The Seventh Edition of Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods,
follows in the footsteps of the previous editions by providing the reader with the
fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in a logical, simple, and
concise format.
Our text features expanded coverage of building in today's global environment.
Hundreds of photos and illustrations have been added to the seventh edition to make this
dynamic text even more accessible to both students and professionals. In addition, since
technology is constantly evolving, this text provides an understanding of machine
capabilities and how to properly apply those capabilities to construction challenges.
The media package includes:
Web-based exercises have been added to many chapters to draw attention to the expanding
volume of information available over the Internet. The computer monitor icon in the text
margin will direct you to the text website (http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/civil/peurifoy). In
addition, extensive web resources are provided at the end of every text chapter.
Robert L. Peurifoy was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas
at Austin.
Cliff Schexnayder (Tempe, AZ) Eminent Scholar Emeritus at Del Webb
School of Construction, Arizona State University.
Aviad Shapira (Haifa, Israel) Associate Professor at Technion–Israel
Institute of Technology.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
Ch. 1 Introduction 1
Ch. 2 Planning for Earthwork Construction 20
Ch. 3 Equipment Cost 44
Ch. 4 Geotechnical Materials, Compaction, and Stabilization
76
Ch. 5 Machine Power 126
Ch. 6 Dozers 152
Ch. 7 Scrapers 203
Ch. 8 Excavators 229
Ch. 9 Finishing Equipment 270
Ch. 10 Trucks and Hauling Equipment 283
Ch. 11 Compressed Air 305
Ch. 12 Drilling Rock and Earth 333
Ch. 13 Blasting Rock 372
Ch. 14 Aggregate Production 402
Ch. 15 Asphalt Mix Production and Placement
440
Ch. 16 Concrete Equipment 479
Ch. 17 Cranes 509
Ch. 18 Draglines and Clamshells 546
Ch. 19 Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment 567
Ch. 20 Equipment for Pumping Water 622
App. A Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion
Factors 653
App. B Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors 655
App. C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents
656
App. D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents 657
Index 659
800 pages, Hardcover