Heavy Construction, Third Edition, Two Volume Set: Planning, Equipment and Methods

by Singh; Jagman

• ISBN13: 9780415549066
• ISBN10: 041554906X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

In any major heavy construction venture, overall planning, satisfactory maintenance of equipment, and efficient project management clearly play key roles. This third edition coherently sets out the considerations inherent in all aspects of these themes, and more. It contains sections on: - project management - construction equipment - concrete production and placement - drilling and blasting - tunneling Keeping in view the complexity of heavy construction and the often astronomical costs of the structures involved, this book shows how to reduce both time and costs without compromising on specifications, and how to ensure optimum utilization of men, materials and resources.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface VOLUME I Construction and Concrete Production and Placement 1. Project Management Organization for the Construction of Civil Structures Purchase Department Category of Requirement of Spare parts Integrated Management System Time Management Disputes and Claims 2. Construction Equipment Earth Moving Equipment Tractor Dozers Bulldozer Production Ripping Crawal Tractor vs Tyred Tractors New Trends in Earth moving Industry Selection of Right Dozer Wheel Loader Shovels Draglines Buckets Hoes Hydraulic Excavator Open Pit Mining Equipment Wheel Excavator Scrapers Scrapers versus Bottom Dumps The System Approach to Equipment Management Preventive Maintenance Cost Analysis Formula and Rule of Thumbs Compacting Equipment Glossary of Terms Types of Compacting Equipment Compaction Application of Vibratory Rollers Summary 3. Concrete Production and Placement Introduction Example of Concrete Mix Design Effective Composite Material in Irrigation and Hydraulic Tunnel Construction Rotec Beltcrete Concrete Placement System DAM - Examples Future Research Special Consideration in Design of High RCC Gravity Dams Transverse Construction Joints Equipment for RCC Placement Ultra-high Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete Self-Compacting Concrete Aggregate Production and Control Canal Lining Transportation and Placement of Concrete Cooling of Concrete Refrigeration Plants for Pre-cooling of Concrete Placing Concrete in Cold Weather Water Jet Technology Vacuum Dewatering System for Concrete Formwork Application of SlipformVOLUME II Drilling'Blasting and Tunnelling 4. Drilling and Blasting Explosives High Detonation Pressure Vibrations in Rock and Soil Safe Vibration Levels Determining the Increase in Production Resulting from an Increase in Air Pressure Case Studies 5. Tunnelling Method of Tunnel Driving Rock Mass Classification and Characterization Selection of Equipment Geology and Hydrogeology Tunneling Methods Boring vs Drilling and Blasting Case Studies Bibliography Index About the Book and Author