Get Deep into the Field of Excavation-Planning, Practice, and Safety
Item #: 280-9869-08
ISBN: 0071498699
ISBN13: 9780071498692
Author: Joe M. Turner Publisher: McGraw Hill Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Manufacturer Item #: 9780071498692 Format: Hardcover
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Excavation Systems Planning, Design, and Safety is a thorough guide to ensuring your projects are completed correctly, safely, and cost effectively. Concisely written and presented in an easy-to-navigate format, this comprehensive guide arms you with the most current information available. New developments and trends, along with numerous design examples, illustrations, and important OSHA requirements and other legal issues, provide everything you'll need to excel in your field. Ideal for anyone involved in the trade, this indispensable resource brings you up to date on all the critical aspects of your job. 509pp.
Includes:
Shoring Designs Standards
Best Practices in Safety Planning
Techniques for Protecting Subsurface Utilities
Soil Classification
Soil Loading on Shoring Systems
OSHA Standards
Information on Equipment
Excavation Systems Planning, Design, and Safety covers:
Overview of Excavation Safety
Excavation Work Planning
Subsurface Installations and Outside Force Damage Protection
Soil Dynamics from an Excavation Perspective
Soil Loading for Protective System Design Open Cut Protective Systems
Excavation Safety Systems Equipment Design and Use
Legal Issues
Understanding OSHA Excavation Safety Standards Full Commentary on OSHA Subpart P Excavations
Glossary of Terms
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to Excavation Safety and Shoring Design
Chapter 2. Engineering Structural Principles for Shoring Design
Chapter 3. Excavation Work Planning
Chapter 4. Existing Subsurface Installations and Outside Force Damage Protection
Chapter 5. Interpreting Soils Information for Excavation Planning and Shoring Design
Chapter 6. Excavation Stability and Shoring Design Loads
Chapter 7. Surcharge Loading, Base Stability, and Surface Settlement
Chapter 8. Slope Stability and Open Cut Worker Protection Systems
Chapter 9. Shoring Systems Selected from Tabulated Data
Appendix 1: OSHA Subpart P, Excavations and Commentary
Appendix 2: OSHA Appendix A, Soil Classification and Commentary
Excavation Systems Planning, Design, and Safety
