Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods

Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, Ninth Edition , follows in the footsteps of previous editions by laying out the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and concise format. The book discusses the latest technologies and capabilities and offers real-world applications. Examples and illustrations showcase the latest equipment models and end-of-chapter summaries and homework problems reinforce salient points. You will explore construction economics, earthwork, and soil and rock properties. Safety procedures and financial considerations are thoroughly explained in this comprehensive guide.

Coverage includes:

* The history of construction equipment

*Safety

*Planning equipment utilization

*Equipment economics

*Operating costs

*Rent and lease considerations

*Planning for earthwork construction

*Soil and rock

*Compaction specifications

*Seismic and deflection testing

*Soil processing

*Current models of dozers, excavators, scrapers, and cranes

* And much more

Author Notes

Robert L. Peurifoy was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas-Austin. He authored many books and pioneered the study of construction engineering as an academic discipline.

Clifford J. Schexnayder is an Eminent Scholar Emeritus at the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. He is a founder of ASCE's Construction Institute and a former chairman of the Transportation Research Board's Construction Section.

Robert L. Schmitt is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Aviad Shapira is a Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Chapter 1 Machines Make It Possible	p. 1
A New Construction Environment	p. 1
The History of Construction Equipment	p. 3
The Construction Industry	p. 10
Safety	p. 11
The Contracting Environment	p. 13
Planning Equipment Utilization	p. 14
Summary	p. 16
Problems	p. 16
Resources	p. 17
Website Resources	p. 17
Chapter 2 Equipment Economics	p. 19
Important Questions	p. 19
Equipment Records	p. 20
The Rent Paid for the Use of Money	p. 21
Cost of Capital	p. 27
Evaluating Investment Alternatives	p. 28
Elements of Ownership Cost	p. 30
Elements of Operating Cost	p. 37
Cost for Bidding	p. 42
Replacement Decisions	p. 50
Rent and Lease Considerations	p. 51
Summary	p. 56
Problems	p. 57
Resources	p. 60
Website Resources	p. 60
Chapter 3 Planning for Earthwork Construction	p. 61
Planning	p. 61
Graphical Presentation of Earthwork	p. 66
Earthwork Quantities	p. 69
Mass Diagram	p. 77
Using the Mass Diagram	p. 78
Structural Excavation	p. 85
Pricing Earthwork Operations	p. 88
Summary	p. 91
Problems	p. 91
Resources	p. 94
Website Resources	p. 95
Chapter 4 Soil and Rock	p. 96
Introduction	p. 96
Glossary of Terms	p. 97
Soil and Rock Properties	p. 97
Compaction Specification and Control	p. 108
Compaction Tests	p. 109
Soil Processing	p. 114
Summary	p. 119
Problems	p. 119
Resources	p. 121
Website Resources	p. 121
Chapter 5 Compaction and Stabilization Equipment	p. 122
Compaction of Soil and Rock	p. 122
Glossary of Terms	p. 123
Compacting Methods	p. 124
Types of Compacting Equipment	p. 125
Intelligent Compaction	p. 137
Roller Production Estimating	p. 138
Soil Stabilization	p. 139
Stabilization of Soils with Lime	p. 141
Stabilization of Soils with Cement	p. 143
Summary	p. 146
Problems	p. 147
Resources	p. 148
Website Resources	p. 148
Chapter 6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements	p. 150
General Information	p. 150
Required Power	p. 152
Available Power	p. 158
Usable Power	p. 164
Performance Charts	p. 168
Summary	p. 174
Problems	p. 175
Resources	p. 178
Website Resources	p. 178
Chapter 7 Dozers and Graders	p. 179
Introduction	p. 179
Pushing Material	p. 185
General Information	p. 185
Project Employment	p. 190
Dozer Production Estimating	p. 192
Dozer Safety	p. 199
Ripping Rock	p. 199
Rippers	p. 199
Ripper Attachments	p. 205
Ripping Production Estimates	p. 207
