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A New Construction Environment |
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The History of Construction Equipment |
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The Construction Industry |
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The Contracting Environment |
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Planning Equipment Utilization |
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| Chapter 2 Equipment Economics |
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The Rent Paid for the Use of Money |
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Evaluating Investment Alternatives |
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Elements of Ownership Cost |
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Elements of Operating Cost |
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42 | (8) |
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Rent and Lease Considerations |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (3) |
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60 | (1) |
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| Chapter 3 Planning for Earthwork Construction |
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61 | (35) |
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61 | (5) |
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Graphical Presentation of Earthwork |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (8) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (7) |
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85 | (3) |
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Pricing Earthwork Operations |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (3) |
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| Chapter 4 Soil and Rock |
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96 | (1) |
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Compaction Specification And Control |
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109 | (5) |
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114 | (5) |
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| Chapter 5 Compaction And Stabilization Equipment |
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122 | (28) |
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Compaction Of Soil And Rock |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Types Of Compacting Equipment |
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125 | (12) |
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137 | (1) |
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Roller Production Estimating |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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Stabilization Of Soils With Lime |
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141 | (2) |
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Stabilization Of Soils With Cement |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
| Chapter 6 Mobile Equipment Power Requirements |
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150 | (29) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (6) |
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158 | (6) |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (6) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (1) |
| Chapter 7 Dozers And Graders |
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179 | (45) |
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179 | (6) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (5) |
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190 | (2) |
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Dozer Production Estimating |
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192 | (7) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (2) |
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Ripping Production Estimates |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (4) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (1) |
| Chapter 8 Scrapers |
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224 | (31) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (5) |
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230 | (1) |
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Scraper Performance Charts |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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Scraper Production Estimating Format |
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235 | (13) |
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Operational Considerations |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
| Chapter 9 Excavators |
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255 | (48) |
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255 | (4) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (7) |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (9) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (10) |
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285 | (1) |
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General Information: Draglines And Clamshells |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (6) |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
| Chapter 10 Trucks And Hauling Equipment |
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303 | (29) |
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303 | (2) |
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Rigid-Frame Rear-Dump Trucks |
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305 | (1) |
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Articulated Rear-Dump Trucks |
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306 | (1) |
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Tractors With Bottom-Dump Or Side-Dump Trailers |
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307 | (1) |
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Capacities Of Trucks And Hauling Equipment |
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308 | (2) |
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Truck Size Affects Productivity |
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310 | (1) |
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Calculating Truck Productivity |
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311 | (7) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (2) |
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Truck Performance Calculations |
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321 | (6) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (2) |
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330 | (1) |
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| Chapter 11 Drilling Rock and Earth |
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332 | (41) |
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332 | (2) |
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Glossary Of Drilling Terms |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (6) |
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Drilling Methods And Production |
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343 | (5) |
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Estimating Drilling Production |
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348 | (8) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (6) |
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Drilling Design And Guidance Systems |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
| Chapter 12 Blasting Rock |
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373 | (41) |
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373 | (2) |
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Glossary Of Blasting Terms |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (4) |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (2) |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (13) |
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400 | (2) |
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402 | (1) |
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Breakage Control Techniques |
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402 | (3) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (3) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
| Chapter 13 Aggregate Production |
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414 | (45) |
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414 | (2) |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (3) |
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419 | (5) |
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424 | (6) |
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430 | (3) |
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433 | (4) |
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Special Aggregate Processing Units |
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437 | (1) |
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437 | (2) |
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439 | (2) |
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Crushing Equipment Selection |
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441 | (2) |
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Separation Into Particle Size Ranges |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (2) |
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445 | (6) |
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Other Aggregate Processing Issues |
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451 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (2) |
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454 | (1) |
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455 | (1) |
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455 | (2) |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
| Chapter 14 Asphalt Mix Production And Placement |
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459 | (53) |
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459 | (1) |
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Glossary Of Asphalt Terms |
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460 | (2) |
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Structure Of Asphalt Pavements |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (7) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (7) |
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479 | (3) |
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482 | (1) |
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Asphalt Storage And Heating |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (2) |
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486 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (3) |
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490 | (2) |
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492 | (7) |
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499 | (6) |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (1) |
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508 | (2) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (2) |
| Chapter 15 Concrete And Concrete Equipment |
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512 | (57) |
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512 | (2) |
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514 | (1) |
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514 | (1) |
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Batching Concrete Materials |
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515 | (5) |
