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Machines Make It Possible |
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1 | (18) |
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The History of Construction Equipment |
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3 | (7) |
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The Construction Industry |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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The Contracting Environment |
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13 | (1) |
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Planning Equipment Utilization |
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14 | (5) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (43) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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The Rent Paid for the Use of Money |
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21 | (6) |
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27 | (1) |
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Evaluating Investment Alternatives |
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28 | (2) |
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Elements of Ownership Cost |
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30 | (7) |
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Elements of Operating Cost |
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37 | (4) |
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41 | (9) |
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50 | (1) |
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Rent and Lease Considerations |
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51 | (11) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (5) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Planning for Earthwork Construction |
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62 | (32) |
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62 | (5) |
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Graphical Presentation of Earthwork |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (8) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (8) |
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Pricing Earthwork Operations |
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87 | (7) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (24) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (11) |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (9) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Compaction and Stabilization Equipment |
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118 | (23) |
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Compaction of Soil and Rock |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Types of Compacting Equipment |
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120 | (10) |
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Roller Production Estimating |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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Stabilizing Soils with Lime |
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133 | (2) |
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Cement-Soil Stabilization |
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135 | (6) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Mobile Equipment Power Requirements |
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141 | (30) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (7) |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (12) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (4) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (48) |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (5) |
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182 | (2) |
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Dozer Production Estimating |
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184 | (6) |
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Dozer Production Estimating Format |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (3) |
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Land-Clearing Production Estimating |
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199 | (4) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (5) |
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208 | (3) |
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Ripping Production Estimates |
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211 | (8) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (4) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (33) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (6) |
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226 | (1) |
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Scraper Performance Charts |
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227 | (3) |
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230 | (1) |
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Scraper Production Estimating Format |
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231 | (14) |
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Operational Considerations |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (5) |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (60) |
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252 | (4) |
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256 | (1) |
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General Information: Shovels |
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256 | (8) |
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264 | (1) |
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General Information: Hoes |
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264 | (10) |
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274 | (1) |
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General Information: Loaders |
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274 | (10) |
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284 | (1) |
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General Information: Draglines and Clamshells |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (12) |
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297 | (6) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (8) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (2) |
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Trucks and Hauling Equipment |
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312 | (29) |
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312 | (2) |
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Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks |
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314 | (1) |
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Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks |
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315 | (1) |
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Tractors with Bottom-Dump Trailers |
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316 | (1) |
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Capacities of Trucks and Hauling Equipment |
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317 | (2) |
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Truck Size Affects Productivity |
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319 | (1) |
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Calculating Truck Productivity |
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320 | (7) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (2) |
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Truck Performance Calculations |
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330 | (6) |
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336 | (5) |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (18) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (4) |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (3) |
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356 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (35) |
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359 | (1) |
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Glossary of Drilling Terms |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (4) |
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Drilling Methods and Production |
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368 | (4) |
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Estimating Drilling Production |
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372 | (8) |
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GPS and Computer Monitoring Systems |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (5) |
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388 | (6) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (3) |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (2) |
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394 | (35) |
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394 | (2) |
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Glossary of Blasting Terms |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (3) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (12) |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (1) |
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Breakage Control Techniques |
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419 | (3) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (6) |
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425 | (1) |
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425 | (3) |
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428 | (1) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (37) |
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429 | (2) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (6) |
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438 | (4) |
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442 | (4) |
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446 | (2) |
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Special Aggregate Processing Units |
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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Crushing Equipment Selection |
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451 | (3) |
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Separation Into Particle Size Ranges |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (5) |
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Other Aggregate Processing Issues |
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460 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (5) |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (2) |
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465 | (1) |
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465 | (1) |
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Asphalt Mix Production and Placement |
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466 | (46) |
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466 | (1) |
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Glossary of Asphalt Terms |
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467 | (2) |
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Structure of Asphalt Pavements |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (7) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (6) |
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484 | (4) |
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488 | (1) |
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Asphalt Storage and Heating |
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489 | (1) |
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489 | (3) |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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492 | (1) |
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493 | (3) |
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496 | (6) |
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502 | (6) |
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508 | (4) |
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509 | (1) |
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509 | (2) |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (55) |
