Features Exciting New Features in This Sixth Edition Chapter 8 "Excavators" has been expanded to include material on specialty excavators. Chapter 9 "Finishing Equipment" has been added. "Draglines and Clamshells" now appear in their own separate chapter (Chapter 18). All other chapters have undergone revision, ranging from simple clarification to major modifications, depending on the need to improve currency of information, organization, and presentation of concepts. The procedures for calculating machine production are developed on the basis of fundamental engineering theory and practical construction practice. Numerous examples have been included to reinforce the concepts through application. An abundance of photographs from actual projects and figures has been included to illustrate equipment, methods, and concepts. The end-of-chapter problems have been updated and expanded. The solutions to some problems are now included in the text at the end of the problem statements. Names, addresses, and web addresses have been listed for manufacturers of the construction equipment described in the book.   Back

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