Photographs and text provide a close-up look at the giant scrapers used to dig and haul earth, discussing the history of the vehicles, their power and size, the cab interior, and the work they do, and introducing the manufacturers of the machines.
Provides photographs and descriptions of nine of the world's biggest earthmoving vehicles, including a dump truck, hydraulic shovel, tunnel borer, and backhoe dredge.
Construction crew monsters arrive on the scene with tractors, cranes, and grader machines, and after a gruesome site is created as their routine, they straighten it up and leave everything clean.
Providing an early introduction to STEM education, this book uses simple text and labeled photographs to examine a wide range of exciting machines used on a construction site, revealing how each machine solves a particular problem. Machines covered includ.
Offers an introduction to how various construction machines work, and discusses what future construction vehicles may look like and how they would operate.