Practice Section-wise Resistance Analysis - 4.2.1 | 9. Earth Moving Equipment-Scrapers (Part-2) | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

What is the unit weight of dry earth soil given in the lecture?

💡 Hint: Refer to the section on unit weights.

Question 2

Easy

What is the average loading time for a scraper?

💡 Hint: Look for cycle time information.

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Question 1

What is the unit weight of dry earth soil?

  • 1600 kg/m³
  • 1700 kg/m³
  • 1660 kg/m³

💡 Hint: Refer to the unit weight section.

Question 2

True or False: The swell factor for push-loaded scrapers is defaulted to increase by 10%.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the impact of additional pressure on the material.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A scraper has a heaped capacity of 30 m³. If loaded to 90% capacity with a swell factor of 0.85, what is the effective bank volume?

💡 Hint: Remember to apply the swell factor after calculating the load volume.

Question 2

If one pusher can support 5 scrapers, what should their combined cycle time for optimal efficiency be if each scraper cycles 8 minutes?

💡 Hint: Consider how cycle times overlap to maintain constant work.

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