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This is one of Twin City Concrete's trucks. This type of truck is very
rare in this area. It can hold 12 yards of concrete. |
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This is where the Batch Man sits. The batch man can run the entire
computerized plant from this location. The computers keep up with the amount
of concrete and aggregate in the hoppers, the amount of water mixed with
concrete and the amount of water in the aggregate. They serve many other
functions as well. |
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This is a picture looking into the underground hoppers that Twin City
stores their sand and aggregate in. This allows them to control the environment
much better than outside hoppers would. The trucks can drive up a ramp
located at the top of the hopper for easy unloading. |
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This is a picture of the rear hopper in the underground storage area.
This hopper holds the sand so that the chance of it freezing is reduced
while it is housed in the rear. You can also see an inovation by Twin City
to prevent the sand from clumping and not coming out in an orderly flow.
The gate valve senses when the flow of sand is subsiding and activates
a vibrator which will loosen the sand particles. This valve prevents the
vibrator from running all the time. |
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This is a picture of a ventilation pipe at the rear of the underground
storage area. This pipe vents out hot air in the summer and lets in warm
air in during the colder months. This pipe is one left over from a previous
assignment and is utilized in this manner instead of allowing it to sit
dormant. |
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This is a picture of a tank filled with gravel, which is located toward
the end of the conveyor running out of the underground storage area. This
prevents the conveyor belt from coming into contact with the gate of the
hoppers when the belt is turned on. |
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This picture is of a cement truck loading the hopper which contains
the cement mixture. The cement is injected into the hopper through a pressurized
hose which sends it all the way up to the top. The cement is then mixed
into a slurry and lowered into a holding tank. When a truck is ready, the
cement can be loaded immediately, because it has already been weighed. |
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This picture is the holding area where Twin City's trucks empty any
remaining concrete. The cement and aggregate go to the bottom, which leaves
usuable water for adding to the trucks. They sell the heavier items to
local contractors as fill material. |