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Concrete and Concrete Equipment |
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513 | (1) |
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513 | (2) |
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515 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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Batching Concrete Materials |
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516 | (4) |
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520 | (2) |
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Concrete Mixing Techniques |
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522 | (5) |
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527 | (4) |
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531 | (2) |
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533 | (1) |
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533 | (2) |
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Manual or Motor-Propelled Buggies |
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535 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (9) |
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Consolidating And Finishing |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (4) |
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Finishing and Curing Concrete |
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549 | (3) |
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552 | (1) |
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552 | (6) |
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558 | (2) |
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Additional Applications And Considerations |
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560 | (1) |
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Placing Concrete in Cold Weather |
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560 | (1) |
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Placing Concrete in Hot Weather |
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560 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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560 | (7) |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (2) |
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564 | (1) |
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565 | (2) |
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567 | (49) |
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567 | (2) |
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569 | (1) |
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569 | (3) |
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Telescoping-Boom Truck-Mounted Cranes |
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572 | (1) |
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Lattice-Boom Truck-Mounted Cranes |
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573 | (1) |
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574 | (1) |
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575 | (1) |
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Modified Cranes for Heavy Lifting |
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576 | (2) |
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578 | (1) |
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Lifting Capacities of Cranes |
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578 | (1) |
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Rated Loads for Lattice- and Telescoping-Boom Cranes |
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579 | (4) |
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583 | (1) |
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584 | (1) |
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584 | (5) |
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589 | (8) |
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597 | (2) |
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Rated Loads for Tower Cranes |
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599 | (3) |
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602 | (1) |
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602 | (3) |
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605 | (1) |
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606 | (1) |
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606 | (3) |
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Safety Plans and Programs |
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609 | (1) |
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610 | (6) |
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611 | (1) |
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612 | (1) |
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613 | (1) |
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614 | (2) |
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Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment |
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616 | (41) |
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616 | (1) |
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616 | (2) |
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618 | (1) |
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618 | (1) |
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619 | (2) |
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621 | (6) |
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627 | (1) |
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628 | (1) |
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629 | (5) |
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634 | (1) |
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The Resistance of Piles to Penetration |
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634 | (1) |
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Site Investigation and Test Pile Program |
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635 | (2) |
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637 | (10) |
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Supporting and Positioning Piles during Driving |
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647 | (3) |
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650 | (1) |
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650 | (1) |
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651 | (2) |
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653 | (4) |
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654 | (1) |
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655 | (1) |
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655 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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Air Compressors and Pumps |
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657 | (37) |
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657 | (1) |
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658 | (1) |
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658 | (1) |
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Glossary of Gas Law Terms |
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658 | (2) |
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660 | (1) |
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Glossary of Air Compressor Terms |
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661 | (1) |
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662 | (3) |
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Compressed-Air Distribution System |
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665 | (6) |
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671 | (1) |
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672 | (2) |
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Equipment for Pumping Water |
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674 | (1) |
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674 | (1) |
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Glossary of Pumping Terms |
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674 | (1) |
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675 | (1) |
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676 | (6) |
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Loss of Head Due to Friction in Pipe |
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682 | (1) |
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683 | (1) |
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684 | (2) |
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686 | (3) |
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689 | (5) |
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689 | (1) |
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690 | (2) |
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692 | (1) |
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693 | (1) |
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Planning for Building Construction |
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694 | (43) |
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694 | (2) |
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696 | (7) |
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Delivery of Structural Components |
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703 | (1) |
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704 | (2) |
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706 | (4) |
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Lifting and Support Equipment |
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710 | (1) |
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710 | (4) |
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714 | (2) |
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716 | (2) |
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Telescopic Handlers/Forklifts |
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718 | (2) |
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720 | (2) |
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722 | (3) |
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Control of Construction Nuisances |
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725 | (1) |
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725 | (2) |
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727 | (4) |
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731 | (1) |
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731 | (1) |
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732 | (5) |
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732 | (1) |
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733 | (1) |
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734 | (1) |
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735 | (2) |
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737 | (48) |
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737 | (2) |
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Formwork and the Project Engineer |
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739 | (6) |
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745 | (7) |
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752 | (8) |
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760 | (6) |
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Combined Vertical and Horizontal Systems |
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766 | (5) |
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771 | (8) |
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779 | (6) |
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780 | (1) |
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781 | (1) |
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782 | (1) |
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783 | (2) |
| Appendix A Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors |
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785 | (2) |
| Appendix B Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors |
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787 | (1) |
| Appendix C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents |
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788 | (1) |
| Appendix D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents |
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| Index |
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