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Introduction | |
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Construction Equipment Management | |
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Equipment Selection Factors | |
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Organization of This Book | |
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Time Value of Money | |
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Introduction | |
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Equivalence Concept | |
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Single Payments | |
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Uniform Series of Payments | |
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Cash Flow Diagrams | |
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Alternative Analysis | |
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Rate of Return Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Depreciation Accounting Techniques | |
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Introduction | |
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Straight-Line Method | |
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Sum-of-the-Years Method | |
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Declining-Balance Method | |
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Comparison and Uses | |
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Problems | |
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Ownership and Operating Costs | |
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Introduction | |
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Ownership Costs | |
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Operating Costs | |
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Use of Manufacturers' Data | |
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Cost Accounting | |
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Unit Cost Determination | |
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Problems | |
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Construction Equipment Cost Estimating | |
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Introduction | |
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Quantity Take-Off | |
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Equipment Selections | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Costing Elements of Work | |
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Costing with Cost References | |
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Costing with Productivity References | |
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Problems | |
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Construction Equipment Project Scheduling | |
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Introduction | |
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Task Analysis | |
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Equipment Selection | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Activity Analysis | |
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Schedule Development | |
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Problems | |
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Fundamentals of Earthmoving | |
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Introduction | |
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Soil Properties | |
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Swell and Shrinkage | |
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Rolling Resistance | |
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Grade Resistance | |
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Total Resistance | |
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Drawbar Pull | |
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Rimpull | |
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Effects of Altitude | |
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Traction | |
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Equipment Performance | |
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Problems | |
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Tractors | |
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Introduction | |
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Types and Uses of Tractors | |
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Tractor Attachments | |
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Production Estimation | |
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Cost Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Loaders | |
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Introduction | |
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Types and Uses of Loaders | |
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Production Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Scrapers | |
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Introduction | |
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Types and Uses of Scrapers | |
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Production Estimation | |
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Push Loading Scrapers | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Excavators, Draglines, and Clamshells | |
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Introduction | |
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Hydraulic Front Shovel Excavators | |
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Hydraulic Backhoe Excavators | |
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Draglines | |
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Clamshells | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Trucks and Haulers | |
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Introduction | |
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Types and Uses of Trucks and Haulers | |
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Production Estimation | |
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Balancing Loading and Hauling Productivity | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Graders | |
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Introduction | |
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Operation and Uses of Graders | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Soil Compaction and Stabilization | |
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Introduction | |
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Soil Properties | |
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Optimum Moisture Content and Compaction | |
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Soil Stabilization | |
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Problems | |
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Soil Compactors | |
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Introduction | |
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Types and Uses of Compactors | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Operational Analysis | |
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Introduction | |
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Equipment Selection | |
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Cost Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Lifting and Loading Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Forklifts | |
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Telescopic Material Handlers | |
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Lift Trucks | |
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Hydraulic Cranes | |
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Lattice-Boom Cranes | |
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Tower Cranes | |
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Problems | |
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Pile-Driving Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Pile Construction | |
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Pile-Driving Equipment | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Concrete Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Concrete Production | |
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Structural Concrete | |
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Concrete Handling Equipment | |
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Concrete Pavements | |
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Concrete Paving Equipment | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Pumping Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Types of Pumps | |
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Pump Selection | |
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The Effect of Altitude | |
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Well-Point Systems | |
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Cost Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Asphalt Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Asphalt Pavements | |
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Asphalt Construction Techniques | |
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Types of Asphalt Equipment | |
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Productivity Estimation | |
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Cost and Time Analysis | |
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Problems | |
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Equipment Fleet Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Acquisition and Disposal of Equipment | |
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Equipment Financing | |
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Equipment Costing and Control | |
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Equipment Maintenance | |
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Equipment Safety | |
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Glossary | |
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Conversion Factors | |
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Interest Tables | |
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Index | |