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Water & Hydropower

SEM water conservancy and hydropower

Water & energy

Support major water, backfilling and access works.

Dams, reservoirs, hydropower structures, embankments, basins and access roads require a robust jobsite organization. SEM machines support key phases: moving earth volumes, preparing platforms, shaping backfill, compacting layers and keeping access roads operational.

4machine families available
5water project operations
1long-term stability objective
SEM machines on a dam jobsite
Earthmoving, excavation, backfilling, compaction and access roads.

Priority uses

A machine chain to handle volume and precision.

01

Mass earthmoving

Move high volumes of soil, rock or backfill material across sometimes wide and constrained areas.

02

Excavation and preparation

Prepare platforms, structure surroundings, retention areas and access to successive jobsite phases.

03

Backfilling and shaping

Organize layers, shape slopes and ensure regular surfaces before compaction.

04

Compaction and access

Stabilize backfill, platforms and internal roads to secure traffic and long-term jobsite durability.

Jobsite productivity

Keep progress moving on long and constrained projects.

Water infrastructure projects combine large volumes, slope constraints, water management, temporary access roads and compaction requirements. The value of a SEM fleet is its ability to connect preparation, movement, leveling and stabilization without disrupting the jobsite rhythm.

  • Wheel loaders for reclaiming, loading and material feeding.
  • Track-type tractors for pushing, stripping, backfilling and heavy preparation.
  • Motor graders for access roads, platforms, slopes and surface finishing.
  • Compactors to stabilize backfill, structural layers and access roads.

Selection checkpoints

Water changes jobsite rules.

  • Soil bearing capacity, moisture, drainage and work area stability.
  • Distances between borrow areas, backfill, embankment, platform and access roads.
  • Need for regular compaction across successive layers.
  • Road maintenance and machine availability during critical phases.

Applicable Model of SEM Products

  • Wheel loaders
  • Compactors
  • Motor graders
SEM™ 618D
SEM Wheel loaders

618D

Nominal Payload1,800 kg Operating weight in operation5,940 kg Bucket capacity0.9 - 1.0 m³
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SEM™ 655D
SEM Wheel loaders

655D

Nominal Payload5,000 kg Operating weight in operation16,800 kg Bucket capacity2.7 - 4.5 m³
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SEM™ 660D
SEM Wheel loaders

660D

Nominal Payload6,000 kg Operating weight in operation20,000 kg Bucket capacity3.3 - 5.5 m³
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SEM™ 676F
SEM Wheel loaders

676F

Nominal Payload7,000 kg Operating weight in operation23,000 kg Bucket capacity4.2 - 7.0 m³
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SEM™ 512
SEM Compactors

512

Standard Gross Power97.5 kW Rated speed2,200 rpm Inside drum edge turning radius5,990 mm
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SEM™ 520
SEM Compactors

520

Standard Gross Power129 kW Rated speed2,000 rpm Inside drum edge turning radius6,350 mm
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SEM™ 522
SEM Compactors

522

Standard Gross Power140 kW Rated speed2,000 rpm Inside drum edge turning radius6,350 mm
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SEM™ 917F
SEM Motor graders

917F

Operating Weight13,500 kg Minimum turning radius7,300 mm Wheelbase5,830 mm
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Selection method

Choose according to volume, moisture and expected stability.

01

Read the site

Identify wet areas, bearing capacity, slope, drainage and access constraints before sizing the fleet.

02

Plan volumes

Measure cut, fill, borrow materials and travel distances between key areas.

03

Control layers

Organize leveling, layer thickness and compaction to reach the required stability.

04

Secure access

Plan road maintenance, parts and machine follow-up during the phases where stoppages cost most.

Preparing a water or hydropower project?

Share your volumes, water constraints and stability objectives with your SEM distributor to build a coherent configuration.

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