Typical application requirements in civil engineering include mass earthmoving tasks, as well as the laying of heavy-duty pipes.

The excavators used for special foundation applications must be particularly flexible to cope with the prevailing conditions or operational objectives. A multitude of various attachments included in the Liebherr program provides the most diverse possibilities. Based on basic civil engineering criteria each machine is equipped according to the specific task. External reach extensions, as well as special attachments including pile-drivers and drilling equipment, are frequently required for such applications.

Economic efficiency is of utmost importance for the respective construction machinery being utilised, regardles as to whether the application concerns the refurbishment of older buildings, the construction of motorway bridges, factory buildings or water towers, or the carrying out of demolition projects. Innovative solutions, outstanding technical design and extremely durable components of the Liebherr demolition excavators guarantee the best possible advantages in all areas of selective demolition applications.

Landscaping often means working in confined areas requiring maximum manoeuvrability. Environmental compatability is naturally also of significant importance.

High availability and performance is just as important for special construction machinery carrying out recycling and waste management applications as the specific configuration required for the handling of large amounts of material.

Highly efficient machinery is required for quick and consistent material-handling applications, whereby extensive reaches and dump heights, as well as optimum payloads with the respective stability are imperative.

Steel production generates huge quantities of slag, which must be processed and disposed of. Special protection devices must be fitted to the machinery to prevent damage caused by heat and mechanical influences.

Optimum manoeuvrability, while also meeting the highest degree of material handling requirements in the most restricted of areas, is absolutely imperative for applications in the forestry industry.

As the leading manufacturer of hydraulic excavators, crawler loaders and wheeled loaders applied in tunnelling applications, Liebherr have opted for the requirements of the "New Austrian method of tunnelling (NÖT)", long since proven as the most economic method of tunnel construction.

A multitude of tasks required for hydraulic engineering include the digging of drainage channels, the initial construction, as well as deepening of, canals and ditches, the building of dykes, land, gravel and sand reclamation, sheet piling applications and the building of port installations.

Pipe-line construction involves standard earth-moving tasks, as well as special laying applications for which special construction machinery is a necessity.

Applications in the quarry industry put hard demands on hydraulic excavators. Liebherr excavators are especially suitable for this challenge.