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1 Volvo_Sim VOLVO CE SITE SIMULATION METRIC UNITS

2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION...1 PART 1 SETTING UP THE PROJECT FOR LAKEVIEW ESTATE...7 PROCEDURE...7 PROJECT WIZARD...9 Step 1 - Start... 9 Step 2 - Titles... 9 Step 3 - Material Step 4 - Schedule Step 5 Loading Unit Step 6 - Hauler Step 7 Finish Wizard MAIN SCREEN...26 Haul Cycle Set-Up of Haul Cycle for Lakeview Estate Development Project CALCULATION...37 Quick Estimate RESULTS...38 Productivity Summary Graphs PART 2 WHAT IF SCENARIOS...45 CASE 1 MATERIAL PROPERTIES...45 CASE 2 WORK SCHEDULE...48 CASE 3 LOADING UNIT...49 CASE 4 HAULER...51 PART 3 ADVANCED FEATURES...55 FLEET COMPARISON...55 FULL SIMULATION CALCULATION...57 Distribution Data SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS...58 FINALE...60 Runge Pty Ltd Table of Contents (i)

3 Table of Figures FIGURE 1 STRUCTURE OF...2 FIGURE 2 DEVELOPMENT LAYOUT...3 FIGURE 3 HAUL CYCLE...4 FIGURE 4 OPENING DIALOGUE BOX...7 FIGURE 5 CREATE A LOAD AND HAUL PROJECT...8 FIGURE 6 CREATE A NEW PROJECT...8 FIGURE 7 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 8 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 9 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 10 MATERIAL TEMPLATE...11 FIGURE 11 WIZARD PROGRESS MATERIAL...13 FIGURE 12 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 13 SCHEDULE TEMPLATE...14 FIGURE 14 WIZARD PROGRESS SCHEDULE...16 FIGURE 15 SET TARGET WINDOW...17 FIGURE 16 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 17 LOADING UNIT TEMPLATE...18 FIGURE 18 LOADING UNIT TEMPLATE OPERATIONAL & COSTING DATA...20 FIGURE 19 WIZARD PROGRESS LOADING UNIT...21 FIGURE 20 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 21 HAULERTEMPLATE...22 FIGURE 22 HAULER TEMPLATE OPERATION & COSTING DATA...24 FIGURE 23 WIZARD STEP FIGURE 24 WIZARD PROGRESS - HAULER...26 FIGURE 25 SITE SIMULATION MAIN SCREEN - TEMPLATES...26 FIGURE 26 SITE SIMULATION HAUL CYCLE EDIT SCREEN...27 FIGURE 27 INSERT SEGMENT...28 FIGURE 28 LAKEVIEW ESTATE HAUL CYCLE...31 FIGURE 29 PARTIAL HAUL CYCLE...33 FIGURE 30 COMPLETED HAUL CYCLE...34 FIGURE 31 HAUL CYCLE GRAPHICALLY...35 FIGURE 32 WIZARD PROGRESS HAUL CYCLE...36 FIGURE 33 WIZARD PROGRESS QUICK ESTIMATE...37 FIGURE 34 MESSAGE LOG...38 FIGURE 35 PRODUCTIVIVTY SUMMARY PRODUCTIVITY SCREEN...39 FIGURE 36 PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY TIRES/FUEL SCREEN...40 FIGURE 37 PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY HAUL CYCLE SCREEN...41 FIGURE 38 PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY CASH FLOW SCREEN...42 FIGURE 39 WIZARD PROGRESS PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY...43 FIGURE 40 PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY GRAPH VELOCITY VERSUS TIME...44 FIGURE 41 MATERIAL TEMPLATE (WHAT IF SCENARIO CASE 1)...46 FIGURE 42 NEW TEMPLATE NAME...46 FIGURE 43 MASTER TEMPLATE CHANGE...47 FIGURE 44 SIMULATION REPORT OPTIONS...47 Runge Pty Ltd Table of Contents (ii)

4 FIGURE 45 SCHEDULE TEMPLATE (WHAT IF CASE 2)...48 FIGURE 46 LOADING UNIT BUCKET SELECTION...49 FIGURE 47 LOADING UNIT EQUIPMENT DATABASE...50 FIGURE 48 FRONT END LOADER CYCLE TIME...51 FIGURE 49 A35D 6 6 COSTING DATA...52 FIGURE 50 HAULER PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY (WHAT IF)...53 FIGURE 51 LAKEVIEW ESTATE HAULER OPTION FIGURE 52 LAKEVIEW ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OPTION FIGURE 53 FLEET COMPARISON REPORT...56 FIGURE 54 DESIGN FLEET REPORT...57 FIGURE 55 BUCKET PAYLOAD DISTRIBUTION LEFT SKEWED...58 FIGURE 56 SENSITIVY ANALYSIS CALCULATION OPTIONS SCREEN...59 FIGURE 57 SENSITIVITY RESULTS TABLE...60 Runge Pty Ltd Table of Contents (iii)

5 INTRODUCTION Load and Haul The Load and Haul Tutorial has been designed as a complete self-paced training session at an intermediate level. For ease of use, we recommend that you access a hard copy of the tutorial notes prior to commencing work. This tutorial takes you through an application where loading units (excavators and wheel loaders) are working with a fleet of articulated haulers in an off-highway application (involving haul roads). This tutorial demonstrates the load and haul simulation tools in Site Simulation and is broken into three parts. Part 1 Setting up a (basic) Project This section sets up a new Site Simulation project for the development of a new housing estate. It makes use of the Project Wizard to set up the Material Type, Schedule, Loading Unit and Hauling Unit that will be used during this project. A haul route is then added to the project and a quick estimate performed to determine the number of hauling units required to meet the specific production targets and the cost of production. All of the data required for this part of the tutorial is supplied in the following section Background Data. Part 2 Modifying an Existing Project This part of the Tutorial is designed to show how the data in existing projects can be altered to meet changing site conditions (e.g. if the material being excavated was wet instead of dry) and the impact that this has on the number of haulers, productivity and costs. Several What If scenarios are used to demonstrate how Site Simulation can be used to analyse the affect of varying conditions. Part 3 Using Advanced Features This section of the tutorial deals with the advanced features of Site Simulation such as Fleet Comparison makes comparisons between performances of different pieces of equipment over a chosen haul route. This in effect performs optimal equipment selection. Full Simulation- where the user can use distribution data to vary the bucket capacity for the loading unit and the cycle times for the hauler during the simulation. This mode of calculation closer simulates what happens in practice by using distribution data on some of the parameters used in the calculations. Incremental Analysis - allows the user to automatically run simulations for a range of haulage segment lengths. The results from incremental analysis are further used to generate productivity curves. Sensitivity Analysis performs optimisation of fleet size, loading unit bucket size, hauler capacity and number of passes based on equipment loading analysis. Runge Pty Ltd Page 1

6 The structure of this tutorial is provided as an illustration in Figure 1 below. Figure 1 Structure of Load and Haul Tutorial Runge Pty Ltd Page 2

7 Lakeview Estate Development Project Background Data A new housing estate called Lakeview Estate is being developed. In the centre of the estate an artificial lake is planned. The material removed to create the lake will be used in the construction of playing fields and a sporting complex within the estate. The layout of the operation and the planned haul route are shown in the following pages. The application data table (Table 1) lists important project data describing the material being excavated and transported, the schedule of the contractor and the Loading Unit/Hauler combination being used. Figure 2 Development Layout Lakeview Estate Estate Access Road Lake Sporting Complex Runge Pty Ltd Page 3

