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Friday, July 1, 2016

BULLDOZER AND HOW TO DETERMINE OUTPUT OF BULLDOZER

Bulldozers
The bulldozer is a versatile machine. It can be used for moving earth over distance upt
grubbing sites, stripping top unwanted soil, excavating to a shallow depth say upt
pushing scrapers, spreading soil for leveling areas, however there are four-wheele
powered engine. The wheel dozers exert higher bearing pressure as compared to track-d

Dozers excavate and push earth with the help of a stiff welded steel blade fitted in front
hydraulic cylinders. Blades are of four types. The straight S-blade is used for forward
blades have large capacity, and are used for pushing loose materials. Angle A-blades ar
to one side rather than hauling it forward as is required in hill road formation cutting. P
for push loading a scraper. A dozer can also be fitted with a bachhoe attachment for
rock, and a winch for uprooting trees, skidding boulders and heavy materials.

Ideal output for dozing soft soil depend upon the engine power, straight blade capacity

This ideal output, measured in the bulk volume (loose soil), assumes forward dozing sp
speed of 6 km/h, manoeuvring time of 0.15 minutes, easy going on generally level
(bank) materials using a strainght S-blade. This ideal production is corrected to
conditions as under:

Dozer optimum output = Dozer ideal output x Correction factor

Output planning data = Dozer optimum output x performance factor
Where, correction factor leads to the following effect.
Blade factor – Multiply ideal output by the blade factor value

Type of blade Blade factor

S blade 1.0
A blade 0.75
U blade 1.25 (used only for loose soil)

Transmission system – For direct drive, take 80% of the ideal output which is base
system. Direct drive system output = 0.8 power shift system output.

Grade factor – the manufacture’s manual provides the data for a change of output with
planning purposes it can be taken as under:

Nature of slope Effect on output (%)

Downhill working Increases 2.5 x grade (%)
Uphill working Decrease 2 x grade (%)
Soil factor – The ideal output is based on easy-dig and loose soil. This ideal output sh
the following soil factors where the nature of soil differs:

Digging effort Nature of soil Soil factor

Easy-dig Loam, sand, gravel 1.0
Medium-dig Common earth in natural state 0.85
Hard-dig Hard stiff clay, soft rock 0.67

Swing factor – the ideal output is stated in terms of bulk (or low) volume excavate
converted into-in-place (or bank) volume by dividing the bulk material with the swell fa

In-place (or bank) volume (BCM) = Bulk (or loose) volume / Swell factor

Example

Determine the output of a bulldozer having 215 HP engine, fitted with A-blade rated
dozer is employed for excavating a hard clayey area with average haulage of 50 met
down slope of 10%. It has direct drive transmission, and its expected performance is 50

Solution

Output/h = Ideal output/h x correction factor x performance factor.

Ideal output/h for 50 meter haulage of 215 HP dozer with ‘S’ blade of capacity
(approximate)
Correction factors applicable are:
Soil factor for hard digging = 0.67
Blade factor for A blade = 0.65
Grade factor for 10 % down grade = 1 + 2.5 x 10%
(assistance) = 1.25
Transmission factor for direct drive = 0.8
Swell factor of clayey soil = 1.3
Therefore correction factor
= 0.67 x 0.65 x 1.25 x 0.8 x 1/1.3
= 0.42
Performance factor for 50 min/hour working = 0.83
Therefore expected output in BCM
=AxBxC
= 160 x 0.42 x 0.83

= 55.8 say 56 BCM

at July 01, 2016

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