Description
Construction Planning, Equipment, & Method is a book that is aimed at students of undergraduate courses on building construction and the use of construction equipment.
Construction has always involved the use of mechanical aids in handling heavy work. With the rapid advances in technology, modern construction projects make extensive use of machines.
This book explains the fundamentals of selecting equipment which will be suitable for the project and which will fit within the cost estimates and the methods of planning for their optimal utilisation in completing the project quickly and efficiently.
The book also discusses the costs involved in owning and operating any equipment. This involves estimating the utilisation of the machine and the costs of operating it and deciding whether to buy, rent or lease the equipment. A separate chapter is dedicated to the fundamentals involved in equipment costing.
The textbook goes into the functions and use of various equipments at various stages of construction. It examines other machines like dozers, cranes, drilling and blasting machines, concrete equipments, draglines and piledriving equipment and compressors and pumps.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding machine capabilities and estimating utilisation costs of various equipments for a particular project and planning for optimal use of the selected machines.
This textbook uses numerous examples to reinforce the concepts. Each chapter includes sets of exercises that force the students to use a logical step-by-step approach in solving them. Many web-based exercises have also been integrated in the book, to make use of the extensive online resources available.
Construction Planning, Equipment, & Method was published by Tata McGraw Hill in 2010. This book is available in paperback.
Key Features:
- There have been many additions and revisions to several chapters in the book, to bring the book up to date on current technology and construction methods.
- Two new chapters have been added in this edition. They are Forming System and Planning For Building Construction.
- The book also includes many safety tips and instructions in each chapter.