8 A diagram of the haul cycle that will be used in this workshop is shown in Figure 3 below. Figure 3 Haul Cycle Runge Pty Ltd Page 4

9 Table 1 Application Data Project Title: Customer Name: Dealer Name: Prepared By: Company Name: Project Details Lakeview Estate Development XYZ Sand & Gravel Co. Volvo Dealer John Doe Volvo Construction Equipment Material Template Name: [MST] Earth with sand and gravel Measurement: Loose Volume Loose Density: 1636 kg/m 3 Swell Factor: 1.10 Bank Density: 1800 kg/m 3 Excavation Class: Class 3 Bucket Fill Factor: 80% Schedule Template Name: 10 Hour Day 50 Min Hour Operating Days per Week: 6 Operating Shifts per Week: 6 Operating Weeks per Year: 52 Shift Duration: 10:00 hours Non-Operating Shift Delays: 0:00 hours Operating Shift Delays: 1:40 hours Loading Unit Template Name: Lakeview Estate Excavator Costing: Purchase/Rental Database Loading Unit: VOLVO EC460 Capital Costs Actual Bucket Capacity: 2.58m 3 Purchase Price: $319,361 Bucket Cycle: Above Hauler Residual Value: 21.9% Purchase Price 45 Quick Fit Depreciation Time: Min. of 9,000 Op. Hrs or 5 years Bucket Cycle Time: sec Depreciation Declining Balance Loading Unit Availability: 10% Loading Methodology: Full Buckets Operating Costs Single Sided Equipment Operator $20/op hr First Bucket Pass Delay: 6 sec Repair & Maint: $8.29/op hr Interest: 10% Insurance: $2,000/yr Tracks: $10,000/set with life of 5,000 hrs Runge Pty Ltd Page 5

10 Hauler Template Name: Lakeview Estate Hauler Costing: Option 1 Capital Costs Database Loading Unit: VOLVO A25C 6 6 Maneuvering for Loading: 24 sec Residual Value: Maneuvering for Dumping: 18 sec Dumping Time: 12 sec Hauler Availability: 85% Depreciation Actual Hauler Capacity: 13.5m 3 Operating Costs Purchase/Rental Purchase Price: $293, % Purchase Price Depreciation Time: Min. of 9,000 Op. Hrs or 5 years Declining 10% Equipment Operator: $20/op hr Repair & Maint: $4.95/op hr Interest: 10% Insurance: $1,750/yr Tracks: $20,000/set with life of 7,200 hrs Runge Pty Ltd Page 6

11 PART 1 SETTING UP THE PROJECT FOR LAKEVIEW ESTATE PROCEDURE On commencing a new project in Site Simulation a project wizard may be utilised to configure the templates used for each job. For the Lakeview estate you will set up all of the data using the Site Simulation Project Wizard. You can use the Project Wizard to set-up each project, and if the need arises, the data can be changed at any time later. To commence the Tutorial, Site Simulation must be started and the project needs to be given a file name. Start Site Simulation by double clicking on the Site Simulation Icon on your desktop. Figure 4 Opening Dialogue Box In the opening dialogue box choose to Create a Load and Haul Project from the Create a New Project section, enter your Site Simulation password where indicated, and click OK. Runge Pty Ltd Page 7

12 Figure 5 Create a Load and Haul Project In the Create a New Project dialog box choose Create an empty project and then click OK. Filenames for Site Simulation projects should be definitive to describe what job the project will be used for. When setting up multiple projects, it may be more appropriate to create new folders to hold each project. In the Create a new project Filename dialog box type in Lakeview Estate Development Project as the file name. Set up a directory to save all projects for this tutorial by creating a new folder directory called Site Simulation Training by clicking the new Site Simulation project.. Click Open to create Figure 6 Create a New Project Click on Yes when asked, This file does not exist. Create the file? Runge Pty Ltd Page 8

13 PROJECT WIZARD Step 1 - Start The New Project Wizard (Figure 7) will then start. To commence the set up of your project click on Next. Figure 7 Wizard Step 1 Step 2 - Titles You will now be asked to fill in the project details and properties for the project in the Print Titles screen shown below. These titles will be shown on all printouts. Enter the information as displayed in Figure 8 and click on Next when you have finished. Runge Pty Ltd Page 9

14 Figure 8 Wizard Step 2 Figure 9 Wizard Step 3 Step 3 - Material The Material Template is used to provide Site Simulation with the material characteristics for the project. From the Material Dialog box select the material type [MST] Earth with sand and gravel from the drop down box. The Material dialogue box shown in Figure 10 below will then be displayed Runge Pty Ltd Page 10

15 Figure 10 Material Template The material characteristics that Site Simulation requires are the Production Measurement, material Densities and Swell Factors and how the material will interact with loading unit s bucket, defined by Loading Unit Bucket Fill Factor. In the Lakeview Estate Development Project we are interested in filling a given volume for the sporting field. Thus our production measurement is Loose Volume. This means that all results will be measured in terms of loose volume, ie. Production rates as loose cubic meters (lcm) per operating hour, lcm per year, etc. Ensure the Loose Volume radio button is checked so that all of our results will be in expressed as loose cubic meters. The loose density, swell factor and in-situ bank density indicates the physical characteristics of the material. Loose density is the density of the material once it has been excavated from the ground. In-situ bank density is the density of the material while it is in the ground. Bank density is measured in kg/bcm, whilst loose density is measured in kg/lcm. The swell factor is the ratio between in-situ bank density and the loose density. Changing one of the loose density properties will result in the other parameter being changed. Runge Pty Ltd Page 11

16 Check that the loose density of the material is set to 1636 kg/cu.m. Note the in-situ bank density is 1.1 (swell factor) times the loose density (ie. One cubic meter of in-situ material contains 10% (swell factor) more material (by weight) than the same volume of loose material.) The excavation class of a material is used to determine how easy or hard the material is to excavate. The excavation class affects the loading unit bucket fill factor, as well as cycle time. Click the light bulb to see the description of the excavation class of materials. Note that the Excavation Class 3 material has a medium to hard excavatability. This excavation class screen can be used for the selection of the appropriate excavation class for your project. The Loading Unit Bucket Fill Factor is the ratio of loose volume of the material in the bucket to the volumetric rated capacity of the bucket. It is an indication of how well (or poorly) the material sits in the bucket of the loading unit. A higher bucket fill factor, the better material fits into the bucket for the selected loading unit. The loading unit bucket fill factor is dependent on the material type and the class of the loading unit (Loader or Excavator). This property can be expressed on a struck or heaped basis; the default is heaped. Using the scale bar in the material template, you can select an appropriate fill factor for your project. Ensure that the Loading Unit Bucket Fill Factor for the Excavator has a value of 0.8. A value of 0.8 means that for this material on a heaped basis the loading unit bucket has a capacity of 80% of its database heaped capacity. Click on OK to return to the Project Wizard - Material screen. You have now set up the material type for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Runge Pty Ltd Page 12

17 Figure 11 Wizard Progress Material SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle Click on Next to go to the Project Wizard Schedule screen Step 4 - Schedule The Work Schedule template is used to define the working and operating hours for the loading unit and haulers Select the [MST] 10 Hour Day 50 Min hour Schedule from the drop down box. Runge Pty Ltd Page 13

18 Figure 12 Wizard Step 4 The Schedule dialogue box shown in Figure 13 below will then be displayed. Figure 13 Schedule Template Site Simulation defines the working hours by building a schedule in the schedule template. For the Lakeview Estate Development Project the contractor will be working one 10 hour shift a day, six days a week for 52 weeks of each year with the following delays incurred during each shift: In the schedule template we define the following: Runge Pty Ltd Page 14

