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Heavy & civil
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Heavy & civil
Brake horsepower
Construction; Heavy & civil
The horsepower output of an engine or mechanical device measured at the flywheel or belt usually by some form of mechanical brake.
Backfill
Construction; Heavy & civil
The material used in refilling a ditch or other excavation, or the process of such refilling.
Bail
Construction; Heavy & civil
A yoke or spreader, hinged to the sides of the shovel dipper, on which a hoist rope equaliser is mounted. Hoist ropes pass through the equaliser for hoisting the dipper.
Ballast
Construction; Heavy & civil
Heavy material, such as water, sand, or iron, which has no function in a machine except to increase weight.
