Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, 7th Edition

Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, deals with a diverse set of construction planning scenarios. Clifford Schexnayder has improved on a classic treatment of the topic by updating, improving, and adding material important to instructors in this area. This edition of Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods has sharpened its focus to concentrate on planning. New methods and data are incorporated throughout with many contemporary examples. 704 pp.

Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods - Table of Contents:

• Machines Make It Possible
• Fundamental Concepts of Equipment Economics
• Planning for Earthwork Construction
• Soil and Rock
• Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
• Machine Equipment Power Requirements
• Dozers
• Scrapers
• Excavators
• Trucks and Hauling Equipment
• Finishing Equipment
• Drilling Rock and Earth
• Blasting Rock
• Aggregate Production
• Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
• Concrete and Concrete Equipment
• Cranes
• Draglines and Clamshells
• Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
• Air Compressors and Pumps
• Planning for Building Construction
• Forming Systems
• Appendixes
  • A Alphabetical List of Units with Their Si Names and Conversion Factors
  • B Selected English-to-Si Conversion Factors
  • C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents
  • D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents