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Construction Methods and Management
ISBN: 9780130482211 | 0130482218
Edition: 7thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007
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For one- or two-semester courses covering heavy construction, building construction, and construction management. This introductory text looks at major construction management topics alongside modern heavy construction and building construction, in order to provide students with the knowledge base necessary to succeed in this highly competitive industry. It offers comprehensive coverage of current developments in the field as they relate to growing international competition, rapid changes in technology, and increasing government regulation.
1. Introduction.
3. Excavating and Lifting.
4. Loading and Hauling.
5. Compacting and Finishing.
6. Production of Aggregate, Concrete, and Asphalt Mixes.
7. Paving and Surface Treatments.
8. Rock Excavation.
9. Compressed Air and Water Systems.
11. Concrete Construction.
12. Concrete Form Design.
13. Wood Construction.
14. Steel Construction.
15. Masonry Construction.
17. Construction Economics.
18. Contract Construction.
19. Construction Safety and Health and Equipment Maintenance.
20. Improving Productivity and Performance.
Appendix A: Metric Conversion Factors.
Appendix B: Construction Industry Organizations.
Appendix C: Construction Internet Sources.
Index.
I. EARTHMOVING AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION.
2. Earthmoving Materials and Operations.3. Excavating and Lifting.
4. Loading and Hauling.
5. Compacting and Finishing.
6. Production of Aggregate, Concrete, and Asphalt Mixes.
7. Paving and Surface Treatments.
8. Rock Excavation.
9. Compressed Air and Water Systems.
II. BUILDING CONS... MORE
10. Foundations.11. Concrete Construction.
12. Concrete Form Design.
13. Wood Construction.
14. Steel Construction.
15. Masonry Construction.
III. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
16. Planning and Scheduling.17. Construction Economics.
18. Contract Construction.
19. Construction Safety and Health and Equipment Maintenance.
20. Improving Productivity and Performance.
Appendix A: Metric Conversion Factors.
Appendix B: Construction Industry Organizations.
Appendix C: Construction Internet Sources.
Index.
