
- 608 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Construction Equipment and Methods: Planning, Innovation, Safety fosters engineers who are information literate and able to approach complex engineering and managerial problems with confidence and skill. Students of this text will fully appreciate the practical aspects of being a construction engineer and manager, the dual natureāboth technical and managerialāof the responsibilities. The text helps build these skills through: a cohesive view of construction technology, its safe use to maximize productivity, and how the principles of science are being applied; linking the material in this course to their previous courses (such as statics or geotechnical engineering); and pedagogy designed to promote knowledge, and skill acquisition, such as case studies and open-ended problems. Students will be engaged by relevant subject matter, informed by the author's hands-on research in advanced technologies, mechatronics, robotics, ergonomics/safety, etc.The wide variety of pedagogical devices in the text will appeal to all different learning styles, and provide teachers with more opportunities and resources to get students to reflect about what they are learning, to connect the new to their past experiences, and to understand its relevance to their future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- Chapter One: Human Ingenuity Builds Miracles
- Chapter Two: Costing the Operation of Equipment
- Chapter Three: Safely Deploying Massive Power
- Chapter Four: The Omnipresent Backhoes
- Chapter Five: Dozers, Scrapers, and Graders
- Chapter Six: Trucks, Loaders, and the Quarry Operation
- Chapter Seven: CranesāGentle Giants in Construction
- Chapter Eight: Creating and Securing a Deep Dig
- Chapter Nine: The Many Ways to Construct Deep Foundations
- Chapter Ten: Forms and Temporary Structures for Material and Laborers
- Chapter Eleven: How Do They Build These Magnificent Bridges?
- Glossary
- Index