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Informationen zum Autor Ruwan Rajapakse is presently a project manager for STV Incorporated, one of the most prominent design firms in New York City. He has extensive experience in design and construction of piles and other geotechnical engineering work. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in New York and New Jersey and a certified construction manager (CCM). He is currently an adjunct professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology conducting the graduate level geotechnical engineering course. He is the author of four books including Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rule of Thumb and Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb by Butterworth-Heinemann.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Construction-General Introduction
Chapter 2: Site Work
Chapter 3: Concrete Construction
Chapter 4: Steel Construction
Chapter 5: Construction Equipment
Chapter 6: Earthwork Construction and Layout
Chapter 7: Site Layout and Control
Chapter 8: Highway Curves (Horizontal and Vertical Curves)
Chapter 9: Trench Excavations
Chapter 10: Construction Stakes and Markings
Chapter 11: Earthwork Mass Diagrams
Chapter 12: Quantity Takeoff and Cost Estimating
Chapter 13: Equipment Depreciation
Chapter 14: Engineering Analysis
Chapter 15: Earned Value Management
Chapter 16: Construction Operations and Methods
Chapter 17: Dewatering in Construction
Chapter 18: Pumps and Pump Curves
Chapter 19: Scheduling
Chapter 20: Material Quality Control
Chapter 21: Temporary Structures
Chapter 22: Loads During Construction
Chapter 23: Worker Health, Safety, and Environment
Chapter 24: Temporary Traffic Control
Chapter 25: Construction Management
Chapter 26: Case Studies
