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2. Excavator - Wikipedia

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   An excavator in Alicante, Spain Hydraulic excavator in action A Marion 111-M dragline excavator in action. (30 seconds) Excavators are heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house" - although the largest form ever, the dragline excavator, eliminated the dipper in favor of a line and winch.

3. Bagger 288 - Wikipedia

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   The Bagger 288 bucket-wheel excavator, beside a Caterpillar Inc. model 824H front end loader for size comparison. The excavating head itself is 21.6 m (70 ft 10 in) in diameter and has 18 buckets each holding 6.6 cubic metres (8.6 cu yd) of overburden. By February 2001, the excavator had completely exposed the coal source at the Tagebau Hambach ...

4. Digging - Wikipedia

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   Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock on the surface of Earth. Digging is actually the combination of two processes, the first being the breaking or cutting of the surface, and the ...

5. Google Earth - Wikipedia

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   Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...

6. Construction - Wikipedia

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   Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations. [1] It comes from the Latin word constructio (from com- "together" and struere "to pile up") and Old French construction. [2] To 'construct' is a verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built or the nature ...

7. Geoarchaeology - Wikipedia

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   geoarchaeologist at work on column sample. Geoarchaeology is a multi-disciplinary approach which uses the techniques and subject matter of geography, geology, geophysics and other Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archaeological knowledge and thought. Geoarchaeologists study the natural physical processes that affect archaeological ...

8. Peaceful nuclear explosion - Wikipedia

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   Peaceful nuclear explosions ( PNEs) are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes. Proposed uses include excavation for the building of canals and harbours, electrical generation, the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft, and as a form of wide-area fracking. PNEs were an area of some research from the late 1950s into the ...

9. Bingham Canyon Reclamation Project - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 40°31′21″N 112°09′07″W. The Bingham Canyon Reclamation Project, in Utah, was a 1973 site-specific mine reclamation design that artist Robert Smithson submitted to the mine's management company, Kennecott Copper Corporation. The design re-imagined Bingham Canyon Mine, the world's largest open pit mine, as a monumental work ...