Page 35 - Built Expressions - Online Construction Magazine - November 2014 Issue

Cover Feature ConsTruCTion ConsTruCTion EquipmEnT & Tools EquipmEnT & Tools A step towards Sustainability in the inevitable scenario of infrastructure development, labour shortage and non availability of skilled manpower, mechanization of construction activity plays vital role. introduction The construction industry today is greatly different from the one of the past. There have been many remarkable changes and advancements not only in terms of the structures that are today being built and the tools that are being used, but most importantly in the techniques and methods that are available now for the actual construction works. In the inevitable scenario of infrastructure development, labour shortage and non availability of skilled manpower, mechanization of construction activity plays vital role. Another area gaining popularity is the mechanisation in respect of vertical transportation of men and material. Today's tools and equipment have allowed construction worker to eliminate a lot of imperfect mechanisms in construction. Mastery over tools and equipments has defnitely increased man's overall productivity. In the absence of many of these modern tools and equipment, professionals are even sceptical whether one can complete some of the modern day projects. Innovations in the feld of construction equipment have reached new heights and equipments are being designed considering reduced carbon footprint, air and noise pollution. Construction activity is an integral part of a country’s infrastructure and industrial development. It includes hospitals, schools, townships, offces, Built Expressions November 2014vember 2014 V Vol: 3 Issue: 11ol: 3 Issue: 11 No Built Expressions PG 35 PG 35