LESSON 2
ESTIMATE PRODUCTION RATES FOR QUARRYING EQUIPMENT
OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
This lesson addresses the procedures for calibrating rock crushing plants and estimating hourly production rates.
Plant calibration and plant production estimation require a total of determine hourly production rates of your rock
crushing equipment.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION:
Demonstrate your ability to estimate the production rates for quarrying and rock crushing
equipment.
CONDITION:
Given the material contained in this lesson, a No. 2 pencil, paper, and an ACCP
Examination Response Sheet.
STANDARD:
Correctly answer all questions in the practice exercise at the end of this lesson.
REFERENCES:
The material contained in this lesson was derived from TM 5-331-C and TM 5-332.
INTRODUCTION
The following nine-step procedure is used to calibrate and estimate production for all Army plants:
Plant Production
1.
Screen Selection
4.
Jaw Crusher Capacity
2.
Roll Crusher Setting
5.
Roll Crusher Capacity
3.
Jaw Crusher
6.
Sieve Analysis
7.
Graduation Check
8.
Screen Capacity
9.
Final Graduation Check
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