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INTRODUCTION of Construction equipments

Construction equipments are one of the very important resources of modern-day construction, especially in infrastructure projects. Such projects utilize equipments for most of the works including earthmoving operations, aggregate production, concrete production and its placement, and so on. In fact, one cannot think of any major construction activity without the involvement of construction equipment. There are different types of construction equipments suitable for different activities in a construction project. The choice of construction equipment defines the construction method, which in a way leads to the determination of time and cost for the project. In order to select the right equipment to perform a specific task at the least cost, it is essential to know the features of a construction equipment including its rate of production and the associated cost to operate the equipment. In this chapter, major types of equipments have briefly been introduced. For a contractor, the decision to employ a particular type of equipment is influenced by the contract he enters with the owners, the site condition and the location of the project site. Specifications indicating the capabilities and the different features of construction equipments are provided by manufacturers.

The factors to be considered for the selection of some important construction equipment have been discussed. An effort has also been made in here to cover topics such as financial issues involved in purchase of equipment, issues involved in choosing an equipment, accounting for assets generated, and considerations in computation of depreciation of equipment. using primarily a case-study approach. Certain aspects of implications of the above factors on tax calculation are also covered. It should be understood that the calculations. etc., shown here are purely illustrative, and simplified to only bring out the features intended.

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