PAST AND FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT-PART III

To predict the construction equipment of the future, it is divided into equipment of the near future and that of the distant future. Equipment of the near future can best be decribed by extrapolating from present machines. New equipment must now be designed under the constraints of OSHA, EPA, and the labor unions. It will be safer, have less noise, and provide more comfort for the operator. Equipment in the distant, future will incorporate new systems of excavation, concrete mixing and placing, and use of new materials. Use of automation, electronic controls, and new devices will increase productivity and decrease labor requirements. /ASCE/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • DOUGLAS, J
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 699-701
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Construction Division
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: C04

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Concrete mixing; Concrete placing; Constraints; Construction equipment; Electronic control; Environmental engineering; Excavation; Forecasting; Labor unions; Noise control; Operators (Persons); Production; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operator
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129009
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #11778 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM