Product Description: These proceedings are comprised of technical papers, reports, remarks, and discussions presented at the Specialty Conference on Earthmoving and Heavy Equipment in Tempe, Arizona, on February 5, 6, and 7, 1986. The conference was sponsored by the Committee on Construction Equipment and Techniques of the Construction Division of the American Society's of Civil Engineers...read more

Robert Peurifoy was a giant in the field of construction engineering and authored several books during his lifetime. This book last published in 1989 and will capitalize on the well-known name of the author. In this edition, computer calculations of costs and of modeling have been added as well as updated statistics, computer related examples and new problems. Civil, Environmental, and Construction Management Engineering Majors and Professionals will benefit from having this title on their shelf. This edition retains the conceptual strengths of the Peurifoy approach and organization from the previous edition but the new problems and computer-based examples and new up-to-date construction data make it the only choice in academia or industry.

Emphasizing management contracts and establishing a system for quality programmes, this book is written for those whose objective is to be an effective project manager - co-ordinating team members in setting up all types of projects. It focuses on the early stages of project development - when decisions are made that have the most impact on a project - and integrates the three basic components of a project: scope, budget, and schedule. It presents the principles and techniques of project management beginning with the conceptual phase, going on to cover co-ordination of design and construction to project completion. Integrating the importance of team building and co-ordination throughout, it features an entire chapter devoted to total quality management and includes numerous tables and graphs. Also available is a solutions manual (0-07-048151-2). (view table of contents)