Construction Equipment and Methods Planning, Innovation, Safety [Hardcover]

A construction engineer must be able to understand and solve problems, communicate solutions, and manage their implementation. The book will help build these skills through: a holistic view of construction technology, its safe use to maximize productivity and how the principles of science are being applied; linking the material in this course to their previous courses (such as statics, geotechnical engineering); and pedagogy designed to promote knowledge, and skill acquisition, such as case studies, open-ended problems.

Chapter One Human Ingenuity Builds Miracles 1

1.1 Each Construction Equipment Is an Assembly of Classical Machines 2

1.2 The Need for Construction Equipment and Methods 8

1.3 Chapter One Review 14

Journaling Questions 14

Open-Ended Question 14

Bibliography 14

Chapter Two Costing the Operation of Equipment 17

2.1 The Economics of Deploying Machinery 18

2.2 Cash, Credit, and Capital 20

2.3 Costing Construction Equipment 25

2.4 Computing Ownership Costs 26

2.5 Computing Operating Costs 29

2.6 Equipment Overhead 43

2.7 Reducing Income Taxes with the Help of Tax Depreciation 43

2.8 Buy, Lease, or Rent? 51

2.9 Chapter Two Review 57

Journaling Questions 58

Traditional Homework 58

Open-Ended Question 58

Bibliography 59

Chapter Three Safely Deploying Massive Power 61

3.1 The Mechanical Powertrain 62

3.2 Taking Advantage of Hydraulic Fluid Power 73

3.3 Protecting the Health of People Wol#