19 Operating days per week; Check the Operating Days per Week is set to 6, this represents 1 day not operating out of the seven days available. Operating shifts per week; Ensure Operating Shifts per Week is set to 6 also. This represents 1 shift per day; if we wanted to set-up the schedule so that we had two shifts per day then we would set the operating shifts per week to 12, (i.e. 2 x 6). Operating weeks per year; and Operating Weeks per Year for the Lakeview Estate Development Project is 52, thus Site Simulation will calculate yearly figures based on a 52 week a year operation. If your operation breaks for a number of weeks a year, then you can enter less operating weeks per year on the schedule template. Hours per shift. To define the hours per shift Site Simulation allows us to use the predefined 50min-hour or 45minhour or define our own shift operation using the custom radio button. To define the time breakdown of a shift Site Simulation subdivides a shift into two components of time, they are defined as the following Non-operating shift delays (those delays when the equipment's engine is not running). Operating shift delays (those delays when the equipment's engine is running), therefore fuel is being consumed but productive work is not being done. Check that the Shift Duration is 10:00 hours and that the 50min Hour option is checked. This means that 10 minutes out of every hour in the shift is taken as operating delay time. This may represent a utilisation of 50min to the hour or 83% in percentage terms. Take note of the Fleet Operating and Working Hours per year. Use these values as a guide to match the Site Simulation schedule to the operating hours of your job. Runge Pty Ltd Page 15

20 Figure 14 Wizard Progress Schedule SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle Click on OK to return to the wizard and then select Next to open the Target dialogue box as shown in Figure 15 below. Runge Pty Ltd Page 16

21 Figure 15 Set Target Window Step 5 Loading Unit To define a fleet that you are going to use on a job, Site Simulation requires a Loading Unit and at least one Hauler to be defined. Site Simulation has some pre-defined fleet combinations to assist in the selection of matching haulers to appropriate loading units. The Target Dialog Box allows us to select the desired combination for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Select EC460 excavator and A25C (6 6) hauler by highlighting the correct row using the mouse and click OK. Figure 16 Wizard Step 5 Runge Pty Ltd Page 17

22 Select Next to view the Edit Loading Unit Template Figure 17 Loading Unit Template The loading unit Template is used to store information about the loading unit for each project. This Information is stored under four categories, highlighted by the tabs shown in the template, they are: Operational Data contains information regarding the loading unit physical characteristics, such as capacities, bucket cycle time (for excavators), mechanical availability and the loading methodology that is to be employed. Note: You can modify the values in white text boxes, greyed out values are calculated values and will be calculated after changing the values in certain white text boxes. We will accept the default capacity of 2.58 m 3 (from equipment database) for the loading unit operation capacities here. Set up the Cycle time for the EC460 excavator using the Cycle Time Selection button on the operational data tab, select the Above Hauler (Excavator Position), 45 degrees (Swing Angle), Quick Fit (Bucket Attachment Type) option here. Runge Pty Ltd Page 18

23 Check the appropriate loading methodology is selected, it should be set to the Full Hauler option. A Full Hauler loading methodology implies that the last bucket from the loader will ensure filling hauler to capacity. Alternatively a Full Buckets methodology will ensure that the last bucket from the loader is a full bucket (not part thereof) ie. Not guaranteeing that the hauler is filled to capacity. Make sure that the Single Sided Hauler Positioning option is set here also. Single Sided loading reflects when the hauler can pull up next to the loading unit on one side only and double-sided loading reflects if the hauler can pull up on either side of the loading unit. Hauler position impacts the first bucket pass (as mentioned later). First Bucket Pass Delay time should be set to 6 seconds. This time represents the time that the loading unit has its bucket suspended in air awaiting a truck from the queue. A doublesided positioning option means that the First Bucket Pass Delay time is zero and will be greyed out if that positioning option is chosen. Costing Data is where we enter the ownership (or rental) costs as well as the running or operating costs for the loading unit. Each loading template in Site Simulation has some predefined costs for you to use. You can select from these pre-defined values, or if you have more relevant costs to your project you can type directly into the cells on the costing tab. Select the Purchase Price for the EC460 using the light bulb in the Purchase Price section of the Costing Data tab. Similarly select the Residual value for a 5 years old (1996) EC460 excavator. Ensure that you have selected the correct sheet tab. Site Simulation takes the minimum value of the residual value calculated by $ or as a percentage of the original purchase price (Residual %) Depreciation Time also is the minimum of the two values shown; Operating Hours or Years. Set the Depreciation time for the EC460 to 9,000 operating hours or 5 years. Site Simulation can be used to calculate discounted cash flows using the depreciation types you specify, we are going use the declining balance type at a rate of 10% for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Select the repair and maintenance cost for the EC460 loading unit using the light bulb in the operating costs section. Set an equipment operator cost of $20 Per operating hour also. Set the Interest for the loading unit to 10% Type the Loading Unit Insurance cost of $2,000 per year for the Lakeview Estate Development Project into the appropriate text box Replacement costs for the tracks of the Lakeview Estate Excavator can be entered into the Tires/Tracks text box seen on the Costing Tab. Distribution Data is for advanced use. We use distribution data when running a calculation type of Full Simulation. The distribution data allows us to vary the bucket cycle time and Runge Pty Ltd Page 19

24 bucket capacity during a full simulation. For this project we are going to use the defaults, as we will only be performing a Quick Estimate calculation, which doesn t use the Distribution Data. Options tab quickly allows you to select a different configuration for the current loading unit that is defined in the equipment database. The options we select change the loader payload that will be used in a simulation. It is a good time here to check that the data you are using in the loading unit template correlates to the job you are using Site Simulation for. Once you have filled in the necessary information your loading unit template should look like the screen captures shown in Figure 18. If you are satisfied with the information that you have entered into the loading unit template, click on the OK button to save your changes. Figure 18 Loading Unit Template Operational & Costing Data Runge Pty Ltd Page 20

25 Figure 19 Wizard Progress Loading Unit SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle The Project Wizard Hauler screen is now shown. Step 6 - Hauler Figure 20 Wizard Step 6 Runge Pty Ltd Page 21

26 Select Next to open the Edit Truck Template screen. Figure 21 HaulerTemplate The hauler template is used to store information about the hauler(s) for each project, in Site Simulation we can use up to three different configurations of trucks in the same fleet, with up to 100 haulers in the one fleet. For the Lakeview Estate Development Project we only wish to use the one hauler configuration. Information on each hauler is stored under four categories, highlighted by the tabs shown in the template, they are: Operational Data contains information regarding the haulers operation characteristics, such as maneuvering times for dumping and loading, dumping time, mechanical availability of the hauler and the hauler load capacities. Note: You can modify the values in white text boxes to set parameters such as the amount of time taken for the driver to get the hauler into position at the loading and dumping site (maneuvering). Maneuvering time is the time taken for the hauler to get into position for the next task. In Site Simulation we define this time for positioning at the loading unit and positioning Runge Pty Ltd Page 22

