A Road roller (sometimes called a roller-compactor, or just roller) is an engineering vehicle used to compact soil, gravel, concrete, or asphalt in the construction of roads and foundations.
It is 0210 and 30 feet from my bedroom window there is an army of heavy equipment in operation. It includes but is not limited to a long line of dump trucks loaded with asphalt, several steam rollers, a truck spraying tar, and two large paving machines and support equipment. Vehicles as far as I can see in both directions.
With 2010 the biggest season yet, Adelaide Roller Derby makes a welcome return this weekend with with a face-off between the Mile Die Club and the Road Train Rollers at the Adelaide Showgrounds on Sunday March 20.
A 27-year-old man was crushed to death by a road roller at a construction site in east Delhi on Sunday night, police said. “The incident was reported from Mandwali area bordering the Delhi-Noida link road around 1:30 am and the victim has been identified as Upender Singh,” said a senior police officer on condition of anonymity.
'Speedcrafts' 3-wheeled Diesel Road Roller, Model DRR/10 (4 speed) & Model DRR-3/10 (3 speed), capacity 8/10 tonnes, generally conforming to IS : 5502 of 1988.
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