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Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction

Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction
Item #: 280-2612-96
Author: Robert Ratay
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:0-07-051261-2
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $130.95
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The handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction will keep you prepared.
The support you need to build high-quality temporary structures. All the technical, business, and legal know-how you need to build and maintain 17 different temporary support and access structures has been gathered in one convenient problem-solver. In the completely revised Second Edition of the Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction, Robert Ratay and a team of experts provide you with full coverage of the latest construction materials and methods--different contracting techniques--new codes and standards--new dispute resolution procedures--tested cost controls--using temporary structures in repair and rehab work--OSHA updates on construction site safety--and much more. 700 pp.

Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction - Table of Contents:

  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • PREFACE
  • Technical and Business Practices
  • Legal Aspects
  • Construction Site Safety
  • Codes, Standards, and Regulations
  • Erection and Earthwork Equipment
  • Loads Created by Construction Equipment
  • Cofferdams
  • Earth-Retaining Structures
  • Diaphragm/Slurry Walls
  • Construction Dewatering
  • Underground/Tunneling Supports
  • Underpinning
  • Roadway Decking
  • Construction Ramps, Runways, and Platforms
  • Scaffolding
  • Falsework/Shoring
  • Concrete Formwork
  • Slipforming
  • Bracing and Guying for Stability
  • Bridge Falsework
  • Temporary Structures in Repair and Restoration
  • Protection of Site, Adjacent Areas, and Utilities
  • INDEX
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