5.4 - Estimating Truck Production
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Practice Questions
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What does gravimetric capacity mean?
💡 Hint: Think about safety limits provided by manufacturers.
How do you calculate loading time?
💡 Hint: Remember the formula we discussed.
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What is the loading time calculated by?
💡 Hint: Think about how we determine the time to load a truck.
True or False: Balancing the number of trucks with excavators is not important.
💡 Hint: Consider why coordination between machines matter in construction.
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Calculate how many bucket loads are needed if a truck capacity is 12 m3 and bucket capacity is 2.5 m3 with a fill factor of 0.85. What lead to increased truck production?
💡 Hint: Remember to adjust the capacities based on their fill factors.
A loader operates on a job efficiency of 45 mins per hour. If a truck can carry 15 m3 and the loading cycle is 10 minutes, how many truckloads can they efficiently output in 1 hour?
💡 Hint: Factor in job efficiency in timing calculations.
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