Practice Comparison of Loading Methods - 4 | 8. Back-Track Loading Method | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

What is back-track loading?

💡 Hint: Think about the process after a scraper is loaded.

Question 2

Easy

Name one advantage of chain loading.

💡 Hint: Consider how the next scraper is positioned.

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Question 1

Which loading method is considered the slowest?

  • Back-Track Loading
  • Chain Loading
  • Shuttle Loading

💡 Hint: Recall which method involves returning to pick up scrapers.

Question 2

True or False: Chain loading allows scrapers to wait and reduces idle time.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how it changes the workflow compared to back-track loading.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If you have a construction site with a 1000-meter haul, what loading method would be most efficient and why?

💡 Hint: Consider how the length of haul affects efficiency.

Question 2

Determine the number of scrapers needed for one pusher to minimize waiting time, if the pusher cycle time is 10 minutes and the scraper loading time is 5 minutes.

💡 Hint: Think about how scrapers and pushers overlap in their operations.

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