27 at the dumping point. Maneuvering for loading time is the time for the hauler to reverse or position itself beneath the loading unit ready for loading. Ensure that the maneuvering time for the A25C (6 6) hauler is set as 24secs for loading and 18 secs for dumping. Dumping Time is the time it takes to release the material from the haulers tray. Site Simulation has some values that are pre-defined. When using these values ensure that you are not double counting any maneuvering time. Using the light bulb button on the operational data tab, select the Case 3 option for the hauler to stop and dump. Using the Weight modification on the hauler template you can account for modifications to the hauler body to enable it to carry more or less material. It is strongly recommended that this be done using the Options Tab, with the pre-defined hauler modifications available there. The weight modification section allows us to view the empty and loaded weight of the hauler. We can also view the calculated actual hauler capacity here, along with its payload. We will accept the default capacity of 13.5 m 3 (from equipment database) for the hauler operation capacity here. Costing Data is where we enter the ownership (or rental) costs as well as the running or operating costs for the hauler. Select the Purchase Price for the A25C (6 6), using the light bulb in the Purchase Price section of the Costing Data tab. Similarly select the Residual value for a 5 years old (1996) A25C 6 6 hauler. Ensure that you have selected the correct sheet tab according to the measurement standard ie. Depreciation Time also is the minimum of the two values shown; Operating Hours or Years. Set the Depreciation time for the A25C 6 6 to 9,000 operating hours or 5years. Site Simulation can be used to calculate discounted cash flows using the depreciation types you specify, we are going use the declining balance type at a rate of 10% for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Select the repair and maintenance cost for the A25C 6 6 loading unit using the light bulb in the operating costs section. Set an equipment operator cost of $20 Per operating hour also. Set the Interest for the loading unit to 10% Type the Loading Unit Insurance cost of $1,750 per year for the Lakeview Estate Development Project into the appropriate text box Replacement costs for the tires of the Lakeview Estate Excavator can be entered into the Tires text box seen on the Costing Tab. The light globe beside the Tires text box gives you Runge Pty Ltd Page 23

28 a guide for calculating tire life for the Hauler. Using the Light Globe, for gravel handling you can expect 8,000 operating hours for a set of radial tires, which is reduced by 10% for the continuous 6 6 drive type we are using for the Lakeview Estate Development Project, giving us 7,200 operating hours life for tires. Cost of replacement is $20,000 a set. Distribution Data is for advanced use. We use distribution data when running a calculation type of Full Simulation. The distribution data allows us to vary the hauler dumping time and the hauler travel time during a full simulation. For this project we are just going to use the defaults, as we will only be performing a Quick Estimate calculation, which doesn t use the Distribution Data. Options tab quickly allows you to select a different configuration for the current hauler that is defined in the equipment database. The options we select change the hauler payload that will be used in a simulation. It is a good time here to check that the data you are using in the hauler template correlates to the job you are using Site Simulation for. Once you have filled in the necessary information your loading unit template should look like the screen captures in Figure 22. If you are satisfied with the information that you have entered into the loading unit template, click on the OK button to save your changes. Figure 22 Hauler Template Operation & Costing Data Runge Pty Ltd Page 24

29 Step 7 Finish Wizard The final window of the Project Wizard will show you a summary of the information you have selected. Review this information and click on Finish. Figure 23 Wizard Step 7 Runge Pty Ltd Page 25

30 Figure 24 Wizard Progress - Hauler SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle MAIN SCREEN The main screen Load and Haul will now be displayed. The main screen contains all of the templates (as shown in Figure 25) that we have just set up in our wizard. Examine the layout and take note of where each template is defined. Clicking on the button beside each template definition will allow you to edit the selected template. You can also edit them by clicking the links below the template name. Figure 25 Site Simulation Main Screen - Templates Runge Pty Ltd Page 26

31 You will also notice an additional text box beside the Hauler we have selected for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. The purpose of this text box is to allow you to specify the number of haulers that are going to be used for the job. You can type directly into the box, or using the up and down arrows on the right of text box you can select the number of haulers that are going to be used. Site Simulation is capable of determining a suitable number of haulers for the fleet. Selecting Auto in the Count text box for Hauler Type 1 does this. When Auto is selected Site Simulation uses a number of Haulers that can keep the loading unit busy (loading haulers) for the given haul cycle. The Auto truck calculation may not give the most cost effective or optimum fleet size. You can find the optimum number of haulers for the Lakeview Estate Development Project using the advanced features in Site Simulation; this will be discussed later in the tutorial. Ensure that Auto is selected for the Count of Hauler Type 1 for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Haul cycles are also stored as templates. The default name for the haul cycle is Haul Cycle, and can be selected from the drop down list seen above. Click to edit the current Haul Cycle. Figure 26 Site Simulation Haul Cycle Edit Screen Haul Cycle Each row in the worksheet on the Haul Cycle Edit screen indicates a separate segment for the haul cycle. A new row is required when any parameter of the haul cycle changes. Runge Pty Ltd Page 27

32 Firstly, you need to give the haul cycle for this project an appropriate name. Right click in the Haul Cycle Text box and select Edit. Rename the Haul Cycle to Lakeview Estate Base Haul Cycle. Title Segment titles are used to identify the section of the haul cycle that the hauler is to travel along. As a guide haul segments titles should be as definitive as possible so that each segment can be easily distinguished from another one. Type There are five different haul segments that can be defined in Site Simulation; they are Haul Segments, Loading Segments, Dumping Segments, Travel Delay Segments and Fixed Travel Time Segments. To create a new segment in a haul cycle you can highlight a cell in the current cycle where you wish to insert a new segment and use the INSERT key from the keyboard or use the right button on the mouse. Figure 27 Insert Segment A Haul Segment is used to outline the haul route that the hauler is to travel along. Site Simulation uses the following parameters to describe each haul segment. A new segment is required when any of the following parameters change along the haul route. Distance indicates how far the haul segment is, the distance Site Simulation uses is the distance along the segment, not the horizontal distance or the vertical distance. Distance is expressed in meters. Grade is the adverse or favorable gradient that the haul segment is on. A positive grade indicates the hauler is required to travel up hill along that segment, whilst a negative grade indicates a favorable grade for the hauler. Grade is expressed as %. Runge Pty Ltd Page 28

33 Rolling Resistance is the result of the frictional force that occurs between the truck tyres and the ground surface. This is expressed as a percentage of the component of the gross vehicular mass that is normal to the ground surface. Higher rolling resistances are used when the ground surface is poorly maintained and is harder for the hauler to travel over. Typically rolling resistances are higher in high traffic areas, such as around the loading unit, or around the dumping area. Setting a Maximum Velocity allows you to limit the speed of hauler along a particular segment. During the calculations a hauler will not exceed the speed along this segment. In Site Simulation you can define a Curve Angle to calculate the maximum velocity for a segment. For each curve you define the radius and the super elevation of that curve. It is not always the rolling resistance, gradient or sharpness of curves that determine the speed of the machine. Roughness of the surfaces of the loading area, haul route and dump area, also affects how the speed of the vehicle can be affected. Ground Structure defines the running surface depending on size and nature of the obstacles. There are six pre-defined ground structures that vary from good road conditions to poor conditions. Class 0.0 is the best road conditions and is used for smooth running surfaces, whilst Class 1.0 is used for poor running surfaces. Using a ground structure that defines a poor running surface (Class 1.0) will reduce the maximum speed a hauler can travel along that segment. Final Velocity limits the haulers velocity at the end of the selected segment; this will slow the hauler down to be travelling at the final velocity at the end of that segment. You are not required to fill in the final velocity for all segments; Site Simulation will calculate the final velocity for a segment if the next segment is constrained to a speed. Load % of Full is used to define how much material the hauler is carrying. This parameter is usually set to Full or Empty. Throttle % is used to indicate how the operator of the hauler accelerates, if the operator uses full throttle to accelerate to the appropriate speed this is set to 100%. In case where the operator may be conservative on using the throttle say approaching an intersection, the hauler performance can be de-rated by using a lower percentage. Coefficient of Traction is a factor applied to the mass of the vehicle to determine the amount of force (accelerating or braking) that can be used to move the vehicle. Setting this value to auto will use the default value for coefficient of traction that is set in the Project Options menu. Inserting a new Loading Segment inserts three segments into the haul route. These segments define the loading process for the hauler, they have a queuing segment, spotting segment and a loading segment. The default haul cycle already contains these three segments. Every haul cycle must have these three loading segments. Queue segment is a calculated segment. The time set for the queue segment is Auto. The actual time for this segment is calculated as the queue time for each of the haulers when a simulation is run. Runge Pty Ltd Page 29

