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CHAPTER 1 Machines Make It Possible A New Construction Environment The History of Construction Equipment The Construction Industry Safety The Contracting Environment Planning Equipment Utilization Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 2 Equipment Economics Important Questions Equipment Records The Rent Paid for the Use of Money Cost of Capital Evaluating Investment Alternatives Elements of Ownership Cost Elements of Operating Cost Cost for Bidding Replacement Decisions Rent and Lease Considerations Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 3 Planning for Earthwork Construction Planning Graphical Presentation of Earthwork Earthwork Quantities Mass Diagram Using the Mass Diagram Structural Excavation Pricing Earthwork Operations Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 4 Soil and Rock Introduction Glossary of Terms Soil and Rock Properties COMPACTION SPECIFICATION AND CONTROL Compaction Tests Soil Processing Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 5 Compaction and Stabilization Equipment Compaction of Soil and Rock Glossary of Terms Compacting Methods Types of Compacting Equipment Intelligent Compaction Roller Production Estimating Soil Stabilization Stabilization of Soils with Lime Stabilization of Soils with Cement Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements General Information Required Power Available Power Usable Power Performance Charts Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 7 Dozers and Graders Introduction Pushing Material General Information Project Employment Dozer Production Estimating Dozer Safety Ripping Rock Rippers Ripper Attachments Ripping Production Estimates Graders General Information Grader Operations Time Estimates Fine Grading Production Grader GPS Control Grader Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 8 Scrapers General Information Scraper Types Scraper Operation Scraper Performance Charts Scraper Production Cycle Scraper Production Estimating Format Operational Considerations Scraper Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 9 Excavators Hydraulic Excavators FRONT SHOVELS General Information HOES General Information LOADERS General Information DRAGLINES AND CLAMSHELLS General Information: Draglines and Clamshells Draglines Clamshell Excavators ANCILLARY EXCAVATORS Backhoe-Loaders Trench Safety GRADALLS General Information Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment Trucks Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks Tractors with Bottom-Dump or Side-Dump Trailers Capacities of Trucks and Hauling Equipment Truck Size Affects Productivity Calculating Truck Productivity Production Issues Tires Truck Performance Calculations Truck Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 11 Drilling Rock and Earth Introduction Glossary of Drilling Terms Drill Bits Rock Drills Drilling Methods and Production Estimating Drilling Production Drilling Soil Removal of Cuttings Trenchless Technology Drilling Design and Guidance Systems Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 12 Blasting Rock Blasting Glossary of Blasting Terms Commercial Explosives ANFO Primers and Boosters Initiating Systems Rock Fragmentation Blast Design Powder Factor Trench Rock Breakage Control Techniques Vibration Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 13 Aggregate Production Introduction PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION General Information Jaw Crushers Gyratory Crushers Roll Crushers Impact Crushers Special Aggregate Processing Units Feeders Surge Piles Crushing Equipment Selection SEPARATION INTO PARTICLE SIZE RANGES Scalping Crushed Stone Screening Aggregate OTHER AGGREGATE PROCESSING ISSUES Belts Log Washers Segregation Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 14 Asphalt Mix Production and Placement Introduction Glossary of Asphalt Terms Structure of Asphalt Pavements Flexible Pavements Asphalt Concrete ASPHALT PLANTS General Operation Batch Plants Drum Mix Plants Dust Collectors Asphalt Storage and Heating Reclaiming and Recycling PAVING EQUIPMENT Sweeper Asphalt Distributors Haul Trucks Asphalt Pavers Compaction Equipment Safety Trimmers Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 15 Concrete and Concrete Equipment Introduction CONCRETE Fresh Concrete Batching Concrete Materials MIXING CONCRETE Concrete Mixing Techniques Ready-Mixed Concrete Central-Mixed Concrete PLACING CONCRETE Buckets Manual or Motor-Propelled Buggies Chutes and Drop Pipes Belt Conveyors Concrete Pumps CONSOLIDATING AND FINISHING Consolidating Concrete Finishing and Curing Concrete CONCRETE PAVEMENTS Slipform Paving Paving Production ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS Placing Concrete in Cold Weather Placing Concrete in Hot Weather SAFETY Pumping Concrete Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 16 Cranes Major Crane Types MOBILE CRANES Lattice-Boom Crawler Cranes Telescoping-Boom Truck Cranes Lattice-Boom Truck Cranes Rough-Terrain Cranes All-Terrain Cranes Other Mobile Crane Types Lifting Capacities of Cranes Rated Loads for Lattice- and Telescoping-Boom Cranes Working Ranges of Cranes TOWER CRANES Classification Operation Tower Crane Selection Rated Loads for Tower Cranes RIGGING Rigging Basics Slings SAFETY Crane Accidents Safety Plans and Programs Zones of Responsibility Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 17 Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment Introduction Glossary of Terms PILE TYPES Classifications of Piles Timber Piles Concrete Piles Steel Piles Sheet Piles DRIVING PILES The Resistance of Piles to Penetration Site Investigation and Test Pile Program Pile Hammers Supporting and Positioning Piles During Driving Jetting Piles Spudding and Preaugering Hammer Selection Pile-Driving Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 18 Air Compressors and Pumps Support Equipment COMPRESSED AIR Introduction Glossary of Gas Law Terms Gas Laws Glossary of Air Compressor Terms Air Compressors Compressed-Air Distribution System Diversity Factor Safety EQUIPMENT FOR PUMPING WATER Introduction Glossary of Pumping Terms Classification of Pumps Centrifugal Pumps Loss of Head Due to Friction in Pipe Rubber Hose Selecting a Pump Wellpoint Systems Deep Wells Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 19 Planning for Building Construction Introduction Site Layout Delivery of Structural Components Steel Erection Tilt-Up Construction LIFTING AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT Cranes Aerial Lift Platforms Integrated Tool Carriers Telescopic Handlers/Forklifts Generators Portable Light Towers Portable Welding Equipment CONTROL OF CONSTRUCTION NUISANCES Construction Noise Noise Mitigation Lighting Dust Vibration Summary Problems Resources Website Resources CHAPTER 20 Forming Systems Classification Formwork and The Project Engineer Formwork Design Formwork Economics Vertical Systems Horizontal Systems Combined Vertical and Horizontal Systems Shoring Towers Safety Summary Problems Resources Website Resources 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