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9780876292839

Means Heavy Construction Handbook A Practical Guide to Estimating and Accounting Methods; Operations/Equipment Requirements; Hazardous Site Evaluat

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  • ISBN13:

    9780876292839

  • ISBN10:

    087629283X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-02-23
  • Publisher: RSMeans
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Summary

Two highly regarded experts have joined forces with Means estimating, engineering and editorial staffs to produce the industry's first working guide to heavy construction.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 3
Equipment Accountingp. 9
Equipment Acquisition Decisionsp. 13
Equipment Maintenance and Repairp. 19
Heavy Construction Estimating Overviewp. 23
Heavy Construction Law and Contract Documentsp. 27
Plan Reading and Quantity Takeoff: An Overviewp. 41
Common Excavation Formulas and Calculationsp. 47
Preparing for Earthworkp. 53
Earthmoving Methodsp. 57
Compaction Methods, Equipment and Troubleshootingp. 65
Rockmoving Methodsp. 75
Bunchingp. 87
Mass Diagramsp. 93
Crushing and Aggregate Manufacturep. 107
Stabilization of Soilsp. 111
Trenching and Pipesp. 117
Augered Casings, Jacked Pipe, and Tunnelsp. 129
Concrete and Bituminous Paving, Pavement Rehabilitationp. 141
Dewatering Cut-off Walls, and Cofferdamsp. 175
Erecting Structural Steelp. 183
Placing of Vertical Concretep. 187
Piles and Piledrivingp. 193
Power Fundamentalsp. 213
Tractors, Dozing, and Rippingp. 217
Scrapersp. 223
Motor Gradersp. 235
Power Shovels and Off-Road Haulersp. 239
Front-End Loadersp. 247
Backhoes, Draglines, Gradalls, and Trenchersp. 251
Air Compressorsp. 257
Rock Drilling Equipmentp. 261
Crushers and Conveyorsp. 265
Concrete Conveyors and Pumpsp. 275
Water Pumpsp. 283
Hazardous Wastes: Site Assessment and Remediation Methodsp. 291
How to Use Means Cost Datap. 325
Appendixp. 355
Glossary of Termsp. 415
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