Managing construction equipment / S.W. Nunnally
Material type:
TextPublisher: Upper Saddler River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2000Edition: 2nd editionDescription: viii, 399 pages: illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0139012168
- 624 22 N.S.M
- TA213 .N86 2000
Contents:
Summary: Suitable for courses in Construction Equipment/Technology, this book guides construction and construction equipment managers in planning, estimating, and directing construction equipment operations toward achieving the result. It presents such management techniques as quantitative management methods, queuing theory, and system simulation.
1. Introduction. 2. Earthmoving Basics. 3. Excavators. 4. Dozers and Loaders. 5. Scrapers. 6. Trucks and Wagons. 7. Lifting Equipment. 8. Compaction and Finishing. 9. Rock Excavation. 10. Production of Aggregate, Concrete, and Asphalt Mixes. 11. Paving and Surface Treatments. 12. Compressed Air and Water Systems. 13. Equipment Economics. 14. Maintenance, Tires, and Safety. 15. Improving Productivity and Performance. 16. Computers and Other Tools. Appendix A: Metric Conversion Factors. Appendix B: Construction Industry Organizations. Appendix C: Simulating Construction with GPSS. Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction. 2. Earthmoving Basics. 3. Excavators. 4. Dozers and Loaders. 5. Scrapers. 6. Trucks and Wagons. 7. Lifting Equipment. 8. Compaction and Finishing. 9. Rock Excavation. 10. Production of Aggregate, Concrete, and Asphalt Mixes. 11. Paving and Surface Treatments. 12. Compressed Air and Water Systems. 13. Equipment Economics. 14. Maintenance, Tires, and Safety. 15. Improving Productivity and Performance. 16. Computers and Other Tools. Appendix A: Metric Conversion Factors. Appendix B: Construction Industry Organizations. Appendix C: Simulating Construction with GPSS. Index.
Suitable for courses in Construction Equipment/Technology, this book guides construction and construction equipment managers in planning, estimating, and directing construction equipment operations toward achieving the result. It presents such management techniques as quantitative management methods, queuing theory, and system simulation.
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