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Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition /
Fully updated coverage of construction planning techniques and equipment technology. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition, follows in the footsteps of previous editions by laying out the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2018].
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| Edición: | 9th edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Machines Make It Possible
- A New Construction Environment
- The History of Construction Equipment
- The Construction Industry
- Safety
- The Contracting Environment
- Planning Equipment Utilization
- Chapter 2 Equipment Economics
- Important Questions
- Equipment Records
- The Rent Paid for the Use of Money
- Cost of Capital
- Evaluating Investment Alternatives
- Elements of Ownership Cost
- Elements of Operating Cost
- Cost for Bidding
- Replacement Decisions
- Rent and Lease Considerations
- Chapter 3 Planning for Earthwork Construction
- Planning
- Graphical Presentation of Earthwork
- Earthwork Quantities
- Mass Diagram
- Using the Mass Diagram
- Structural Excavation
- Pricing Earthwork Operations
- Chapter 4 Soil and Rock
- Introduction
- Glossary of Terms
- Soil and Rock Properties
- Compaction Specification and Control
- Compaction Tests
- Soil Processing
- Chapter 5 Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
- Compaction of Soil and Rock
- Glossary of Terms
- Compacting Methods
- Types of Compacting Equipment
- Intelligent Compaction
- Roller Production Estimating
- Soil Stabilization
- Stabilization of Soils with Lime
- Stabilization of Soils with Cement
- Chapter 6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements
- General Information
- Required Power
- Available Power
- Usable Power
- Performance Charts
- Chapter 7 Dozers and Graders
- Introduction
- Pushing Material
- General Information
- Project Employment
- Dozer Production Estimating
- Dozer Safety
- Ripping Rock
- Rippers
- Ripper Attachments
- Ripping Production Estimates
- Graders
- General Information
- Grader Operations
- Time Estimates
- Fine Grading Production
- Grader GPS Control
- Grader Safety
- Chapter 8 Scrapers
- General Information
- Scraper Types
- Scraper Operation
- Scraper Performance Charts
- Scraper Production Cycle
- Scraper Production Estimating Format
- Operational Considerations
- Scraper Safety
- Chapter 9 Excavators
- Hydraulic Excavators
- Front Shovels
- General Information
- Hoes
- General Information
- Loaders
- General Information
- Draglines and Clamshells
- General Information: Draglines and Clamshells
- Draglines
- Clamshell Excavators
- Ancillary Excavators
- Backhoe-Loaders
- Trench Safety
- Gradalls
- General Information
- Safety
- Chapter 10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment
- Trucks
- Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks
- Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks
- Tractors with Bottom-Dump or Side-Dump Trailers
- Capacities of Trucks and Hauling Equipment
- Truck Size Affects Productivity
- Calculating Truck Productivity
- Production Issues
- Tires
- Truck Performance Calculations
- Truck Safety
- Chapter 11 Drilling Rock and Earth
- Introduction
- Glossary of Drilling Terms
- Drill Bits
- Rock Drills
- Drilling Methods and Production
- Estimating Drilling Production
- Drilling Soil
- Removal of Cuttings
- Trenchless Technology
- Drilling Design and Guidance Systems
- Safety
- Chapter 12 Blasting Rock
- Blasting
- Glossary of Blasting Terms
- Commercial Explosives
- ANFO
- Primers and Boosters
- Initiating Systems
- Rock Fragmentation
- Blast Design
- Powder Factor
- Trench Rock
- Breakage Control Techniques
- Vibration
- Safety
- Chapter 13 Aggregate Production
- Introduction.
