As
we discussed in a previous blog post, the Conco Companies have owned and
operated one of the largest pumping companies in the Western United States for
over 40 years. Our overwhelming success
and continued expansion has put us in a leadership role in the commercial
concrete industry. We have an impressive fleet of concrete pumps
with eleven of them conveniently based out of Washington State to handle the needs of our customers in this
area.
So
what are the actual criteria that we take into account when determining which
concrete pumps to use on a particular job?
One of the first things we need to know is the concrete output required
to get the job done and the delivery output needed in cubic yards per hour that
will meet the specifications of the job.
Having this information, now the engineer knows the pumping volume that
the boom truck must deliver to accomplish the task. The cubic yard per hour output for each boom
truck is provided by the manufacturer as well as other features and
capabilities of each pump.
Next
the layout of the pumps at the jobsite needs to be figured out and how long of
a boom will be required to reach all of the work areas. A boom’s maximum reach is really 10 to 20
feet shorter as the boom travels horizontally as well as vertically (the reach
is not directly straight out or straight up).
Furthermore properties of the concrete mix such as the type of aggregate
or sand used have to be evaluated as some concrete designs require more
pressure to pump.
Other
factors taken into account are conditions at the jobsite including the size, any
overhead obstacles, amount of congestion on the site, and any obstacles along
the sides of the area. Also how much
room is there to get concrete trucks on and off the site? These are but a sampling of the many dynamics
that experienced concrete contractors use to determine the size of the pumps
and how many to use.
Sources:
Conco
is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We
got our start in the Bay Area in 1959 by offering clients the best value on a
wide range of concrete services and products.
Since that time, we have taken a leading role as one of the top concrete
contractors in the region. We have four regional offices serving California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Colorado.
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