Construction equipment management for engineers, estimators, and owners /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Douglas D. Gransberg, Calin M. Popescu, Richard C. Ryan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton, FL :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
CRC Taylor & Francis,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
552 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
27 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Civil and environmental engineering ;
ISSN of Series
21
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Evolution of heavy construction equipment -- Cost of owning and operating construction equipment -- Equipment life and replacement procedures -- Earthmoving, excavating, and lifting equipment selection -- Advanced methods in estimating and optimizing construction equipment system productivity -- Stochastic methods for estimating productivity -- Scheduling equipment-intensive horizontal construction projects -- Scheduling lifting equipment for vertical construction -- The buy, lease, or rent decision -- Construction equipment maintenance -- Construction equipment site safety -- Construction equipment security -- Inventory procedures and practices -- Appendix A : Corp of Engineers construction equipment ownership and operating expense schedule -- Appendix B : Heavy equipment product guides