Item #: 280-4863-05
Author: Herbert L. Nichols, David H. Day
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:007143058X
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $125.95
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Learn the latest in equipment operating techniques and safety methods with Moving the Earth - The Workbook of Excavation, 5th Edition
Updated to reflect methods used according to current requirements and regulations, the first 11 chapters of this book discuss the work itself and the basic ways to do it, the machines and operation techniques, the problems that arise, the application of different types of equipment, and costs and management. The next 10 chapters focus on the machines themselves and operating techniques. From site preparation to blasting and tunneling, pneumatic drills to the largest power shovels, it covers every step of every kind of excavating project and all the practical aspects of using the machines and vehicles involved. The 5th edition is being directed to include the latest in equipment and operating techniques and safety methods. 1296 pp.Moving the Earth, 5th Edition - Table of Contents:
- The Work: Land Clearing
- Surveys and Measurements
- Rock, Soil, and Mud
- Basements
- Ditching and Dewatering
- Ponds and Earth Dams
- Landscaping and Agricultural Grading
- Roadways
- Blasting and Tunneling
- Pit Operation
- Costs and Management
- The Machines: Basic Information, Revolving Shovel and Excavators
- Conveyor Machinery
- Tractors and Bulldozers
- Front-End Loaders
- Scrapers and Trucks
- Grading and Compacting Machinery
- Compressors and Drills
- Auxiliary Equipment