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Nichols, Herbert and Day, David. Moving The Earth: The Workbook of Excavation Sixth Edition. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010.

Moving The Earth: The Workbook of Excavation Sixth Edition

Authors: Herbert Nichols and David Day

Published:  April 2010

eISBN: 9780071642613 0071642617 | ISBN: 9780071502672
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Book description:

The definitive guide to earthmoving and machines--fully updated

"The most comprehensive source of basic excavation information available." -- Construction Methods & Equipment

"The down-in-the-dirt standard work for the excavation industry." -- Military Engineer

Completely revised throughout for the latest methods, equipment, and regulations, Moving the Earth, Sixth Edition is the industry-standard source of practical expertise for the excavation and construction industries. This all-inclusive workbook covers every aspect of site preparation and management, and details every machine and vehicle needed to perform each task.

The Sixth Edition includes new information on international developments in earthwork construction, updated OSHA excavation safety standards, and both SI and U.S. customary units. Detailed and comprehensive, this practical, on-the-job guide is as indispensable as your hard hat.

THE WORK:

  • Land clearing and controls

  • Surveys and measurements

  • Rock, soil, and mud

  • Basements

  • Ditching and dewatering

  • Ponds and earth dams

  • Landscaping and agricultural grading

  • Roadways

  • Blasting and tunneling

  • Pit operation

  • Costs and management

THE MACHINES:

  • Basic information

  • Revolving shovels and excavators

  • Conveyor machinery

  • Tractors and bulldozers

  • Front-end loaders

  • Scrapers and trucks

  • Grading and compacting machinery

  • Compressors and drills

  • Auxiliary equipment

Herbert L. Nichols, Jr.,

is a private excavation consultant and the author of

Excavator Operation and Heavy Equipment Repair.

David A. Day, P.E. is a consultant with ABCO Engineering Corporation.

Keywords: EXCAVATION PRACTICE, REGULATIONS, MACHINES AND THEIR OPERATION, TRENCHLESS EXCAVATION, OSHA EXCAVATION STANDARDS, EARTHWORK CONSTRUCTION, INTERNATIONAL CODES, MOVING THE EARTH, EXCAVATING, LANDSCAPING, EARTHMOVING, MACHINES, BOOK, GUIDE, HOW TO, REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS, HERBERT L. NICHOLS, JR., DAVID A. DAY, OPERATION TECHNIQUES, PROBLEMS, EQUIPMENT, COST, MANAGEMENT, SITE PREPARATION, BLASTING, TUNNELING, PNEUMATIC DRILLS, POWER SHOVELS, VEHICLES, OPERATING TECHNIQUES, SAFETY, CODE, METRIC U.S. CUSTOMARY, UNITS, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCHLESS EXCAVATION, OSHA, EXCAVATION SAFETY STANDARDS, HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, MICRO TUNNELING, FOUNDATION ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS MANUAL OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION LOCATOR, A BUILDER'S GUIDE TO WELLS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS, EXCAVATION SYSTEMS PLANNING, DESIGN, AND SAFETY, BURIED PIPE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT OPERATIONS MANUAL, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES, MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION LOCATOR, 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE HANDBOOK, 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE NEED TO KNOW, CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK, ILLUSTRATED 2009 BUILDING CODE HANDBOOK, NATIONAL CONTRACTOR'S EXAM STUDY GUIDE, LAND DEVELOPMENT CALCULATIONS