Practice Balancing Number of Scrapers - 6.1 | 9. Earth Moving Equipment-Scrapers (Part-2) | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 2
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a scraper used for?

💡 Hint: Think about its primary function in construction.

Question 2

Easy

What does the swell factor signify?

💡 Hint: Relates to how materials expand when disturbed.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the swell factor represent?

  • Material density
  • Increase in volume
  • Weight of loose material

💡 Hint: Think about the context of material handling.

Question 2

True or False: A pusher can only support a single scraper simultaneously.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall our discussions about machine operations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given that a pusher's cycle time increases by 10% due to delays in loading, recalculate the number of scrapers needed if the original pusher's cycle time was 1.37 minutes.

💡 Hint: Adjust the calculations considering the percentage increase.

Question 2

If the weight of material causes the swell factor to increase to 0.85, determine the new volume in bank cubic meters and analyze its impact on productivity.

💡 Hint: Think of how increasing the swell factor reduces the bank volume.

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