Construction planning, equipment, and methods

Follows in the footsteps of previous editions by laying out the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and concise format. The book discusses the latest technologies and capabilities and offers real-world applications. Examples and illustrations showcase...

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Main Authors: Peurifoy, Robert L. (Author), Schexnayder, Clifford J. (Author), Schmitt, Robert L. (Author), Shapira, Aviad (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York McGraw-Hill 2018
Edition:Ninth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Machines make it possible
  • Equipment economics
  • Planning for earthwork construction
  • Soil and rock
  • Compaction and stabilization equipment
  • Mobile equipment power requirements
  • Dozers
  • Scrapers
  • Excavators
  • Trucks and hauling equipment
  • Finishing equipment
  • Drilling rock and earth
  • Blasting rock
  • Aggregate production
  • Asphalt mix production and placement
  • Concrete and concrete equipment
  • Cranes
  • Piles and pile-driving equipment
  • Air compressors and pumps
  • Planning for building construction
  • Forming systems
  • Appedices