Construction Methods And Management

comprehensive And Up-to-date, The Text Integrates Major Construction Management Topics With An Explanation Of The Methods Of Heavy/highway And Building Construction. It Incorporates Both Customary U.s. Units And Metric ( Si) Units And Is The Only Text To Present Concrete Formwork Design Equations And Procedures Using Both Measurement Systems. This Edition Features Information On New Construction Technology, The Latest Developments In Soil And Asphalt Compaction, The Latest Developments In Wood Preservation And Major Health, Safety And Environmental Concerns.

explains Latest Developments In Soil And Asphalt Compaction. Presents The Latest Developments In Wood Perservation Materials And Techniques Which Respond To Environmental Concerns. Expanded And Updated Coverage Of Construction Safety And Major Health Hazards And Precautions.

designed To Guide Construction Engineers And Managers In Planning, Estimating, And Directing Construction Operations Safely And Effectively.

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a Basic Text That Can Be Used For An Upper-level, One-semester, Introductory Course Or A More In-depth Series Of Two Or More Courses For Students Of Architecture And Civil Engineering. The Topics Include Critical Path Methods, Contracts, Construction Economics, Productivity, Safety And Health, Building Construction, Heavy Construction, And Earth Moving. Requires Knowledge Of A Conventional Computer Programming Language, And Recommends Visits To Actual Construction Sites. Includes New Material And Revisions Of The 1993 Edition; First Published In 1980. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.