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520 | (1) |
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Concrete Mixing Techniques |
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520 | (6) |
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526 | (3) |
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529 | (2) |
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531 | (1) |
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531 | (2) |
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Manual Or Motor-Propelled Buggies |
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533 | (1) |
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533 | (1) |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (11) |
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Consolidating And Finishing |
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545 | (1) |
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545 | (2) |
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Finishing And Curing Concrete |
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547 | (3) |
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550 | (1) |
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550 | (8) |
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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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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (1) |
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564 | (2) |
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566 | (1) |
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567 | (2) |
| Chapter 16 Cranes |
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569 | (53) |
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569 | (2) |
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571 | (1) |
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Lattice-Boom Crawler Cranes |
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571 | (2) |
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Telescoping-Boom Truck Cranes |
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573 | (1) |
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Lattice-Boom Truck Cranes |
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574 | (1) |
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575 | (1) |
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576 | (1) |
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577 | (6) |
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Lifting Capacities Of Cranes |
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583 | (2) |
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Rated Loads For Lattice- And Telescoping-Boom Cranes |
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585 | (3) |
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588 | (1) |
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589 | (1) |
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589 | (4) |
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593 | (10) |
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603 | (2) |
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Rated Loads For Tower Cranes |
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605 | (3) |
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608 | (1) |
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608 | (3) |
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611 | (2) |
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613 | (1) |
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613 | (2) |
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Safety Plans And Programs |
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615 | (1) |
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616 | (1) |
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617 | (1) |
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618 | (1) |
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619 | (2) |
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621 | (1) |
| Chapter 17 Piles And Pile-Driving Equipment |
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622 | (36) |
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622 | (1) |
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622 | (2) |
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624 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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625 | (1) |
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626 | (5) |
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631 | (2) |
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633 | (3) |
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636 | (1) |
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The Resistance Of Piles To Penetration |
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636 | (2) |
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Site Investigation And Test Pile Program |
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638 | (1) |
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639 | (10) |
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Supporting And Positioning Piles During Driving |
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649 | (2) |
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651 | (1) |
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651 | (1) |
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652 | (3) |
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655 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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656 | (1) |
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657 | (1) |
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657 | (1) |
| Chapter 18 Air Compressors And Pumps |
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658 | (37) |
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658 | (1) |
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659 | (1) |
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659 | (1) |
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Glossary Of Gas Law Terms |
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660 | (2) |
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662 | (1) |
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Glossary Of Air Compressor Terms |
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663 | (1) |
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664 | (2) |
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Compressed-Air Distribution System |
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666 | (6) |
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672 | (1) |
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673 | (2) |
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Equipment For Pumping Water |
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675 | (1) |
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675 | (1) |
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Glossary Of Pumping Terms |
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675 | (1) |
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676 | (1) |
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677 | (6) |
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Loss Of Head Due To Friction In Pipe |
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683 | (1) |
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684 | (1) |
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685 | (2) |
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687 | (2) |
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689 | (1) |
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690 | (1) |
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691 | (2) |
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693 | (1) |
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694 | (1) |
| Chapter 19 Planning For Building Construction |
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695 | (41) |
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695 | (3) |
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698 | (6) |
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Delivery Of Structural Components |
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704 | (1) |
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705 | (2) |
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707 | (2) |
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Lifting And Support Equipment |
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709 | (1) |
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709 | (3) |
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712 | (3) |
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715 | (1) |
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Telescopic Handlers/forklifts |
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716 | (2) |
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718 | (2) |
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720 | (1) |
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Portable Welding Equipment |
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720 | (4) |
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Control Of Construction Nuisances |
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724 | (1) |
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725 | (1) |
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726 | (3) |
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729 | (1) |
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730 | (1) |
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731 | (1) |
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731 | (1) |
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732 | (1) |
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733 | (2) |
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735 | (1) |
| Chapter 20 Forming Systems |
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736 | (47) |
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736 | (2) |
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Formwork And The Project Engineer |
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738 | (1) |
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739 | (4) |
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743 | (7) |
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750 | (12) |
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762 | (4) |
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Combined Vertical And Horizontal Systems |
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766 | (4) |
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770 | (7) |
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777 | (1) |
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778 | (1) |
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779 | (1) |
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780 | (1) |
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781 | (2) |
| Appendix A Alphabetical List of Units with Their SI Names and Conversion Factors |
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783 | (2) |
| Appendix B Selected English-to-SI Conversion Factors |
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785 | (2) |
| Appendix C Selected U.S. Customary (English) Unit Equivalents |
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787 | (2) |
| Appendix D Selected Metric Unit Equivalents |
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789 | (2) |
| Index |
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