Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition

by: Robert L. Peurifoy, P.E., Clifford J. Schexnayder, P.E., Ph.D., Robert L. Schmitt, P.E., Ph.D., Aviad Shapira, D.Sc.
Abstract: Fully updated coverage of construction planning techniques and equipment technology. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition, follows in the footsteps of previous editions by laying out the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and concise format. The book discusses the latest technologies and capabilities and offers real-world applications. Examples and illustrations showcase the newest equipment models, and end-of-chapter summaries and homework problems reinforce salient points. You will explore construction economics, earthwork, and soil and rock properties. Safety procedures and financial considerations are thoroughly explained in this comprehensive guide. Coverage includes: • The history of construction equipment • Safety • Planning equipment utilization • Equipment economics • Operating costs • Rent and lease considerations • Planning for earthwork construction • Soil and rock • Compaction specifications • Seismic and deflection testing • Soil processing • Current models of dozers, excavators, scrapers, and cranes • And much more
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Table of Contents
- A. DEDICATION
- B. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- C. PREFACE
- 1. Machines Make It Possible
- 2. Equipment Economics
- 3. Planning for Earthwork Construction
- 4. Soil and Rock
- 5. Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
- 6. Mobile Equipment Power Requirements
- 7. Dozers and Graders
- 8. Scrapers
- 9. Excavators
- 10. Trucks and Hauling Equipment
- 11. Drilling Rock and Earth
- 12. Blasting Rock
- 13. Aggregate Production
- 14. Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
- 15. Concrete and Concrete Equipment
- 16. Cranes
- 17. Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
- 18. Air Compressors and Pumps
- 19. Planning for Building Construction
- 20. Forming Systems
- A. APPENDIX A: Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors
- B. APPENDIX B: Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors
- C. APPENDIX C: Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents
- D. APPENDIX D: Selected Metric Unit Equivalents
- E. List of Abbreviations
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Expanded Table of Contents
- A. DEDICATION
- B. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- C. PREFACE
- 1. Machines Make It Possible
- 2. Equipment Economics
- 3. Planning for Earthwork Construction
- 4. Soil and Rock
- 5. Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
- 6. Mobile Equipment Power Requirements
- 7. Dozers and Graders
- 8. Scrapers
- 9. Excavators
- 10. Trucks and Hauling Equipment
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- TRUCKS
- RIGID-FRAME REAR-DUMP TRUCKS
- ARTICULATED REAR-DUMP TRUCKS
- TRACTORS WITH BOTTOM-DUMP OR SIDE-DUMP TRAILERS
- CAPACITIES OF TRUCKS AND HAULING EQUIPMENT
- TRUCK SIZE AFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY
- CALCULATING TRUCK PRODUCTIVITY
- PRODUCTION ISSUES
- TIRES
- TRUCK PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS
- TRUCK SAFETY
- SUMMARY
- PROBLEMS
- RESOURCES
- WEBSITE RESOURCES
- 11. Drilling Rock and Earth
- 12. Blasting Rock
- 13. Aggregate Production
- 14. Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
- 15. Concrete and Concrete Equipment
- 16. Cranes
- 17. Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
- 18. Air Compressors and Pumps
- 19. Planning for Building Construction
- 20. Forming Systems
- A. APPENDIX A: Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors
- B. APPENDIX B: Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors
- C. APPENDIX C: Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents
- D. APPENDIX D: Selected Metric Unit Equivalents
- E. List of Abbreviations
Book Details
Title: Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Athens, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2018 McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9781260108804
Authors:
Robert L. Peurifoy, P.E.
(deceased), was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas—Austin. He authored many books and pioneered the study of construction engineering as an academic discipline.
Clifford J. Schexnayder, P.E., Ph.D.
is an Eminent Scholar Emeritus at the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. He is a founder of ASCE's Construction Institute and a former chairman of the Transportation Research Board's Construction Section.
Robert L. Schmitt, P.E., Ph.D.
is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin—Platteville.
Aviad Shapira, D.Sc.
is a Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology.
Description: Fully updated coverage of construction planning techniques and equipment technology. Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, Ninth Edition, follows in the footsteps of previous editions by laying out the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and concise format. The book discusses the latest technologies and capabilities and offers real-world applications. Examples and illustrations showcase the newest equipment models, and end-of-chapter summaries and homework problems reinforce salient points. You will explore construction economics, earthwork, and soil and rock properties. Safety procedures and financial considerations are thoroughly explained in this comprehensive guide. Coverage includes: • The history of construction equipment • Safety • Planning equipment utilization • Equipment economics • Operating costs • Rent and lease considerations • Planning for earthwork construction • Soil and rock • Compaction specifications • Seismic and deflection testing • Soil processing • Current models of dozers, excavators, scrapers, and cranes • And much more