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Demolition : practices, technology, and management /

As the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew by nearly 60 percent and there are now over 800 US companies focused on demolition, as well as many more offering this service as p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Diven, Richard J., 1939- (Autor), Shaurette, Mark, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2010]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to the industry
  • The demolition contractor
  • Modern demolition practices
  • Types of demolition: building and structures
  • Demolition regulatory guides
  • Estimating: quantifying and pricing the demolition project
  • Contracts and accounting for the demolition project
  • Safety on a demolition project
  • Demolition equipment
  • Material handling and recycling
  • Explosives in demolition
  • Disaster reponse
  • Project management.