34 Spot segment is also set to Auto and looks up the Maneuvering for Loading value from the loading Unit template that we have defined in our template. Similarly the Loading segment is set to Auto and is a calculated number in the simulation based on the number of bucket passes the loading unit needs to fill the hauler and how long it take to load each bucket (bucket cycle time in Loading Template). Inserting a new Dumping Segment also inserts multiple segments into our haul cycle. The type of segment inserts a spot and dump segment. Spot segment for dumping (like spot segment for loading) is the segment depicts the maneuvering for dumping time from the loading unit template. Dump segment is the haul cycle segment that accumulates time for dumping of material for the hauler before it returns to the loading unit to be re-loaded. Travel Delay segments are used for section of the haul cycle where a hauler maybe required to stop for a given period of time. An example of this would be for the hauler to pass over a weighbridge. Fixed Travel Time segments are used for when you know how long a particular segment takes for a hauler and you don t wish Site Simulation to calculate this travel segment for you. This type of segment might be used for long haul routes and you know the time a hauler takes but not necessarily the definitive layout of the haul route for Site Simulation to be able to calculate this for you. It is required for Site Simulation that we provide a haul cycle that has both a forward and reverse haul route. Thus we need to describe the haul cycle from loading to dumping, insert dumping segments, and then describe the return cycle back to the loader. You will not be required to use travel delay or fixed travel time segments for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Set-Up of Haul Cycle for Lakeview Estate Development Project The following conditions will be taken into account when developing the Haul Cycle for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Speed restrictions: the hauler speed is restricted to 30 km/hr, within 50 meters of the loading unit and dump point the maximum speed is 30 km/hr around corners. You can also let Site Simulation calculate an appropriate speed restriction around corners by entering in the curve parameters. These parameters can be entered by highlighting the curve angle cell for that segment and clicking the button on the toolbar. Below is a schematic of the haul cycle for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. The distance and grade for each of the required segments is shown in the diagram. Runge Pty Ltd Page 30

35 Figure 28 Lakeview Estate Haul Cycle 10% 5% 5% 5% 0% 2% 2% With the above restrictions and the above haul route in consideration. We can quickly generate a haul cycle for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Breaking the entire route into appropriate segments we find that an appropriate haul route would be similar to that outlined in the below table. Runge Pty Ltd Page 31

36 Table 2 Haul Cycle Forward Haul Segments Title Distance Grade Rolling Resistance Max Velocity Curve Angle Ground Structure Final Velocity Load % Full Throttle Coeff of Traction Around Loading Unit 50 10% Class 0.2 Max Full 100 Auto Across Lake Floor % 5.0 Max 70 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Lake Corner 100 5% 3.0 Max 0 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Across Estate Up Incline 400 5% 3.0 Max 0 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Corner % 3.0 Max 60 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Along Flat 100 0% 3.0 Max 0 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Corner % 3.0 Max 65 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Across Sporting Complex 450 2% 3.0 Max 0 Class 0.0 Max Full 100 Auto Dump Approach 50 2% Class Full 100 Auto Creating the Haul Cycle Create the haul cycle for the Lakeview Estate Development Project, using the above table as a guide. Insert 9 Haul Segments and use the above titles for each Haul Segment. This can be achieved by highlighting a cell in the last row of the haul cycle worksheet and hitting the INSERT key on the keyboard or and using the mouse by clicking the right mouse button in one of these cells. Enter the distance for each Haul Segment. Enter the grade for each Haul Segment. Enter the rolling resistance for each Haul Segment. Rolling resistances can be either typed directly into the cell or alternatively you can right click in the cell to select an appropriate rolling resistance from the list. Enter the Maximum Velocities for each of the segments. You can either type directly into the cells or you can use your right mouse click to set the maximum velocity to Max for each segment. Enter the curve angle for each segment. You can type directly into the cell, or by the right mouse click you can create a custom curve angle for the segment. Select the appropriate Ground Structure for each segment, you can use the right mouse click to select the ground structure from a built in list. This list has descriptions for each ground structure also. Runge Pty Ltd Page 32

37 Set the Final Velocities for each Haul Segment, this can be done in the same way as setting the maximum velocity for each Haul Segment. Set the Load % Full to Full for all segments, this can be done by using the right mouse click in the cell for each Haul Segment. Set the Throttle % to 100% for all Haul Segments by typing directly into the cell. Set the coefficient of Traction to Auto for all Haul Segments by clicking the right mouse button in the cell and selecting Set to Auto You should have now defined the forward components of the haul cycle. You should also have three loading segments at the top of your haul cycle. Your screen should look like the following figure. Figure 29 Partial Haul Cycle If the same haul route is used for the return journey, it is possible to reverse all the Segments of a haul route. Select a cell in the last row of the haul cycle and either by using the INSERT key from the keyboard or using the right mouse click in that cell select the Reverse All Segments option. You will now have a return haul route for the haul route you created above. Note: that all of the titles for each of the new Haul Segments have (rev.) at the end of them, so as to distinguish between the forward and reverse segments. Also you will notice that the 2 required dumping segments have been inserted between the forward and the reverse segments. Site Simulation will also reverse the grades for the return segments, ie. A 5% grade will become 5% and so on. On reversing all segments the Load % Full also is changed from Full to Empty for all of the reverse Haul Segments. You will need to check, and correct the maximum and final velocities for each of the reverse segments. If on the return journey a hauler goes down a steep gradient, you may wish to restrict its velocity for safety by setting the maximum velocity for down gradient segments. Even if you do not Runge Pty Ltd Page 33

38 enter a speed limit on favorable grades, the retarder will slow the machine down, and this will be reflected in the simulation. Check and set when required the Final and Maximum Velocity for each of the reverse Haul Segments. Figure 30 Completed Haul Cycle Site Simulation allows us to view the Haul Cycle diagrammatically. To do so select the graphs tab ( ) at the bottom of the Haul Cycle Edit window. The graphs tab allows us to view schematically the haul profile, as well as the match of loading unit to hauler. The Loading Unit to Hauler Match illustrates how many bucket passes the loading unit requires to fill the selected hauler. The closer the end of the bars in the lower graph, the better the loading unit/hauler match is. Runge Pty Ltd Page 34

39 Figure 31 Haul Cycle Graphically Site Simulation also has a plan view. This really only makes sense if you have put the full curve details into the haul cycle. To view the plan view, select the Plan tab ( ) at the bottom of the Haul Cycle Edit window. The dots show the segment boundaries. Right-click on the screen to select annotations to display on the plan, and a simple animation can be enabled. Runge Pty Ltd Page 35

40 Back on the main screen, click on Loading Analysis. This screen shows the reach of the loader relative to the truck and below that, the number of buckets required to fill the truck, and how effective the match is. SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Figure 32 Wizard Progress Haul Cycle Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle At this point the Site Simulation Wizard has set up each of the templates required for the project and we have set up the haul cycle for the Lakeview Estate Project. Results can now be calculated. Runge Pty Ltd Page 36

