Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation - Hardcover

Nichols, Herbert; Day, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070464847 ISBN 13: 9780070464841

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1998

Synopsis

This groundbreaking new edition of the classic guide to heavy excavation projects and equipment provides the latest, most comprehensive guidance in the field. From site preparation to blasting and tunneling, pneumatic drills to the largest power shovels, it covers every step of every kind of excavating project and all the practical aspects of using the machines and vehicles involved. This first major revision in 20 years features insight into the latest general construction technology and methods, updated material on the costs and management of excavation projects, and an abundance of new clarifying photos. As easy to read as it is expansive in scope, the new edition is indispensable "heavy equipment" for every professional involved in excavation and construction.

About this title

From the Publisher:

New information on cranes and crane safety

Hazardous material management

Up-dated operating costs

Vacuum excavating and microtunneling

Directional ('horizontal') drilling equipment and methods

New surveying methods and equipment using GPS

New and up-dated earth moving equipment

Training exam problems from International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)

From the Back Cover:

"The most comprehensive source of basic excavation information available."
Construction Methods & Equipment.

Since 1955, Moving the Earth has stood as the standard source of practical know-how for the excavation and construction industries. Geared to the needs of the men and women who do the actual earthmoving, this is a book as massive as the tasks they perform an all-encompassing guide that covers every aspect of site preparation and management, and that details every machine and vehicle needed to perform each task. This edition the first in twenty years completely updates all the information to cover the latest advances in equipment and operating techniques, as well as important safety and environmental issues. From clearing the land to tunneling beneath it...from old-fashioned hand leveling to highly accurate laser alignment...from freeing a tractor from the mud to basic bookkeeping to keep your costs from bogging down...this book explains how to do it correctly and efficiently. For the small contractor, the foreman, and the operator as well as the engineer,the architect, the superintendent, and the student Moving the Earth is a professional accessory as indispensable as your hard hat.

"The down-in-the-dirt standard work for the excavation industry."
Military Engineer.

"Helps solve the thousands of problems that face the earthmoving contractor. Complete, well-illustrated."
Construction Equipment.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0070464847
• ISBN 13: 9780070464841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1400