Mechanisms — Construction Mechanisms

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Post Crane diagram
Post Crane
A Post Crane is a fixed-mast jib crane for fence posts, utility poles and tower work. See how it works, lift formula, real applications and...
Post Augur diagram
Post Augur
Post auger mechanics for fence builders, utility crews, and solar installers — torque, flight geometry, soil class limits, and how to size a drive head...
Portable Steam Derrick diagram
Portable Steam Derrick
Portable steam derrick explained — how the boiler, hoisting drum and guyed mast lift heavy loads on construction sites, quarries and rail yards.
Pneumatic Dumping Car diagram
Pneumatic Dumping Car
Pneumatic dumping car explained — how compressed-air tipping skips work in mining, tunnelling, and foundry haulage, with formulas, sizing, and real-world examples.
Package Elevator diagram
Package Elevator
How a Package Elevator works, with formulas, sizing examples, and real-world applications in warehouses, restaurants, and parcel sortation centers.
Melan Bridge diagram
Melan Bridge
How a Melan bridge works — the rolled steel arch ribs embedded in concrete that let road and rail crews build short-span arches without falsework.
Log Sawing Machine diagram
Log Sawing Machine
How a Log Sawing Machine works — bandmill kinematics, blade speed math, carriage feed sizing, and real sawmill examples from Wood-Mizer to Söderhamn Eriksson.
Lever Grip Tongs diagram
Lever Grip Tongs
Lever grip tongs use compound leverage to lift loads up to 2,000 lbs in construction and forestry. See how the geometry, jaws, and pivot ratios...
Hydraulic Sand Ejector diagram
Hydraulic Sand Ejector
Hydraulic Sand Ejector explained: how the venturi-driven jet pump removes sand and silt from sumps, dredging pits and tunnel works, with sizing math and field...
Hydraulic Pile Driver diagram
Hydraulic Pile Driver
How a Hydraulic Pile Driver works, with the energy-per-blow formula, real foundation examples, and diagnostics for refusal depth on marine and bridge piling jobs.
Four-guy Mast Derrick diagram
Four-guy Mast Derrick
Four-guy mast derricks lift heavy loads on construction, salvage, and rigging jobs. Learn the geometry, guy tensions, and a worked sizing example.
Expansion or Anchor Bolts diagram
Expansion or Anchor Bolts
Expansion and anchor bolts grip concrete by wedging a sleeve outward as you torque the nut. Sizing, pull-out math, and field examples for construction crews.
Elevator Safety Gear diagram
Elevator Safety Gear
Elevator Safety Gear stops a runaway elevator car by clamping the guide rails. Learn how instantaneous and progressive types work, sizing math, and real applications.
Conical Pug Mill diagram
Conical Pug Mill
Conical pug mill explained — how the tapered chamber blends and de-airs clay or refractory mix, plus sizing math and worked example for ceramic and...
Conical Mixing Barrel diagram
Conical Mixing Barrel
Learn how a Conical Mixing Barrel blends concrete on construction sites, with formulas, real-world batch sizing, and tradeoffs vs drum and pan mixers.
Concrete Mixer diagram
Concrete Mixer
Concrete mixer explained — drum geometry, blade pitch, mixing time, and sizing math for ready-mix trucks, pan mixers, and on-site construction work.
Concrete Bridge diagram
Concrete Bridge
How a concrete bridge works — load paths, prestressing, span ranges, and worked deck-load math for highway and rail engineers sizing real structures.
Cement-testing Machine diagram
Cement-testing Machine
Cement-testing machine explained — how compression, tensile and setting-time rigs work in concrete QA labs, with formulas, worked examples and failure modes.
Cantilever Hoisting and Conveying Machine diagram
Cantilever Hoisting and Conveying Machine
How a cantilever hoisting and conveying machine works on construction sites — boom geometry, tipping math, capacity charts, and a worked example for crane sizing.
Cantilever Bridge diagram
Cantilever Bridge
Cantilever bridge engineering explained — how the balanced arms carry highway loads, with the Forth Bridge math, span sizing, and a worked rail-crossing example.
Cable Hoist and Conveyer diagram
Cable Hoist and Conveyer
Cable hoist and conveyer systems lift and move construction loads on a wire rope drum. Learn how they work, sizing math, and jobsite examples.
Belt-driven Elevator diagram
Belt-driven Elevator
Belt-driven elevators move construction loads with toothed belts instead of steel ropes. See how they work, sizing math, and where they outperform traction drives.
Balanced Riveting Machine diagram
Balanced Riveting Machine
How a Balanced Riveting Machine works, the orbital head physics behind it, formulas to size rivet force, and worked examples for aerospace assembly lines.
Automatic Disengaging Grip diagram
Automatic Disengaging Grip
Automatic Disengaging Grip explained: how it works, design tradeoffs, formulas, and real construction lifting examples from precast and steel erection sites.
Automatic Balance Crane diagram
Automatic Balance Crane
How an Automatic Balance Crane works in construction lifting — counterweight geometry, load moment balance, formulas, worked example, and design tradeoffs.