Construction planning, equipment, and methods.

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TextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011Edition: Eghith ed. / Robert L. Peurifoy ... [et al.]Description: xv, 800 pages : illustrtion ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780071289511 (alk. paper)
9780073401126 (alk. paper)
0073401129 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Building

DDC classification:

690 22 C

LOC classification:

TH145 .P45 2011

Contents:

Chapter 1: Machines Make it Possible Chapter 2: Equipment Economics Chapter 3: Planning for Earthwork Construction Chapter 4: Soil and Rock Chapter 5: Compaction and Stabilization Equipment Chapter 6: Mobile Equipment Power Requirements Chapter 7: Dozers Chapter 8: Scrapers Chapter 9: Excavators Chapter 10: Trucks and Hauling Equipment Chapter 11: Finishing Equipment Chapter 12: Drilling Rock and Earth Chapter 13: Blasting Rock Chapter 14: Aggregate Production Chapter 15: Asphalt Mix Production and Placement Chapter 16: Concrete and Concrete Equipment Chapter 17: Cranes Chapter 18: Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment Chapter 19: Air Compressors and Pumps Chapter 20: Forming Systems Chapter 21: Planning for Building Construction Appendix A - Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors Appendix B - Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors Appendix C - Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents Appendix D - Selected Metric Unit Equivalents Index

Summary: Robert L Peurifoy (1902-1995), after serving as principal specialist in engineering education for the US Office of Education during World War II, began teaching construction engineering at Texas A&M University in 1946. In the years that followed, Peurifoy led the transformation of the study of construction engineering into an academic discipline.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Robert L Peurifoy (1902-1995), after serving as principal specialist in engineering education for the US Office of Education during World War II, began teaching construction engineering at Texas A&M University in 1946. In the years that followed, Peurifoy led the transformation of the study of construction engineering into an academic discipline.

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