A practical guide to: * Estimating and Accounting Methods * Operations/Equipment Requirements * Hazardous Site Evaluation/Remediation Proven Methods for Today's Heavy Construction Planning, Estimating, and Contracting Means Heavy Construction Handbook Richard C. Ringwald, PE Essential Information for Heavy Construction Contractors, Engineers, and Government Officials . . . Anyone Engaged in Performing orOverseeing Heavy Construction Operations. * Easy to Use: Information on the problem at hand . . . whether selecting the right number of haulers, choosing the best compaction method, or…mehr
A practical guide to: * Estimating and Accounting Methods * Operations/Equipment Requirements * Hazardous Site Evaluation/Remediation Proven Methods for Today's Heavy Construction Planning, Estimating, and Contracting Means Heavy Construction Handbook Richard C. Ringwald, PE Essential Information for Heavy Construction Contractors, Engineers, and Government Officials . . . Anyone Engaged in Performing orOverseeing Heavy Construction Operations. * Easy to Use: Information on the problem at hand . . . whether selecting the right number of haulers, choosing the best compaction method, or projecting equipment repair and maintenance costs. * Comprehensive: With equipment descriptions and uses, definitions, productivity tables, procedural models . . . to support decisions on heavy construction methods, equipment, and scheduling. * Authoritative: Guidance for using Means Heavy Construction Cost Data to prepare reliable estimates. * Proven: Successful management and supervision approaches, based on respected industry standards. * In-Depth: With hazardous waste site assessment and remediation.
About the Authors: Richard C. Ringwald, PE, brought 30 years' experience as a heavy construction/highway contractor and engineer to this publication. He was an American Institute of Constructors board member, an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and taught heavy construction at Iowa State University in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. Mr. Ringwald received numerous awards, including Outstanding Educator from the AGC and Outstanding Professor from the ISU Engineering Council. Francis J. Hopcroft, PE, is a noted expert on hazardous waste management and disposal, a consultant to numerous firms and government agencies, and a professor of Environmental Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. For over 60 years, RSMeans has been the leading publisher of construction cost data and reference books. The company services over 250,000 construction professionals throughout North America. Clients include contractors, architects, engineers, facility managers, developers, appraisers, educators, and municipal and government agencies. Means also provides electronic data, consulting services, and seminars.
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Introduction.
Part I: Estimating, Accounting, and ContractDocuments.
Chapter 1: Equipment Accounting.
Chapter 2: Equipment Acquisition Decisions.
Chapter 3: Equipment Maintenance and Repair.
Chapter 4: Heavy Construction Estimating Overview.
Chapter 5: Heavy Construction Law and Contract Documents.
Chapter 6: Plan Reading and Quantity Takeoff: An Overview.
Part II: Bulk Excavation Operations.
Chapter 7: Common Excavation Formulas and Calculations.
