Moving the Earth: Workbook of Excavation - Hardcover

Nichols, Herbert Lownds

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0911040129 ISBN 13: 9780911040128

Publisher: North Castle Books, 1976

Synopsis

The only source for basic excavation information and earth moving equipment you will ever need. 150,000 copies in print!

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:

150,000+ COPIES SOLD!

"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 expertise for the excavation and construction industries. Geared to the needs of those who do the actual earthmoving, this is a book as massive as the tasks it details -- 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 fifth edition completely updates readers on the latest advances in equipment and operating techniques, as well as important new safety, regulatory, and environmental methods.

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 supervisor, 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 WORK
• Land Clearing & Controls
• Surveys & Measurements
• Rock, Soil, & Mud
• Basements
• Ditching & Dewatering
• Ponds & Earth Dams
• Landscaping & Agricultural Grading
• Roadways
• Blasting & Tunneling
• Pit Operation
• Costs & Management

  THE MACHINES

• Basic Information
• Revolving Shovel & Excavators
• Conveyor Machinery
• Tractors & Bulldozers
• Front-End Loaders
• Scrapers & Trucks
• Grading & Compacting Machinery
• Compressors & Drills
• Auxiliary Equipment

CRITICS APPROVE
"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: North Castle Books
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0911040129
• ISBN 13: 9780911040128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1760