Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION, p. 2
1.1—General, p. 2
1.2—History, p. 2
1.3—Concrete conveyor development, p. 2
CHAPTER 2—DEFINITIONS, p. 2
CHAPTER 3—DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, p. 2
3.1—General requirements, p. 2
3.2—Concrete ribbon parameters, p. 3
3.3—Belt charging, p. 4
3.4—Belt discharge, p. 4
3.5—Belt conveyor design principles, p. 4
3.6—Concrete mixture proportioning for conveying, p. 6
3.7—Specifications, p. 7
CHAPTER 4—TYPES OF CONVEYORS AND FUNCTIONS, p. 7
4.1—General, p. 7
4.2—Portable conveyors, p. 7
4.3—Feeder conveyors, p. 7
4.4—Spreading conveyors, p. 9
4.5—Conveyor combinations, p. 11
4.6—Special belt conveyors, p. 11
4.7—Truck-mounted conveyors, p. 12
4.8—Economics of conveyor placement, p. 13
CHAPTER 5—FIELD PRACTICE, p. 14
5.1—Selection of conveyors, p. 14
5.2—Actual capacity, p. 14
5.3—Conveyor charging, p. 14
5.4—Discharge control, p. 15
5.5—Maintenance, p. 15