Graders	p. 210
General Information	p. 210
Grader Operations	p. 214
Time Estimates	p. 216
Fine Grading Production	p. 218
Grader GPS Control	p. 218
Grader Safety	p. 219
Summary	p. 220
Problems	p. 220
Resources	p. 223
Website Resources	p. 223
Chapter 8 Scrapers	p. 224
General Information	p. 224
Scraper Types	p. 225
Scraper Operation	p. 230
Scraper Performance Charts	p. 231
Scraper Production Cycle	p. 234
Scraper Production Estimating Format	p. 235
Operational Considerations	p. 248
Scraper Safety	p. 250
Summary	p. 250
Problems	p. 251
Resources	p. 253
Website Resources	p. 254
Chapter 9 Excavators	p. 255
Hydraulic Excavators	p. 255
Front Shovels	p. 259
General Information	p. 259
Hoes	p. 266
General Information	p. 266
Loaders	p. 275
General Information	p. 275
Draglines and Clamshells	p. 285
General Information: Draglines and Clamshells	p. 285
Draglines	p. 285
Clamshell Excavators	p. 291
Ancillary Excavators	p. 294
Backhoe-Loaders	p. 294
Trench Safety	p. 295
Gradalls	p. 297
General Information	p. 297
Safety	p. 298
Summary	p. 298
Problems	p. 298
Resources	p. 301
Website Resources	p. 302
Chapter 10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment	p. 303
Trucks	p. 303
Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks	p. 305
Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks	p. 306
Tractors with Bottom-Dump or Side-Dump Trailers	p. 307
Capacities of Trucks and Hauling Equipment	p. 308
Truck Size Affects Productivity	p. 310
Calculating Truck Productivity	p. 311
Production Issues	p. 318
Tires	p. 319
Truck Performance Calculations	p. 321
Truck Safety	p. 327
Summary	p. 328
Problems	p. 328
Resources	p. 330
Website Resources	p. 331
Chapter 11 Drilling Rock and Earth	p. 332
Introduction	p. 332
Glossary of Drilling Terms	p. 334
Drill Bits	p. 336
Rock Drills	p. 337
Drilling Methods and Production	p. 343
Estimating Drilling Production	p. 348
Drilling Soil	p. 356
Removal of Cuttings	p. 358
Trenchless Technology	p. 359
Drilling Design and Guidance Systems	p. 365
Safety	p. 367
Summary	p. 368
Problems	p. 369
Resources	p. 371
Website Resources	p. 372
Chapter 12 Blasting Rock	p. 373
Blasting	p. 373
Glossary of Blasting Terms	p. 375
Commercial Explosives	p. 376
ANFO	p. 380
Primers and Boosters	p. 382
Initiating Systems	p. 384
Rock Fragmentation	p. 386
Blast Design	p. 387
Powder Factor	p. 400
Trench Rock	p. 402
Breakage Control Techniques	p. 402
Vibration	p. 405
Safety	p. 407
Summary	p. 409
Problems	p. 409
Resources	p. 412
Website Resources	p. 413
Chapter 13 Aggregate Production	p. 414
Introduction	p. 414
Particle Size Reduction	p. 416
General Information	p. 416
Jaw Crushers	p. 419
Gyratory Crushers	p. 424
Roll Crushers	p. 430
Impact Crashers	p. 433
Special Aggregate Processing Units	p. 437
Feeders	p. 437
Surge Piles	p. 439
Crushing Equipment Selection	p. 441
Separation into Particle Size Ranges	p. 443
Scalping Crushed Stone	p. 443
Screening Aggregate	p. 445
Other Aggregate Processing Issues	p. 451
Belts	p. 451
Log Washers	p. 451
Segregation	p. 452
Safety	p. 454
Summary	p. 455
Problems	p. 455
Resources	p. 457
Website Resources	p. 458
Chapter 14 Asphalt Mix Production and Placement	p. 459
Introduction	p. 459
Glossary of Asphalt Terms	p. 460
Structure of Asphalt Pavements	p. 462
Flexible Pavements	p. 464
Asphalt Concrete	p. 471
Asphalt Plants	p. 472
General Operation	p. 472
Batch Plants	p. 472
Drum Mix Plants	p. 479
Dust Collectors	p. 482
Asphalt Storage and Heating	p. 483
Reclaiming and Recycling	p. 484
Paving Equipment	p. 486
Sweeper	p. 486
Asphalt Distributors	p. 487
Haul Trucks	p. 490
Asphalt Pavers	p. 492
Compaction Equipment	p. 499
Safety	p. 505
Trimmers	p. 506
Summary	p. 507
Problems	p. 508
Resources	p. 510
Website Resources	p. 510
Chapter 15 Concrete and Concrete Equipment	p. 512
Introduction	p. 512
Concrete	p. 514
Fresh Concrete	p. 514
Batching Concrete Materials	p. 515
Mixing Concrete	p. 520
Concrete Mixing Techniques	p. 520
Ready-Mixed Concrete	p. 526