- Particle Size Reduction
- General Information
- Jaw Crushers
- Gyratory Crushers
- Roll Crushers
- Impact Crushers
- Special Aggregate Processing Units
- Feeders
- Surge Piles
- Crushing Equipment Selection
- Separation into Particle Size Ranges
- Scalping Crushed Stone
- Screening Aggregate
- Other Aggregate Processing Issues
- Belts
- Log Washers
- Segregation
- Safety
- Chapter 14 Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
- Introduction
- Glossary of Asphalt Terms
- Structure of Asphalt Pavements
- Flexible Pavements
- Asphalt Concrete
- Asphalt Plants
- General Operation
- Batch Plants
- Drum Mix Plants
- Dust Collectors
- Asphalt Storage and Heating
- Reclaiming and Recycling
- Paving Equipment
- Sweeper
- Asphalt Distributors
- Haul Trucks
- Asphalt Pavers
- Compaction Equipment
- Safety
- Trimmers
- Chapter 15 Concrete and Concrete Equipment
- Introduction
- Concrete
- Fresh Concrete
- Batching Concrete Materials
- Mixing Concrete
- Concrete Mixing Techniques
- Ready-Mixed Concrete
- Central-Mixed Concrete
- Placing Concrete
- Buckets
- Manual or Motor-Propelled Buggies
- Chutes and Drop Pipes
- Belt Conveyors
- Concrete Pumps
- Consolidating and Finishing
- Consolidating Concrete
- Finishing and Curing Concrete
- Concrete Pavements
- Slipform Paving
- Paving Production
- Additional Applications and Considerations
- Placing Concrete in Cold Weather
- Placing Concrete in Hot Weather
- Safety
- Pumping Concrete
- Chapter 16 Cranes
- Major Crane Types
- Mobile Cranes
- Lattice-Boom Crawler Cranes
- Telescoping-Boom Truck Cranes
- Lattice-Boom Truck Cranes
- Rough-Terrain Cranes
- All-Terrain Cranes
- Other Mobile Crane Types
- Lifting Capacities of Cranes
- Rated Loads for Lattice- and Telescoping-Boom Cranes
- Working Ranges of Cranes
- Tower Cranes
- Classification
- Operation
- Tower Crane Selection
- Rated Loads for Tower Cranes
- Rigging
- Rigging Basics
- Slings
- Safety
- Crane Accidents
- Safety Plans and Programs
- Zones of Responsibility
- Chapter 17 Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
- Introduction
- Glossary of Terms
- Pile Types
- Classifications of Piles
- Timber Piles
- Concrete Piles
- Steel Piles
- Sheet Piles
- Driving Piles
- The Resistance of Piles to Penetration
- Site Investigation and Test Pile Program
- Pile Hammers
- Supporting and Positioning Piles During Driving
- Jetting Piles
- Spudding and Preaugering
- Hammer Selection
- Pile-Driving Safety
- Chapter 18 Air Compressors and Pumps
- Support Equipment
- Compressed Air
- Introduction
- Glossary of Gas Law Terms
- Gas Laws
- Glossary of Air Compressor Terms
- Air Compressors
- Compressed-Air Distribution System
- Diversity Factor
- Safety
- Equipment for Pumping Water
- Introduction
- Glossary of Pumping Terms
- Classification of Pumps
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Loss of Head Due to Friction in Pipe
- Rubber Hose
- Selecting a Pump
- Wellpoint Systems
- Deep Wells
- Chapter 19 Planning for Building Construction
- Introduction
- Site Layout
- Delivery of Structural Components
- Steel Erection
- Tilt-Up Construction
- Lifting and Support Equipment
- Cranes
- Aerial Lift Platforms
- Integrated Tool Carriers
- Telescopic Handlers/Forklifts
- Generators
- Portable Light Towers
- Portable Welding Equipment
- Control of Construction Nuisances
- Construction Noise
- Noise Mitigation
- Lighting
- Dust
- Vibration
- Chapter 20 Forming Systems
- Classification
- Formwork and The Project Engineer
- Formwork Design
- Formwork Economics
- Vertical Systems
- Horizontal Systems
- Combined Vertical and Horizontal Systems
- Shoring Towers
- Safety
- Appendix A Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors
- Appendix B Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors
- Appendix C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents
- Appendix D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.