Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition

10th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-264-27872-5
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 896 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1474 g

Construction planning techniques, technology, and applications—fully updated for the latest advancesThis thoroughly revised guide covers the fundamentals of construction equipment, machinery utilization, and production estimating. You will learn about construction economics, earthwork, and soil and rock properties. Rock blasting and drilling, pile driving, water pumping, and concrete and asphalt construction procedures are clearly explained. The book also contains technical depth for calculating machine production capability.Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Tenth Edition lays out the latest technologies and shows how to apply those technologies to real-world construction projects—all with an emphasis on cutting-edge machine capabilities. Examples and illustrations showcase the latest equipment models, while chapter summaries and homework problems help reinforce salient points. Presented in a logical and concise format, this up-to-date edition features new chapters on trenches, trenchless technology, and virtual design. - Provides a concise, student-friendly introduction to construction methods and planning
- Contains new problems, Excel answer sheets, and a refreshed solutions manual
- Written by team of construction management experts and experienced educators

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peurifoy, Robert

Schexnayder, Clifford

Schmitt, Robert

Shapira, Aviad

Cohen, Aaron

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Über Autor(innen)

Shapira, Aviad
Aviad Shapira (Haifa, Israel) Associate Professor at Technion–Israel Institute of Technology.

Schmitt, Robert
Dr. Robert L. Schmitt is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville Campus. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Dr. Schmitt has a combined 20 years of construction industry practice, research, and teaching experience. He has managed field-based research projects ranging from determining materials testing and inspection levels on highway construction projects, to improving productivity of field construction operations. He has taught a range of construction engineering courses for 10 years, including project management, costs & estimates, construction equipment, design of construction operations, engineering economic analysis, and senior-level capstone design. Dr. Schmitt is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, and educational member of Associated General Contractors of America. He has been a registered professional engineer for 15 years.

Schexnayder, Clifford
Cliff Schexnayder (Tempe, AZ) Eminent Scholar Emeritus at Del Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University.

Peurifoy, Robert
Robert L. Peurifoy was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin.