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Ampere
Construction; Heavy & civil
The intensity of electric current produced by one volt acting through a resistance of one ohm.
Angling dozer
Construction; Heavy & civil
A bulldozer with a blade which can be pivoted on a vertical centre pin so as to cast its load to either side.
Articulate
Construction; Heavy & civil
To swivel or bend where the piece of equipment’s front and rear are joined together.
Attachment
Construction; Heavy & civil
An accessory to a machine. An alternate designation for the equipment added to the basic tractor, normally including the blade and a ripper or winch.
Back brace
Construction; Heavy & civil
The back braces are jointed, tubular, steel supports that retain the blast hole drill mast in the vertical or angle drilling position.
Back brace locks
Construction; Heavy & civil
The back brace collars lock the knee joints of the blast hole drill’s back braces when the mast is raised to the drilling position.
Brake, disc
Construction; Heavy & civil
A brake which utilises friction between fixed and rotating discs, or between discs and shoes.
