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Elevator

Construction; Heavy & civil

A vertical reciprocating conveyor, used on a scraper to move material into the bowl.

Cat

Construction; Heavy & civil

A trademarked designation for any machine made by the Caterpillar Tractor Company. Widely used to indicate a crawler tractor or mounting of any make.

Operator’s cab

Construction; Heavy & civil

The operator’s cab is an enclosed room in which the operating controls, indicators, and gauges are located. The machine’s operation is controlled from this location.

sloof

Construction; Heavy & civil

Beams made of reinforced concrete that serves as a binding column bottom.

Ditch

Construction; Heavy & civil

It is a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field , to hold or carry away water.

Cover to reinforcement

Construction; Heavy & civil

Concrete cover to reinforcement is the distance measured from the surface of the concrete member to the surface of the embedded reinforcing steel.

tension-melting

Construction; Heavy & civil

Voltage drop specified minimum melting in the specifications for a particular steel quality.

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