases.
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