Equipment Performance, Planning and Acquisition in Heavy Civil Operations
Module Overview
Equipment is an integral part of any heavy civil operation. In this module, equipment performance, planning and acquisition for heavy civil operations are discussed. Specifically, you will learn how to estimate required power, available power, and usable power of equipment. You will also be introduced to a framework to estimate cycle-time and productivity of equipment. Finally, heavy equipment acquisition will be discussed from a financial perspective, to help you plan the equipment needs of a project.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain power considerations for heavy civil equipment, including rolling resistance, gradient, traction, altitude, and minimizing power requirements
- Analyze cycle times, fixed time, variable time, and operating efficiency
- Calculate basic parameters used to select heavy equipment, such as Rimpull requirements, number of cycles, and cycle times.
- Calculate equipment cost and depreciation
- Evaluate equipment replacement strategies
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Related Project Resources
| Type | Title | License |
|---|---|---|
| Image | Equipment Profitability Graph (PNG, 363.86 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Grade Resistance (PNG, 746.74 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Ownership and Operation Cost Graph (PNG, 191.5 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Performance Graph (PNG, 1.41 MB) | CC BY |
| Image | Required Power (PNG, 850.34 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Rolling Resistance Chart | CC BY |
| Image | Salvage Value Graph (PNG, 216.82 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Sample Rolling Resistance Chart (PNG, 392.7 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Straight line Vs Sum of years Digit Depreciation Graph (PNG, 217.78 KB) | CC BY |
| Image | Useable Power - Traction Chart (PNG, 275.97 KB) | CC BY |
| Scorm Package | Equipment Performance, Planning and Acquisition (SCORM package) (122 MB) | This SCORM package can be downloaded, and uploaded into your institution's Learning Management System. | CC BY |
| Storyline File | Equipment Performance, Planning and Acquisition (Storyline file) (206 MB) | This Storyline File can be downloaded and modified to your specific learning objectives (within the bounds of the creative commons licensing selected for this file. This is encouraged, but any technical issues are not supported by the University of Toronto. | CC BY| CC BY |
| Video | Front Loader Example | CC BY |
| Video | Hydraulic Excavator Loading Example | CC BY |
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