Standard Handbook of Heavy Construction - Tapa dura

The heavy construction heavyweight. At last--a single-volume heavy construction answerbook that's as big in scale and size as the topic it covers. The Standard Handbook of Heavy Construction, Third Edition, by James O'Brien et al, contains all the changes in materials and methods over the last 25 years, making this the best, most up-to-date problem-solver you can own. Divided into 5 huge sections--project management, equipment, materials, construction types, and case studies--this huge reference puts 1,000 pages of essential data at your fingertips, including: excavation; safety; paving; equipment economics; loaders; timber/steel construction; belt conveyors; marine equipment; scapers; cranes; partnering; engineering fundamentals; contracts; scheduling; hauling; soil surfacing; quality control; much more.

James J. O'Brien, PE, PMP, CVS, was vice chair of the board of O'Brien-Kreitzberg & Associates, Inc., the construction management firm that handled the renovation of San Francisco's cable car system. He was also the program manager for the redevelopment of JFK International Airport. Mr. O'Brien is the author or editor of many other books, including [italics start]Contractor's Management Handbook,[italics end] Second Edition; [italics start]Construction Management: A Professional Approach; Value Analysis in Design and Construction;[italics end] and [italics start]Scheduling Handbook,[italics end] all published by McGraw-Hill. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and many other states. Mr. O'Brien is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project Management Institute, the Construction Management Association of America and the Society of American Value Engineers International. He is also an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International. Mr. O'Brien is a charter member and a vice president of the PMI College of Scheduling.