Practice Components Of The Production Cycle (4.1) - Construction Methods and Equipment Management

Practice: Components of the Production Cycle

Lesson 4.1Construction Methods and Equipment Management

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Question 1.
What are the components involved in the production cycle of a truck?
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Think of the steps the truck goes through during operation.
Question 2.
Define what is meant by 'hauling'.
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Check the role of the truck in the construction process.
3Question 3.
What is included in the production cycle of a truck?
- Spotting
- loading
- dumping
- Only loading and dumping
- Hauling only
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Consider the sequence of operations for the truck.
4Question 4.
True or False: Variable time elements in the production cycle depend on haul distance.
- True
- False
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Relate this to examples of different distances in the cycle.
Question 5.
Given a truck with a capacity of 10 tons and a loader with a bucket capacity of 2 tons, how many bucket loads are required to fill the truck? Assume you can round up or down.
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Use the capacity ratio to work through it.
Question 6.
A company prefers to load a truck with only 4 loads even though it can take 5. How might this impact the overall productivity in a construction project?
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Consider the economic aspects of loading and unloading.

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