Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Construction Equipment Course code: GMEH | 5 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements: Completed pre-exams in the following courses: Mathematics 1, Mathematics 2, Physics, Building Materials
Goal: The objective of the course is that prospective civil engineers examine modern trends in the use of constructional plant.
Outcome: Competence to use constructional plant in construction works, as well as optimal choiceof machine groups for the particular types of works.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Working material processes. Needs, requirements and conditions for theuse of constructional plant.
  2. Classification of themachines. Fixed and rotatingequipment. Capacity ofoperational equipment– theoretical and practical effect.
  3. Evaluation of operating equipment. Elements of costs. Operating costs. Costs of basic equipment. Overhead cost. Machine hour rate.
  4. Renewal of the equipment. Depreciation renewal. Discount renewal.
  5. Equipment stocks.
  6. Maintenance of the equipment. Overhaul of the equipment. Reliability of the equipment. Parallel and series connection of the equipment. Availability and effectiveness of plant and equipment.
  7. Repetition and revision of teaching material. Colloquial week.
  8. Earthwork quipment. Classification. Features. Excavators. Dozers. Graders. Scrapers. Loaders. Soil compaction equipment.
  9. Concrete work equipment. Concrete composition. Classification of the machines. Features. Concrete pumps. Mixers. Concrete plants. Concrete mixer trucks. Sambrons. Vibrators. Pervibrators.
  10. Equipment for transportation and hauling. Classification. Features. Vehicles outside public roads. Tippers. Dumpers. Road vehicles. Conveyors. Belt conveyors.
  11. Equipment for transport and lifting. Classification. Features. Overheadcranes. Portal cranes. Cable cranes. Tower cranes. Mobile cranes. Elevators. Cableways.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. The content of theoretical instruction transferred into practical application through exercises and practical exercises in teaching bases.
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 1
Practical classes: 1
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
30
seminary work
30
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30