41 CALCULATION There are four calculation types available in Site Simulation. At the initial stage of this tutorial we are going to use the Quick Estimate calculation type. SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Figure 33 Wizard Progress Quick Estimate Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle Quick Estimate Quick Estimate calculations are used in doing preliminary work for large jobs. This calculation quickly provides you with printable reports that show productivity s for the loading unit, haulers, and the fleet. Also reported are tire and fuel usage, haul cycle analysis and cash flows for the fleet that we have selected. To perform a Quick Estimate Calculation make sure that you have selected from the Type of Calculation drop down text box ( ) the Quick Estimate option. Once this is selected, to perform the calculation is as simple as clicking the button. Message Log After every Quick Estimate Calculation that you perform a message log appears at the end of the calculation. The message log gives a brief summary of the calculation Site Simulation has just Runge Pty Ltd Page 37

42 completed. The message log contains information about the material moved, number of haulers used and time taken to reach the specified target. The Message Log also gives you any warnings on the project you have set-up. Warnings may include indications of overloading haulers or loading units, and the magnitude to which recommended capacities were exceeded. Figure 34 Message Log View the Message Log. The message Log will always show a brief summary of the simulation, that is the fleet productivity and the number of haulers. Note, Site Simulation tells us that the Loading Unit and Hauler combination that we are using for the Lakeview Estate Development Project is not a recommended combination for an efficient operation. Click OK. RESULTS Productivity Summary On exiting from the Message Log you are taken to a new screen titled Productivity Summary. This screen gives you some printable reports for the calculation you have just performed. Information that is available to you here is contained in the four sheets outlined at the bottom of the screen. Each sheet can be printed using the button at the top of the productivity summary screen. Productivity screen shown in Figure 35 contains information about the material that you have used (Material Density), schedule that is being used (Effective Working Time per shift), as well as information on the Loading Unit and Hauler for the job. The white cells on this productivity sheet are values that are controlled in the templates that we defined through the wizard. Whilst cells with a coloured background are calculated by Site Simulation. Runge Pty Ltd Page 38

43 Figure 35 Productivivty Summary Productivity Screen Runge Pty Ltd Page 39

44 View the Productivity sheet to see what information it contains. We can see that for the Lakeview Estate Development Project, each hauler has a productivity of 159,878 lcm per year, the average cycle time is 11min 42sec (including loading and dumping), there are 7 haulers, and the total cost to move the material is $2.04 per loose cubic meter of material. Select the Fuel. tab at the bottom of the screen to view the information on Tires and Tires/Fuel screen shown in Figure 36 contains information regarding tire and fuel usage. Information is set out so that you can quickly see the fuel consumption for the loading unit, hauler and the tire wear for the hauler. Figure 36 Productivity Summary Tires/Fuel Screen View the Tires/Fuel sheet to see what information is available to you here. You can see that the Hauler for the Lakeview Estate Hauler has an average fuel usage of litres per operating hour at an average duty (pull on the engine) of 49%. Select the tab to analyse the haul cycle for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Runge Pty Ltd Page 40

45 The Haul Cycle sheet (shown in Figure 37) appears very similar to the data entry screen that defines the haul cycle for each project. The difference is that the sheet in the Productivity Summary screen contains calculated information on segment times, maximum, final and average velocities, velocity limiters, and elev8tion changes for each segment. Figure 37 Productivity Summary Haul Cycle Screen View the Haul Cycle sheet and see where the additional information on calculated values can be found. The velocity limit column of the haul cycle tells the user what is limiting the velocity for the hauler on each segment, for the Lakeview Estate Development Project the limiting parameter is the Ground Structure for most of the return segments, whilst the rimpull (or capability) of the hauler is the limiting component to the up hill segments for the forward route. The segment velocity is limited by the final speed for the three segments prior to dumping. 17% of the Hauler s cycle is consumed being loaded. We can use the Haul Cycle screen to indicate to us where improvements can be made in the haul cycle to improve productivity s. Select the tab to view the Cash Flow for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Site Simulation performs financial calculations and reports these in the form of a cash flow, as shown in the Cash Flow sheet of the Productivity Summary Screen. Cash flows are shown for capital costs and operating cost for both the loading unit and the haulers. There are also Financial calculation that are performed for revenue, depreciation, tax as well as Net and Discounted cash flows. Runge Pty Ltd Page 41

46 Figure 38 Productivity Summary Cash Flow Screen View the Cash Flow for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. The discounted average cost for the Lakeview Estate Development Project is $2.04 per loose cubic meter. The replacement cost for the loading unit and hauler is taken into account in Year s 3,6 and 9 of the cash flow, you can also see the trade-in value for the old equipment in these years. View the Plan View. Right click animate the equipment travelling over the haul route. The view can also be annotated. Runge Pty Ltd Page 42

47 SETUP WIZARD Print Titles Figure 39 Wizard Progress Productivity Summary Material Type PRODUCTIVITY SUMMARY Productivity Work Schedule Loading Unit Quick Estimate Calculation Tires/Fuel Haul Cycle Haulers Cash Flow Haul Cycle Graphs Additional Information that can be viewed from the productivity summary screen are some predefined graphs. These graphs can be accessed using the button at the top of the productivity summary screen. The graphs that are shown are Velocity, Acceleration or Fuel versus Time or Distance, plus a distance versus time graph. These graphs can be very useful for analysing the haul cycle and its segments. Each of these graphs can be printed using the right mouse button on the graph and selecting the printing command. Each graph can also be saved as a picture and be used in document for reports and so on. Click the Graphs button on the productivity summary screen and view the available graphs for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. The Velocity versus Time graphs should be look like the graph shown in Figure 40. Locate the points on the graph where the hauler gets loaded, changes segments and dumps it load. Runge Pty Ltd Page 43

48 Figure 40 Productivity Summary Graph Velocity Versus Time Once you have viewed the graphs available and are comfortable with the four productivity summary screens that Site Simulation produces click on the button to close this window and return to the main window. Runge Pty Ltd Page 44

49 PART 2 WHAT IF SCENARIOS In this tutorial so far you have set up and reported an option for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. We can use this project to illustrate the effect of variances that we may see in the project. For the purpose of this tutorial we have grouped these in this section What If Scenarios. In the case were a project is changed you can change any of the templates by clicking on the button (eg. ) beside each of the template definitions within the project. This will be seen in the following workshops of this tutorial CASE 1 MATERIAL PROPERTIES We can edit the material template to see the affect a wetter material may have on the productivity of the Lakeview Estate Development Project. A wetter material will have the following affects on the material template. Loose Density of the material increases, as the material now carries moisture; and Loading Unit Bucket Fill factor will increase as the wetter material will stand up slightly better as the material is more cohesive with moisture. Effect these changes on the material template by clicking on the button on the Main screen. Firstly change the name of the material to reflect that this represents wet material, change the name to something like Earth with sand and gravel WET. Change the material loose density to 1,750 kg/m 3. Also increase the Loading Unit Bucket Fill Factor to 0.90 by moving the scale bar on the template (ie. ). Finally your material template should look like the screen capture shown in Figure 41. Runge Pty Ltd Page 45

50 Figure 41 Material Template (What If Scenario Case 1) Click OK once you have made the necessary changes. You will get a message that asks whether or not you want save the edited template as a template for this project; Figure 42. Editing a master template (our original template) may affect other projects using this template as master templates can be shared across projects. Therefore select the Save button and save the new template to this project. Figure 42 New Template Name Note: If you did not change the name of the material template as outlined above, the message you will receive will ask if you want to overwrite the current master template (as shown in Figure 43). It is strongly advised that you do not overwrite a master template. If you have come to this screen select the copy button. Runge Pty Ltd Page 46

