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Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition
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Title
Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition / Robert L. Peurifoy, Clifford J. Schexnayder, Robert Schmitt, Aviad Shapira, Aaron Cohen.
ISBN
9781264278732 (e-ISBN)
126427873X (e-ISBN)
9781264278725 (print-ISBN)
1264278721 (print-ISBN)
Edition
Tenth edition.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill LLC, [2024]
Copyright Notice Date
?2024
Physical Description
1 online resource (896 pages) : 700 illustrations.
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2024. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
In English.
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Summary
This thoroughly revised guide covers the fundamentals of construction equipment, machinery utilization, and production estimating in a logical, simple, and concise format. You will learn about construction economics, earthwork, soil and rock properties, and much more. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition lays out the latest technologies and lays out real-world applications-all with an emphasis on cutting-edge machine capabilities
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McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
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Also available in print and PDF edition.
Print version: Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition. Tenth edition. New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, 2024
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 08, 2023
Series
McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineeringLibrary
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Authors
Contents
Preface
1 Machines Make It Possible
The Project Environment
The History of Construction Equipment
The Construction Industry
Safety
The Contracting Environment
Planning Equipment Utilization
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
2 Equipment Economics
The 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
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
3 Planning for Earthwork Construction
Planning
Graphical Presentation of Earthwork
Earthwork Quantities
Mass Diagram
Using the Mass Diagram
Structural Excavation
Pricing Earthwork Operations
Summary
Problems
Resources
4 Soil and Rock
Introduction
Glossary of Terms
Soil and Rock Properties
Compaction Tests
Soil Processing
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
5 Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
Introduction
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
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements
General Information
Required Power
Available Power
Usable Power
Performance Charts
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
7 Dozers and Graders
Introduction
Pushing Material: General Information
Project Employment
Dozer Production Estimating
Dozer Safety
Rippers
Ripper Attachments
Ripping Production Estimates
Graders: General Information
Grader Operations
Time Estimates
Fine Grading Production
Grader GPS Control
Grader Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
8 Scrapers
Introduction
Scraper Types
Scraper Operation
Scraper Performance Charts
Scraper Production Cycle
Scraper Production Estimating Format
Operational Considerations
Scraper Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
9 Excavators
Hydraulic Excavators
Front Shovels: General Information
Hoes: General Information
Loaders: General Information
Draglines and Clamshells: General Information
Draglines
Clamshell Excavators
Trench Safety
Gradalls: General Information
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment
Introduction
Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks
Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks
Tractors with Bottom-Dump Trailers
Tractors with Side-Dump Trailers
Capacities of Trucks and Hauling Equipment
Truck Size Affects Productivity
Calculating Truck Productivity
Production Issues
Tires
Truck Performance Calculations
Truck Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
11 Trenching and Trenchless Technologies
Trenching
Estimating Backhoe Trenching Production
Trenchers
Installation of Underground Utilities
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
12 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
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
13 Blasting Rock
Blasting
Glossary of Blasting Terms
Commercial Explosives
ANFO
Primers and Boosters
Initiating Systems
Rock Fragmentation
Blast Design
Powder Factor
Trench Blasting
Controlled Blasting Techniques
Line Drilling
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
14 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
Scalping Crushed Stone
Screening Aggregate
Belts
Log Washers
Segregation
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
15 Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
Introduction
Glossary of Asphalt Terms
Structure of Asphalt Pavements
Flexible Pavements
Asphalt Concrete
General Operation
Batch Plants
Drum Mix Plants
Dust Collectors
Asphalt Storage and Heating
Reclaiming and Recycling
Sweeper
Asphalt Distributors
Haul Trucks
Asphalt Pavers
Compaction Equipment
Trimmers
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
16 Concrete and Concrete Equipment
Introduction
Fresh Concrete
Batching Concrete Materials
Concrete Mixing Techniques
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Central-Mixed Concrete
Buckets
Manual or Motor-Propelled Buggies
Chutes and Drop Pipes
Belt Conveyors
Concrete Pumps
Consolidating Concrete
Finishing and Curing Concrete
Slipform Paving
Paving Production
Placing Concrete in Cold Weather
Placing Concrete in Hot Weather
Pumping Concrete
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
17 Cranes
Major Crane Types
Lattice-Boom Crawler Cranes
Telescopic-Boom Crawler Cranes
Telescopic-Boom Truck Cranes
Lattice-Boom Truck Cranes
Rough-Terrain Cranes
All-Terrain Cranes
Other Mobile Crane Types
Lifting Capacities of Mobile Cranes
Rated Loads for Lattice?and Telescopic-Boom Cranes
Working Ranges of Mobile Cranes
Classification
Operation
Tower Crane Selection
Rated Loads for Tower Cranes
Rigging Basics
Slings
Crane Accidents
Safety Plans and Programs
Zones of Responsibility
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
18 Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
Introduction
Glossary of Terms
Classifications of Piles
Timber Piles
Concrete Piles
Steel Piles
Sheet Piles
The Resistance of Piles to Penetration
Site Investigation and Test Pile Program
Documenting Pile-Driving Activities
Pile-Driving Hammers
Supporting and Positioning Piles during Driving
Jetting Piles
Spudding and Preaugering
Hammer Selection
Construction Issues
Pile-Driving Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
19 Air Compressors and Pumps
Support Equipment
Introduction
Glossary of Gas Law Terms
Gas Laws
Glossary of Air Compressor Terms
Air Compressors
Compressed-Air Distribution System
Diversity Factor
Safety
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
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
20 Machines for Building Construction
Building Equipment Types
Bottom-Slewing Tower Cranes
Truck-Mounted Tower Cranes
Loader Cranes
Boom Trucks
Truck Mixers
Truck-Mounted Pumps
Boom Lifts
Scissor Lifts
Mast Lifts
Summary
Problems
Resources
Website Resources
21 Forming Systems
Classification
Formwork and the Project Engineer
Formwork Design
Formwork Economics
Vertical Systems
Horizontal Systems
Combined Vertical and Horizontal Systems
Shoring Towers
Safety
Summary
Problems
Resources
22 Virtual Design and Construction
Technology in Construction
Digitization of Construction
Information Capture
Machine Automation and Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
The Future of Technology in Construction
Summary
Problems
Resources
Index.
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