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Construction machines
FAST-BW06Acad. year: 2009/2010
Mechanisation of building processes. Partial and complete mechanization. Stages of mechanization. Technical-economic efficiency rates of machinery. Rates of the fund requirements of the production. Efficiency of building machines. Efficiency of machine complexes. Cost requirements of building machines. Affect of mechanization on works. Driving units of building machines. Control and operation of building machines. Division of rocks. Mechanisation of earth works. Technology of earth works. Transportation and deposition of earth. Theory of compacting. Selection of compacting technology. Drilling of rocks and drilling technology. Machines for aggregate treatment. Mechanisation of the concrete mixture production. Transportation and storing of concrete mixture. Machines for building and treatment of roads. Manner of construction foundations. Underground technologies. Assembly processes. Material handling. Mechanisation of demolition works. Material recycling. Complex care for building machines. World trends in mechanization and application of robotics in building works.
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Energy machines. Pneumatic motors. Hydraulic motors. Compressors. Pressure vessels. Fans. Pumps. Electric control rooms. Air-heating sets. Steam generators.
Types of rocks. Technological properties of rocks. Earth-moving works. Excavators working in cycles. Continually working excavators. Special excavators. Rock works. Dozers. Rippers. Scrapers Rippers. Graders. Drilling rigs. Theory of drilling. Types of drilling equipment. Hammer drills. Chipping hammers.
Transportation of rocks. Transport equipment. Band conveyors. Screw conveyors. Vibrating conveyors. Loaders. Unloading equipment. Sampling equipment. Interplant transportation. Motor-driven transport cars. Railway transportation. Lorry transportation.
Treatment of rocks. Machines for rock treatment. Crushers. Theory of rock crushing. Mills. Sorters. Washers. Dryers. Declayers. Granulators.
Storage of bulk materials. Containers. Silos. Closures. Gauges. Dozers. Scales. Pneumatic conveyance. Hydraulic conveyance.
Material treatment machines and equipment. Mixing equipment. Mixers. Blasting machines. Homogenisation machines. Washing out equipment.
Forming machines. Presses. Moulds. Cutting machines. Packing machines.
Heating equipment. Dryers. Furnaces. Mills. Coolers. Filters. Heat exchangers. Cyclones.
Production, transportation and storage of concrete mixes. Cyclic mixers. Continuous mixers. Central production plants for concrete mixes. Machines for cyclic transportation of concrete mixes. Machines for continuous transportation of concrete mixes. Machines and equipment for compacting of concrete mixes. Vibrating technology. Machines and equipment for preparation of reinforcement. Welding technology. Overhead transportation. Bridge cranes. Portal cranes. Cantilever cranes. Tower cranes. Ropeways. Lifts. Lifts. Stacking equipment. Fork-lift trucks. Handling means.
Special machines and equipment for ceramics production. Special machines and equipment for brickwork goods.
Special machines and equipment for production of concrete. Special machines and equipment for concrete goods. Special machines and equipment for porous concrete.
Automation and robotics application of building material production. Ergonomics and environment in production plants for building materials and their impact on the surrounding
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Basic literature
Maršál P.: Stavební stroje. VUT Brno, 2004.
Vaněk A.: Moderní strojní technika a technologie zemních prací. Academie Praha, 2003.
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