51 Figure 43 Master Template Change Site Simulation allows you to report the time to move a given amount of material. When you specify a target material movement, Site Simulation will report the time taken to move that amount of material. You are also able to set the reporting period (day, week, month or year). To set up a target you need to access Set Target Screen. Click on the button on the main screen. Check the Calculate Time to move an amount of material check box. Enter in 500,000 bcm in the appropriate text box, Site Simulation will calculate for you the equivalent target tonnes for the selected material. Finally set the reporting period and the number of periods to report at the right of the screen. Set the reporting period to Months and the number of periods to 1. The above changes will let Site Simulation report how many months it takes to move the 500,000 bcm of material and report total production for each month. You should have Report Options from the Set Target screen that looks like the screen capture shown in Figure 44. Click OK once you have set up the Report Options screen to return you to the main screen. Figure 44 Simulation Report Options Note: The above Set Target screen we have just access is the same screen that we accessed in the Wizard as shown in Figure 15. Run a Quick Estimate by clicking on the Calculate Results button on the main screen. A message log will appear showing you the revised fleet productivity and number of haulers for the Lakeview Estate Project with the wetter material. Click close on the Message log and notice the new reported fields on the Productivity Summary screen detailing the time to reach the excavation target. Look at each of the productivity summary screens and see what else may have changed. You should see a increase in productivity for the loading unit as the stands up better in the Runge Pty Ltd Page 47

52 loading unit bucket and can thus carry more material with each bucket pass. Close the productivity summary screen once you have viewed the results. From the material drop down list (ie. ) select the [MST] Earth with sand and gravel that we used as the original material template for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. CASE 2 WORK SCHEDULE Site Simulation allows us to define our own work schedule using the Schedule template. We can change our production delays as well as our yearly or weekly shift roster. Changing custom delays has the largest effect on production per operating hour for our haulers and loading unit. We might want to see the affect of poorer equipment utilization on our Lakeview Estate Development Project. To reflect this change, click the button on the Main Screen. Change the name of the schedule template to 12 Hour Day 48 Min-hour. Switch on the Custom radio button to reflect a user defined shift operation. Change the shift duration to 12:00 hours and the effective working time to 9.6 (or 9:36) hours for the effective working time for the work schedule. This reflects as working 48 Min-hour or 80% utilization for schedule. Account for 4 weeks of non-operating time for the development project by setting the operating weeks per year to 48. Figure 45 Schedule Template (What If Case 2) Close the Schedule Template and Select OK to save the template to as a project template. Calculate results for the new schedule and take note of the changes in the report. When compared to your original project you should notice a slight increase in the production per shift with the longer shift and a lower production per operating hour with the lower utilization. Time to excavate the target is still indicated in the productivity summary as your project still has a target set up from the previous workshop. Runge Pty Ltd Page 48

53 Change the schedule template back to our original [MST] 10 Hour day 50 Min hour Template by using the schedule drop down list (ie. ) Note: As each site has its own work practices for categorising delays, the choice of category for a delay will depend on the individual site work practices. However a large number of operating delays will adversely affect equipment fuel usage and therefore, these delays should be avoided. CASE 3 LOADING UNIT Quite often to get the correct match for loading unit to hauler it may be necessary to configure a selected loading unit by changing its bucket selection. Many of the Volvo Equipment Loading Units in the database have different buckets available and can be easily changed. We make these changes by selecting the appropriate bucket from the loading unit template. We currently know with our Lakeview Estate Development Project, the loading unit requires 7 bucket passes to fill the hauler. As the message log suggests in Figure 34, the number of bucket passes is outside the recommended range of 3 to 5. Therefore, reducing the number of bucket passes for the loading unit you would expect to see an improvement in the productivity of the fleet. Edit the currently selected loading unit by clicking the edit Loading Unit button (ie. ). On the Operational Data tab click on the Bucket Selection button. Select a Bucket that will increase the loading unit s capacity allowing it to carry more material. This will reduce the number of passes to fill the hauler. In the Bucket Selection window select the GP (hook-on) 2.93m 3 / 3.83yd 3 bucket and click OK. Figure 46 Loading Unit Bucket Selection Click OK, and run a Quick Estimate to see any improvements on fleet productivity. Notice that the loading unit only requires 6 bucket passes now to load the hauler. We could make Runge Pty Ltd Page 49

54 further improvements to fleet productivity by increasing the capacity of the hauler by changing the hauler body. For most job assessments you are quite often interested in comparing the ability of one loading unit with another one. With Site Simulation this is made very simple by defining another loading unit. To add another loading unit, right click the loading unit drop down list and this will give you a menu that allows you to add a new loading unit to the current Site Simulation project. Select the Add option from the menu. Adding a new loading unit to a project opens the Site Simulation equipment database. You can select and/or view the equipment in the database from the Query/Select Equipment window that is shown in Figure 47. Figure 47 Loading Unit Equipment Database Note: The equipment database can be accessed by the menus - View Equipment Database at any time. The Volvo database is provided with Site Simulation and can only be altered through password permission. You can view the data for all equipment in the database by clicking the View button shown in Figure 47. From the class menu select the front end loader option. The list will refresh with Volvo front end loaders. Select the VOLVO L220E front end loader. On the Loading Unit Template rename the L220E to Lakeview Estate FEL Option 2. Select the Cycle Times tab, shown in Figure 48. View how this information differs to the cycle times for your EC460 excavator. Fill in the costing tab for the new loading unit as shown in Figure 48. Runge Pty Ltd Page 50

55 Figure 48 Front End Loader Cycle Time Click OK for the loading unit template. Run another calculation to see the new results for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. From your original calculation (setup in the wizard), using the L220E front end loader as the loading unit the fleet productivity increases significantly, as a direct result of a much improved Hauler to Loading Unit match. Only three passes is necessary for the L220E loader to fill the selected hauler. Close the Productivity summary screen once you have viewed the changes to the results for the revised Lakeview Estate Development Project. View the Loading Unit drop down list on the Main Screen, notice that there are now three loading units defined for this project. There are also two haulers defined in the hauler drop down list. Select the Lakeview Estate FEL Option 2 loading unit for our next exercise. Note: The L220E and the A35D 6 6 hauler are the default hauler and loading units for every Site Simulation project. These units are created when you create a new project (before the wizard starts, Figure 5 of this tutorial). These units can be overwritten or renamed at any time. CASE 4 HAULER We are going to use the A35D 6 6 hauler to demonstrate how multiple hauler units can be defined for the one fleet. You can define up to 50 haulers for the hauler Type 1, and 25 for each of the hauler type 2 and 3, making a total of 100 hauler units for any fleet. We are going to use our currently selected hauler for the hauler type 1, and the A35D 6 6 for hauler type 2. We are only going to add one of the A35D 6 6 units to the fleet. Runge Pty Ltd Page 51

56 From the Hauler type 2 drop down list select the A35D 6 6 hauler and set this number of hauler type 2 haulers to 1. Leave the hauler type 1 hauler as the Lakeview Estate Hauler Option 1 with the number of haulers set to Auto. Edit the A35D 6 6 hauler and set some costing information for this hauler as shown in Figure 49. Figure 49 A35D 6 6 Costing Data Click OK for the Hauler Template. Run another Quick Estimate Calculation to see the new results of this option for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. From your original calculations, the addition of this extra hauler has marginally increased the discounted average cost of the fleet. The productivity summary screen will report productivity results for all haulers selected for the fleet. In the above case productivity summaries will be reported for both haulers as shown in Figure 50. Runge Pty Ltd Page 52

