ROLE OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MECHANISED CONSTRUCTION OF RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS

Abstract

With the growing use of machineryr in the Construction of Ever Valley Projects, large and small, in India, it has become an osiontial requirement for the maintenance ontjinoer to be thoroughly Lm1liar with the preventive main.. terizrico techniques of the wade r .nge of construction equip.. moat that Is used on molern coj ns* r etion* performance and output from construction equipment its economical life and operating cost are the factors Which entire r depend. on its proper mainternce and upkeep. Often the not equip.. ment j inspito of utmost reliability and durability feature s in design is giving l w product oat shortened economical life', and raised operation cost because the proper maintenance and servicing bavo been ignored. The essential requirements for an efficient preventive maintenance programme are proper planning, proper organi-zation, modern tools, efficient lubrication systom adequate inventory of spare parts, suitable training. of personnel and proper record keeping of maintenance works carried out* This dissertation +covors a brief discussion of all these points which are necessary for an efficient provontivo maintenance programme. In addition to the . abovo,: broad aspects of mainto. nanco works for the important components of construction equipment,, such as engines, transmission systems, ground drive etc. have boon discussed, A brief discussion on the optimisation of maintenance costs and the recent trends El like operation research techniques in maintenance planning and the introduction of bomputerized maintenance have also been given#-A general idea about modern developments in the field of preventive rnainter nce, such as, standardi-zation of equipment and unit replacement system etc, has also been provided in the dissertation.