About the Authors:
Richard C. Ringwald, PE, brought 30 years' experience as a heavy construction/highway contractor and engineer to this publication. He was an American Institute of Constructors board member, an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and taught heavy construction at Iowa State University in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. Mr. Ringwald received numerous awards, including Outstanding Educator from the AGC and Outstanding Professor from the ISU Engineering Council.
Francis J. Hopcroft, PE, is a noted expert on hazardous waste management and disposal, a consultant to numerous firms and government agencies, and a professor of Environmental Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.
For over 60 years, RSMeans has been the leading publisher of construction cost data and reference books. The company services over 250,000 construction professionals throughout North America. Clients include contractors, architects, engineers, facility managers, developers, appraisers, educators, and municipal and government agencies. Means also provides electronic data, consulting services, and seminars.
Introduction | p. 3 |
Equipment Accounting | p. 9 |
Equipment Acquisition Decisions | p. 13 |
Equipment Maintenance and Repair | p. 19 |
Heavy Construction Estimating Overview | p. 23 |
Heavy Construction Law and Contract Documents | p. 27 |
Plan Reading and Quantity Takeoff: An Overview | p. 41 |
Common Excavation Formulas and Calculations | p. 47 |
Preparing for Earthwork | p. 53 |
Earthmoving Methods | p. 57 |
Compaction Methods, Equipment and Troubleshooting | p. 65 |
Rockmoving Methods | p. 75 |
Bunching | p. 87 |
Mass Diagrams | p. 93 |
Crushing and Aggregate Manufacture | p. 107 |
Stabilization of Soils | p. 111 |
Trenching and Pipes | p. 117 |
Augered Casings, Jacked Pipe, and Tunnels | p. 129 |
Concrete and Bituminous Paving, Pavement Rehabilitation | p. 141 |
Dewatering Cut-off Walls, and Cofferdams | p. 175 |
Erecting Structural Steel | p. 183 |
Placing of Vertical Concrete | p. 187 |
Piles and Piledriving | p. 193 |
Power Fundamentals | p. 213 |
Tractors, Dozing, and Ripping | p. 217 |
Scrapers | p. 223 |
Motor Graders | p. 235 |
Power Shovels and Off-Road Haulers | p. 239 |
Front-End Loaders | p. 247 |
Backhoes, Draglines, Gradalls, and Trenchers | p. 251 |
Air Compressors | p. 257 |
Rock Drilling Equipment | p. 261 |
Crushers and Conveyors | p. 265 |
Concrete Conveyors and Pumps | p. 275 |
Water Pumps | p. 283 |
Hazardous Wastes: Site Assessment and Remediation Methods | p. 291 |
How to Use Means Cost Data | p. 325 |
Appendix | p. 355 |
Glossary of Terms | p. 415 |
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