Concrete pump facts for kids

Concrete pump

A concrete pump is a machine to move liquid concrete by using a pump. The pump uses piston pumps to move the concrete.

Types of concrete pumps:

• Trailer-mounted boom concrete pump
• Truck-mounted concrete pump or trailer-mounted concrete pump

Images for kids

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  Because it is a fluid, concrete can be pumped to where it is needed. Here, a concrete transport truck is feeding concrete to a concrete pumper, which is pumping it to where a slab is being poured.

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  Pumping concrete into aluminum concrete formwork in Mexico.

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  BRF 42.14 H pump

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  Construction site with concrete pump

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  A Putzmeister concrete pump in Germany in 1985

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  Concrete pump folded for transport

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  Concrete pump

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  Putzmeister brand positive displacement mortar and plaster pump

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  Photo showing a concrete pump working a large foundation pour, showing deployed outriggers, rebar mats, and concrete mixer delivering concrete.

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  Fully deployed concrete pump, showing outriggers and boom in use while receiving concrete.

See also

In Spanish: Bomba de hormigón para niños