Moving the Earth, 5th Edition

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

Since 1955, Moving the Earth has stood as the standard source of practical expertise for the excavation and construction industries. Geared to the needs of those who do the actual earthmoving, this is a book as massive as the tasks it details -- an all-encompassing guide that covers every aspect of site preparation and management, and that details every machine and vehicle needed to perform each task.

This fifth edition completely updates readers on the latest advances in equipment and operating techniques, as well as important new safety, regulatory, and environmental methods.

From clearing the land to tunneling beneath it ... from old-fashioned hand leveling to highly accurate laser alignment ... from freeing a tractor from the mud to basic bookkeeping to keep your costs from bogging down ... this book explains how to do it correctly and efficiently. For the small contractor, the supervisor, and the operator—as well as the engineer, the architect, the superintendent, and the student -- Moving the Earth is a professional accessory as indispensable as your hard hat.

THE WORK
Land Clearing & Controls
Surveys & Measurements
Rock, Soil, & Mud
Basements
Ditching & Dewatering
Ponds & Earth Dams
Landscaping & Agricultural Grading
Roadways
Blasting & Tunneling
Pit Operation
Costs & Management
THE MACHINES
Basic Information
Revolving Shovel & Excavators
Conveyor Machinery
Tractors & Bulldozers
Front-End Loaders
Scrapers & Trucks
Grading & Compacting Machinery
Compressors & Drills
Auxiliary Equipment

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

"Helps solve the thousands of problems that face the earthmoving contractor. Complete, well-illustrated." -- Construction Equipment

March 28, 2005
Hardback, 1296 pages

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Updated to reflect methods used according to current requirements and regulations. The first 11 chapters discuss the work itself and the basic ways to do it, the machines and operation techniques, the problems that arise, the application of different types of equipment, and costs and management. The next 10 chapters focus on the machines themselves and operating techniques. From site preparation to blasting and tunneling, pneumatic drills to the largest power shovels, it covers every step of every kind of excavating project and all the practical aspects of using the machines and vehicles involved. The 5th edition is being directed to include the latest in equipment and operating techniques and safety methods.

Table of contents
PREFACE TO FIFTH EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION
Part 1 - The Work
Chapter 1: Land Clearing and Controls
Chapter 2: Surveys and Measurements
Chapter 3: Rock, Soil, and Mud
Chapter 4: Basements
Chapter 5: Ditching and Dewatering
Chapter 6: Ponds and Earth Dams
Chapter 7: Landscaping and Agricultural Grading
Chapter 8: Roadways
Chapter 9: Blasting and Tunneling
Chapter 10: Pit Operation
Chapter 11: Costs and Management
Part 2 - The Machines
Chapter 12: Basic Information
Chapter 13: Revolving Shovels and Excavators
Chapter 14: Conveyor Machinery
Chapter 15: Tractors and Bulldozers
Chapter 16: Front-End Loaders
Chapter 17: Scrapers
Chapter 18: Trucks
Chapter 19: Grading and Compacting Machinery
Chapter 20: Compressors and Drills
Chapter 21: Auxiliary Equipment
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
INDEX