1.5 - Estimating Productivity
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Practice Questions
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What is the ideal angle of swing for maximum productivity?
💡 Hint: Think about the position between digging and dumping.
What happens to productivity when the angle of swing is increased?
💡 Hint: Consider the impact on cycle time.
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What is the ideal angle of swing to maximize productivity?
💡 Hint: Think about the position of the truck relative to the excavator.
True or False: Increasing the height of cut improves productivity.
💡 Hint: Recall how productivity factors relate to height optimization.
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A shovel has a heaped bucket volume of 4 cubic meters, a fill factor of 0.8, and operates at an actual height of cut of 3 meters with an optimum height of 4 meters. Calculate its productivity if the cycle time is 30 seconds.
💡 Hint: Pay attention to the difference between actual and optimum heights.
Discuss how changes in the truck availability can alter the overall productivity of an excavation site and propose a management strategy to optimize machine scheduling.
💡 Hint: Consider how efficient truck scheduling can minimize idle times.
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