A road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller [1]) is a compactor-type engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations. [1] Similar rollers are used also at landfills or in agriculture.

2023年12月14日 · A road roller is a compactor-type engineering vehicle that was first invented by Alois Hamm and is utilized to compress soil, gravel, asphalt, and concrete for the construction of roads and foundation beds.

Most smooth drum compactors use one or two cylindrical steel rollers to pack down soil, gravel, concrete, asphalt, or surfaces to make them denser and better able to support heavy loads. The weighty machines’ rollers provide sheer compaction force, typically with vibration (rapid up-and-down motion) or oscillation (clockwise/counterclockwise ...

Streamline your compaction process and level soil, gravel, concrete and asphalt with drum rollers from United Rentals. Our large inventory features various rollers including single or double drum, walk-behind or ride-on rollers and smooth or padfoot drum options.

2016年1月8日 · Depending upon the project requirement and soil to be compacted, different types of rollers are used for compaction work. The various types of rollers which are used for compaction are: Cylindrical Rollers; Sheepsfoot Rollers; Pneumatic tyred Rollers; Smooth wheeled Rollers; Vibratory Rollers; Grid Rollers; The following types of road rollers ...

2023年6月15日 · Road rollers, also called tandem rollers, double drum rollers, and asphalt compactors, come in a wide variety of sizes and weights. Learn more about road rollers, their specs, sizes, and when to pick each one.

2019年12月27日 · One of the most common types of compaction equipment is the road roller. Road rollers have a long history, with some of the first being pulled by a horse and used for agricultural purposes. In fact, modern rollers are still referred to as steam rollers, from when they were powered by a steam engine.