57 Figure 50 Hauler Productivity Summary (What If) Runge Pty Ltd Page 53

58 Just like adding new loading units to your project it is possible to add additional haulers. Therefore, comparisons can be performed. Haulers too reference a database. Haulers contain information regarding payload distribution, engine power and rimpull/retard curves used for acceleration and deceleration performance. We wish to add a new truck to our fleet; we can select a truck from the database. Right click on the Hauler Selection box and select Add from the right click menu. This will take you directly to the Equipment Database, allowing you to specify the truck you wish to add to your templates. Filter your list by Manufacturer Volvo and the Articulated Truck classification. Select the A25D 6x6 Hauler by highlighting the appropriate row and clicking the Select Button in the Query/Select Equipment Window. Rename the Template to Lakeview Estate Hauler Option 2. You can now edit all other data in the template to customise the hauler to your project. Fill out the Operational Data and the Costing Data so that it matches the data shown in Figure 51. Figure 51 Lakeview Estate Hauler Option 2 You have now set up another hauler that can be used in your calculations. The next task will illustrate how the fleet comparison tool can be used to compare different combinations of equipment for the Lakeview Estate Development Project. Runge Pty Ltd Page 54

59 PART 3 ADVANCED FEATURES FLEET COMPARISON Fleet comparisons can be performed to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different fleet combinations. A fleet comparison report allows you to quickly identify the benefits of alternative fleet for you project. Ensure that your templates are set to the templates that were set up in the wizard. You fleet should look like that shown in Figure 52. Figure 52 Lakeview Estate Development Option 1 By clicking the Fleet Comparison button in the Main Screen. You can compare up to three fleets you have defined in your Project. We will compare the three fleets we have defined in our Lakeview Estate Development Project. Click on the main screen. In the Fleet Selection window you have the option of selecting a Loading Unit and a Hauler for each of the fleets you compare. For Fleet 1 select the Lakeview Estate Excavator as the Loading Unit and the Lakeview Estate Hauler Option 1as the Hauler. For the second fleet, select the two Option 2 pieces of equipment that you have defined. Finally for Fleet 3 select the other units in your list; VOLVO L220E and the VOLVO A35D 6x6. Note: It is not necessary to select three fleets to compare, although the option is there for you to compare three. You can if you decide to just compare two fleets. Once you have selected the three fleets to compare you can click the Run button to perform the fleet comparison. A fleet report is produced when a fleet comparison is performed. Your fleet report should look like that shown in Figure 53. The report outlines important results from each of the fleet calculations for the haul cycle, material and schedule you have selected in the main screen. Runge Pty Ltd Page 55

60 Figure 53 Fleet Comparison Report It is possible to print this fleet comparison report. From the File Menu select Print Preview. You can then click Print in the preview window to print your report. If you wish to change the format of the report you can by closing the print preview window and going into designer mode of you fleet report. To go into designer mode checking the Designer Check box at the top of the screen, as shown in Figure 54. Once you are in designer mode right click on any cell, or selection of cells you can select format cells. Using the option here you can change text styles, number formats, or border and patterns styles. Runge Pty Ltd Page 56

61 Figure 54 Design Fleet Report Once you have formatted your report you can exit designer mode and view the new look report by clicking off the designer check box. To go back to the main data entry screen select from the menus Data Entry and this will take you back into the main screen where you can access your templates. FULL SIMULATION CALCULATION To this stage we have only performed Quick Estimate calculations. Site Simulation permits you to apply distribution data to the calculation allowing for the variances that occur on certain parameters of your operations. Parameters that will vary during the operation are the following. Loading Unit Bucket Cycle Time Bucket Payload Hauler Travel Time Dumping Time Being able to apply distributions or statistical data to the above parameters can be beneficial as this form of calculation closer reflects what happens in practice. Distribution Data There are some examples of distributions in Site Simulation. These distributions can each be explained for different circumstances. In this example, we will just explain the default bucket payload distribution. In practice some bucket passes that the loading unit will pick up will be overloaded, whilst some will be underloaded. The distribution of this could be closer reflected by a Left Skewed distribution. A left skewed distribution looks like that shown in Figure 55. This is the distribution that is defined in Site Simulation under the distribution tab of the Loading Unit Template. Runge Pty Ltd Page 57

62 Figure 55 Bucket Payload Distribution Left Skewed To consider the operations of a loading unit we can explain why a left skewed distribution closely depicts the bucket payload for each bucket pass. On most occasions the loading unit will try to maximise the load into the bucket, thus often overloading the bucket. The margin to which the unit overloads the bucket is small but frequent, as the bucket does not take much more than the design of the bucket permits. Whereas, when a bucket is underloaded it can be significantly underloaded, but less often. Thus, a distribution illustrated by Figure 55 closely represents the bucket payload of the loading unit. If we were to generate a large number of bucket payload weights by the left skewed distribution, we would have an average payload of the mean value shown in Figure 55, which is value for the bucket payload in the operational data section of the loading unit template. A similar explanation can be given for all default distributions that are used in Site Simulation for a Full Simulation Calculation. Using the original templates we defined through the wizard, perform two full simulations and compare your results from each of these simulations. From the Type of Calculation selection box select the appropriate calculation type, and then click the Calculate Results button. Print the productivity summary report, and then perform another calculation. You will notice that the results reported for the two simulations are marginally different from each other. This is because the distributions have been used during the calculations and different values have been used for each simulation. Return to the Main Data Entry screen once you are comfortable with the Full Simulation calculation technique. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS A Sensitivity analysis can be used to optimise the hauler performance for a number of different characteristics. For this tutorial we will examine the effect of varying the size of the hauler fleet used, with particular emphasis on the changes to productivity and costs. In examining this effect you can determine the optimum fleet size. Runge Pty Ltd Page 58

63 From the Main Data Entry screen choose the Sensitivity calculation type and click on Calculate Results. It is possible to examine the effect of one of five parameters in a sensitivity analysis; they are shown in Figure 56. Figure 56 Sensitivy Analysis Calculation Options Screen Ensure that the Fleet Size radio button is chosen. We will use the default value of ± 2 haulers on the optimum fleet size. Choose the Quick Estimate radio button as well and then click on OK. This will calculate productivity results for differing fleet sizes, from two units below the calculated to two units above. The results of a sensitivity calculation are reported to a results table. The results table stores all calculations performed in the current session of Site Simulation. View the results. The base run results are highlighted in yellow. The base run has a fleet size of that calculated by our quick estimate calculation. The optimum number of haulers for this fleet is that shown to have 0% production change, this correlates to the fleet size that has the lowest discounted average cost. Runge Pty Ltd Page 59

64 Figure 57 Sensitivity Results Table Note: Sensitivity of fleet size is used to determine the increased production obtained from adding extra haulers to the fleet. The optimum number of haulers in the fleet is determined when the increase in fleet production from adding an extra hauler is no longer worth the extra capital and operating cost of that extra hauler. For a small haulage fleet all trucks are well utilised but the loader is under utilised. Production is also low and unable to offset the loader costs, as the discounted average costs for the fleet are high. For a large haulage fleet, the loader is well utilised but some trucks are under utilised. Small increases in production are unable to offset the increase in haulage costs and once again the discounted average cost for the fleet is high. FINALE This has been a brief introduction into the many functions of the Volvo CE Site Simulation program. There is a comprehensive help system built in - select Help from the menu. As you get used to using the program you will be able to quickly run simulations and comparisons and you will build a suite of templates and projects for a range of scenarios. Let us know if there are features you would like to see added to the program or any sections to add to these tutorials. Runge Pty Ltd Page 60

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