Every Construction Machine Explained in 15 Minutes

A very quick overview of nearly every machine you'll see on a construction site It takes a lot of big tools to build the roads, dams, sewage lift stations, and every other part of the constructed environment. To me, there’s almost nothing more fun than watching something get built, and that’s made...

17 min - How Things Work - Practical Engineering

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