Skip to main content

Tampers (construction equipment)

Scope note

Compaction devices for consolidating a granular material such as soil, backfill, or unformed concrete; usually powered by a motor. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022275

Broader Terms used

compactors

Narrower Terms used

rammers

Equivalent Terms used

tamper

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: tampers (construction equipment)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-82219 Accessed: 2024-12-19 11:12:41

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-82219|title=Terminology definition for: tampers (construction equipment)|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-19 11:12:41|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-82219

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...