{"id":1399,"date":"2015-05-17T10:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T10:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modified.globecore.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2015-05-15T10:40:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T10:40:08","slug":"road-construction-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modified.globecore.com\/road-construction-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Construction Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, scientific literature gives several alternative classifications to road construction equipment. \u00a0They are all based on two main criteria \u2013 the application area and the purpose of the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The following is one of the generally accepted and widespread classifications.<\/p>\n<p>All road construction equipment includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>machines for mining and processing rock material;<\/li>\n<li>machines for production and transportation of concrete mixtures, bitumen and bitumen emulsions;<\/li>\n<li>machines for road and aerodrome construction;<\/li>\n<li>machines for compacting road construction material; and<\/li>\n<li>machines for road maintenance and repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The machines for rock mining are applied to develop the deposits of the raw material for road surface construction. \u00a0This kind of equipment includes pneumatic drills, rock drilling machines, grinders, and mills.<\/p>\n<p>Such units as (1) concrete mixing machines, (2) metering units, (3) containers, (4) additive production units, (5) ready-mix trucks, (6) bitumen storage tank, (7) transit bitumen carriers, and (8) bitumen spraying machines are considered to be the equipment for production and transportation of concrete mixtures, bitumen and bitumen emulsions.<\/p>\n<p>In this class of equipment, special attention should be paid to the <b><i>GlobeCore<\/i><\/b> UVB-1 unit which is used to produce bitumen emulsions. \u00a0Bitumen emulsions are considered to be the most effective road construction material since it allows for significant energy and bitumen saving and is characterized by eco-friendliness and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the <b>UVB-1 <\/b>line of units, <b><i>GlobeCore<\/i><\/b> has also produced the <b>UVB-2 units<\/b> which are designed for the modification of polymer bitumen. \u00a0The properties of the asphalt concrete mixture are influenced by the properties of the modified bitumen as one of the most important components.<\/p>\n<p>A non-exclusive list of machines for road and aerodrome construction include (1) pavement profilers; (2) concrete spreaders; (3) concrete pavers; (4) pavement finishing machines; (5) film-forming materials distributor; and (6) asphalt spreaders.<\/p>\n<p>Roads and highways are maintained and repaired using such road construction equipment as street washers, street sweepers, marking machines, road heaters, and milling machines. \u00a0If it is impossible to perform a particular operation using the units listed above because of \u00a0their size, special mechanical hand tools can be applied.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, a hand-driven machine includes such main parts as (1) an engine; (2) a function-generating mechanism; and (3) a working body. \u00a0Such a mechanized tool is controlled by an operator. \u00a0This type of machine is small, convenient, serviceable, safe and efficient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, scientific literature gives several alternative classifications to road construction equipment. \u00a0They are all based on two main criteria \u2013 the application area and the purpose of the equipment. The following is one of the generally accepted and widespread classifications. 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