Practice Back-Track Loading - 2.2.1 | 7. Cycle Time of a Scraper | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

Define cycle time.

💡 Hint: Think about what actions a scraper performs in its operation.

Question 2

Easy

What is fixed time?

💡 Hint: Consider the components of cycle time that remain constant.

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Question 1

What does cycle time include?

  • Only loading time
  • Loading
  • hauling
  • dumping and more
  • Just haul time

💡 Hint: Think about all the operations that scrapers perform.

Question 2

True or False: Fixed time is dependent on the distance travelled.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of fixed vs. variable time.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A scraper has a load capacity of 20 m3. If it takes 3 minutes to go from 0 to 80% capacity and then the loading slows significantly, explain how you would adapt the loading approach.

💡 Hint: Think of the loading growth curve and its implications.

Question 2

Calculate the expected cycle time of a scraper given varied haul distances and understand its impact on variable time.

💡 Hint: Explore calculations involving variable time elements.

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