What is a drum compactor?
The drum compactor is a heavy construction machine that compacts soil, asphalt or concrete to form a surface level. These machines are produced in various forms for specific industries, such as construction of a highway or compaction of landfills. Common forms of drum compact machines may include one or double drum and may be vibrating or static. The heavy drum in the shape of the cylinder is connected to the front of the machine driven by the operator. This type of drum compactor is generally used to compress the free soil for the construction of the road or the comparison of newly poured concrete for the surface surface. The size of this machine may vary from relatively small, allowing it to work on limited jobs, extremely large, increasing productivity on a massive building project. The machine has a combination of the front and rear drum to ensure that the surface of the desele is packed under its weight. This type of machine can use jobs with extremely free ground but many applications for DVOThe drum includes a fine compaction of the surface of the concrete type used to construct the road. Extra compaction from dual drums reduces the cavities in wet concrete for long -term road production.
Most drum compactors have a smooth surface for the best compaction results; However, special applications may require a specific shape of the drum. The dump compactor has rounded buttons protruding from the drum to infiltrate the garbage surface and eliminate all the air pockets below. This specialized compaction helps to create more storage space in the landfill. Depending on the size of the dump, the drum compactor can be one or a double drum.
Some compactors have added vibration options. Inside the drum is an electrically powered vibration engine that creates the impulses of mechanical movement. These impulses apply even greater compacted force to the surface compared to the basic weight of the drum across the areai. Vibrations pulsate ground material to force it into open slits and cavities. As a result, the surface is more uniform and prevents future deformation or cracking of the constructed surface.
On the other hand, some construction sites only use the types of static drum, especially if the surrounding area is densely inhabited. Large vibrations can disrupt those that live in the immediate area if the vibrating drum is used. Static compactors can be designed with heavy metal drums that use simple gravity and weight for efficient compaction. The drum is often removable to allow the connection of lighter or heavier cylinders for different applications.