CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL BARROW. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL BARROW. A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS ON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

ABSTRACT

The constructional project involved the construction of an industrial barrow of standard size was constructed.

The process used went across various Engineering practice. These involved the procurement of galvanized steel of 0.00mm to 300mm thickness. Some galvanized steel rods and pipes were also used for the construction.

The Engineering drawing was done followed by the following operation: Marking out, cutting, bending and folding.

Finally, the construction of an industrial barrow was done successfully and clean, portable and standard industrial barrow was obtained. These industrial barrows can be used in material handling activities.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Wheelbarrow is made up of hand-pushed vehicle, which is made of dish-shaped body that is attached on two shafts; it was arranged in a “V” shape with handles at the spread end and a wheel, axle at a point. The wheelbarrow is a machine that can be found in the second-class lever. It has three parts that made up a wheelbarrow which include fulcrum, effort and lead. The force is applied at the effort of the wheel barrow, in other to enable the wheelbarrow move to the destination it is being carry to, while the load will be place on the platform of the wheel barrow, the fulcrum is also known as point of pivot.

The laboures, farmers, gardeners usually use wheelbarrow, and industry or industries in transporting loads of heavy materials carried by hand and is similar to hand trucks, that is used by warehouse men and industrial workers, modern wheelbarrow are made of wood or a light metal such as wheeled vehicle for carrying garden materials. It is properly called “garden cart”.

ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Wheelbarrow was originated earlier from China shortly, before AD 200 and it is traditionally design to attribute to its general in the imperial army, which is probably mere folkway.

The shape of the Chinese wheelbarrow is enough to suggest how it was originated. The single wheel is large, often three or four feet in diameter, it is set between the shafts at a considerable distance from the fronted of the barrow, while a boxing or wooden frame is built up from the shafts to encase the upper half of wheel. Platform of the wheelbarrow projected from the shaft on both sides.