| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 658 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Tools and tasks : pride and reality -- Company and machine cost -- Developing a plan -- Soil and rock -- Machine fundamentals -- Tractors and dozers -- Land clearing -- Excavators -- Loaders -- Trucks and hauling equipment -- Scrapers -- Structural excavation operations and earthen support -- Trenching and trenchless technologies -- Compaction, stabilization, and finishing -- Blasting -- Aggregate processing |
| Summary |
The industry-standard guide to earthmoving and machines -- thoroughly revised to cover the latest advances. This fully updated resource covers every aspect of site preparation and management, and details the machines and vehicles needed to perform each task. Written by a team of excavation experts, the book helps you choose the right approach for any job, select appropriate equipment, and understand the related safety requirements. You will get clear explanations of the different types of excavation methods, including compaction, grading, blasting, structural excavation, and aggregate production. The text also provides examples of how to calculate machine production. -- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Earthwork.
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Earthmoving machinery.
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Excavation.
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earthworks (engineering works)
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excavation (process)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General.
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Earthmoving machinery
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Earthwork
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Excavation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schexnayder, Cliff J., author.
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Cohen, Aaron B., author
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Nichols, Herbert L. (Herbert Lownds), 1908- author.
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Day, David A., 1924- author.
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