Central-Mixed Concrete	p. 529
Placing Concrete	p. 531
Buckets	p. 531
Manual or Motor-Propelled Buggies	p. 533
Chutes and Drop Pipes	p. 533
Belt Conveyors	p. 533
Concrete Pumps	p. 534
Consolidating and Finishing	p. 545
Consolidating Concrete	p. 545
Finishing and Curing Concrete	p. 547
Concrete Pavements	p. 550
Slipform Paving	p. 550
Paving Production	p. 558
Additional Applications and Considerations	p. 560
Placing Concrete in Cold Weather	p. 560
Placing Concrete in Hot Weather	p. 561
Safety	p. 562
Pumping Concrete	p. 562
Summary	p. 563
Problems	p. 564
Resources	p. 566
Website Resources	p. 567
Chapter 16 Cranes	p. 569
Major Crane Types	p. 569
Mobile Cranes	p. 571
Lattice-Boom Crawler Cranes	p. 571
Telescoping-Boom Truck Cranes	p. 573
Lattice-Boom Track Cranes	p. 574
Rough-Terrain Cranes	p. 575
All-Terrain Cranes	p. 576
Other Mobile Crane Types	p. 577
Lifting Capacities of Cranes	p. 583
Rated Loads for Lattice- and Telescoping-Boom Cranes	p. 585
Working Ranges of Cranes	p. 588
Tower Cranes	p. 589
Classification	p. 589
Operation	p. 593
Tower Crane Selection	p. 603
Rated Loads for Tower Cranes	p. 605
Rigging	p. 608
Rigging Basics	p. 608
Slings	p. 611
Safety	p. 613
Crane Accidents	p. 613
Safety Plans and Programs	p. 615
Zones of Responsibility	p. 616
Summary	p. 617
Problems	p. 618
Resources	p. 619
Website Resources	p. 621
Chapter 17 Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment	p. 622
Introduction	p. 622
Glossary of Terms	p. 622
Pile Types	p. 624
Classifications of Piles	p. 624
Timber Piles	p. 625
Concrete Piles	p. 626
Steel Piles	p. 631
Sheet Piles	p. 633
Driving Piles	p. 636
The Resistance of Piles to Penetration	p. 636
Site Investigation and Test Pile Program	p. 638
Pile Hammers	p. 639
Supporting and Positioning Piles During Driving	p. 649
Jetting Piles	p. 651
Spudding and Preaugering	p. 651
Hammer Selection	p. 652
Pile-Driving Safety	p. 655
Summary	p. 656
Problems	p. 656
Resources	p. 657
Website Resources	p. 657
Chapter 18 Air Compressors and Pumps	p. 658
Support Equipment	p. 658
Compressed Air	p. 659
Introduction	p. 659
Glossary of Gas Law Terms	p. 660
Gas Laws	p. 662
Glossary of Air Compressor Terms	p. 663
Air Compressors	p. 664
Compressed-Air Distribution System	p. 666
Diversity Factor	p. 672
Safety	p. 673
Equipment for Pumping Water	p. 675
Introduction	p. 675
Glossary of Pumping Terms	p. 675
Classification of Pumps	p. 676
Centrifugal Pumps	p. 677
Loss of Head Due to Friction in Pipe	p. 683
Rubber Hose	p. 684
Selecting a Pump	p. 685
Wellpoint Systems	p. 687
Deep Wells	p. 689
Summary	p. 690
Problems	p. 691
Resources	p. 693
Website Resources	p. 694
Chapter 19 Planning for Building Construction	p. 695
Introduction	p. 695
Site Layout	p. 698
Delivery of Structural Components	p. 704
Steel Erection	p. 705
Tilt-Up Construction	p. 707
Lifting and Support Equipment	p. 709
Cranes	p. 709
Aerial Lift Platforms	p. 712
Integrated Tool Carriers	p. 715
Telescopic Handlers/Forklifts	p. 716
Generators	p. 718
Portable Light Towers	p. 720
Portable Welding Equipment	p. 720
Control of Construction Nuisances	p. 724
Construction Noise	p. 725
Noise Mitigation	p. 726
Lighting	p. 729
Dust	p. 730
Vibration	p. 731
Summary	p. 731
Problems	p. 732
Resources	p. 733
Website Resources	p. 735
Chapter 20 Forming Systems	p. 736
Classification	p. 736
Formwork and The Project Engineer	p. 738
Formwork Design	p. 739
Formwork Economics	p. 743
Vertical Systems	p. 750
Horizontal Systems	p. 762
Combined Vertical and Horizontal Systems	p. 766
Shoring Towers	p. 770
Safety	p. 777
Summary	p. 778
Problems	p. 779
Resources	p. 780
Website Resources	p. 781
Appendix A Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors	p. 783
Appendix B Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors	p. 785
Appendix C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents	p. 787
Appendix D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents	p. 789
Index	p. 791

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