3 Common Pieces of Equipment Used in Commercial Construction

Commercial construction involves the building of units for hire to either the public or private sector. These buildings have units that can be hired by institutions such as banks, hospitals, and medical centers, offices as well as retail shops. Manufacturing plants and distributors can also hire such spaces. Usually, the constructions vary in size, design, and magnitude depending on the client’s specifications. The size of these projects can be divided into small, medium and large scale. Small and medium scale projects involve renovating and restructuring existing buildings while large scale projects are those that begin from scratch. This kind of work requires serious construction agencies and companies. Various machines and equipment such as plain round bars are used on such projects for various purposes. Here are three common ones used in these projects.

1. Earth Moving Equipment

Earth moving equipment are essential in making construction work easier. In large-scale construction sites, where there is a need for excavation, grading soil and rocks as well as moving large boulders equipment such as excavators are needed. Excavators are large machines mounted on tracks and that have large and long arms with a bucket like an arm. This arm can rotate up to 360 degrees. The operator sits in a small cab that enables him or her to have a clear view of the arm and the site. Excavators are ideal for digging foundations as well as moving large materials. In addition to excavators, there are bulldozers which are among the strongest machines in any construction site. This machine is used for moving a large amount of dirt or boulders over large areas.

2. Plain Round Bars

These bars are circular rods without threads and are usually in fixed lengths. They are available in steel, aluminum, and brass material. Steel round bars are available either as hot rolled and/or cold rolled. Hot rolled steel round bars are used in constructions that do not require fine and precise dimensions, while their counterparts the cold rolled steel round bars are needed for precise and fine finishes and dimensions. Aluminum round bars are good for trims, support, pins, and braces. They are light in weight resistant to corrosion. They can also be cut easily using machines. Brass round bars are also resistant to corrosion, good for electrical conductivity and are very strong. These rods are good for marine hardware as well as fittings and fastenings.

3. Material Handling Equipment

In a construction such machines include machines that can carry heavy and sensitive building materials from one location to another. These machines include industrial trucks, forklifts, cranes, and others. Industrial trucks are useful for ferrying materials to and from the construction site. These include large lorries that carry stones, cement, and other construction materials. There are also hand trucks that are used to move equipment within the construction site instead of having workers to carry by hand. Cranes come in handy when lifting building materials over extremely high heights. They are used for safety and efficiency.

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