Types of heavy construction equipment used in building bridges

 

For the construction of bridges the civil engineer not required their engineering skills but also required heavy construction equipment. In bridge construction, the type of equipment used depends on the choice of the project as more refined construction vehicles may be necessary for larger projects.

Construction sites used different types of tools for many different purposes; some may only be needed for one particular job. Furthermore, there is also a wide range of options to pick from as the market deals both new and used heavyconstruction equipment for sale.

 Let’s have a look at which type of construction tools are used by the construction sites to build a bridge.

Following are the list of heavy construction tools/equipment:

 

1- Excavators

2- Floating Cranes

3- Bridge Cranes

4- Gantry Cranes

 

 

Firstly we have a look at the excavator, how excavator works in building a bridge? The main initial function of the excavator is removing the dirt, rocks, and other debris that are found in the base of the bridge. Although it may have limited use once the construction of the bridge is underway, it can still be used to carrying dirt or rubble as the project continues.

 

Another tool is a bridge crane its core function is to fix or build a bridge. Construction sites use bridge cranes to structure the pillars of a bridge before putting the slabs in place. In particular, the bridge crane is very useful in the construction of larger bridges where other types of heavy construction equipment may have limited use.

 

 A floating crane is also known as a crane vessel it is a special type of ship that has a crane mounted onto it. Floating cranes are commonly used by the construction sites when building a bridge, these cranes are also useful in loading and offloading loads from a ship. With bigger cranes, construction sites can lift capacity of over 10,000 tones, and some of the crane's barges can transport an entire bridge in sections. Moreover, crane vessels can be mounted onto the deck of a ship by fitting them on a swing base which can rotate.

 

 

Lastly, let’s discuss a gantry crane; it is many types of heavy construction equipment used at shipyards, scrap yards, and during bridge construction. To meet the needs gantry cranes are designed in different types and some of the biggest gantry cranes are capable of lifting the world’s heaviest loads. Nevertheless, gantry cranes have an alike design to bridge cranes, their main distinctive factor is their mode of mobility. There are different types of gantry cranes used like adjustable gantries, portable gantries, semi-gantries, and full gantries.