Hydraulic splitter
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The hydraulic splitter, also known as rock splitter and darda splitter, is a type of portable hydraulic tool that is used in demolition jobs which involve breaking large blocks of concrete
and rock
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There is also a larger excavator mounted rock splitter from Yamamoto Rock Machine, which is suitable for excavation of large volumes of hard rock where blasting is not practical or allowed.
Hydraulic rock splitters consist of two wedges which are inserted in a pre-drilled hole and a hydraulic cylinder is pushing out a center wedge between the two side wedges forcing them to separate.
Hydraulic splitters are now available at hire shops or another alternative could be Expando non explosive demolition agent.
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
and rock
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
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There is also a larger excavator mounted rock splitter from Yamamoto Rock Machine, which is suitable for excavation of large volumes of hard rock where blasting is not practical or allowed.
Hydraulic rock splitters consist of two wedges which are inserted in a pre-drilled hole and a hydraulic cylinder is pushing out a center wedge between the two side wedges forcing them to separate.
Hydraulic splitters are now available at hire shops or another alternative could be Expando non explosive demolition agent.