Handbook of temporary structures in construction : engineering standards, designs, practices and procedures /
edited by Robert T. Ratay
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1984
- various pagings : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Technical and business practices -- 2. The legal position -- 3. Codes and standards -- 4. Erection and earthwork equipment -- 5. Loads created by construction equipment -- 6. Construction dewatering -- 7. Cofferdams -- 8. Temporary sheeting and bracing -- 9. Underpinning and shoring -- 10. Underground construction supports -- 11. Roadway decking -- 12. Construction ramps, runways, and platforms -- 13. Falsework/shoring -- 14. Concrete formwork -- 15. Slipforms -- 16. Access scaffolding -- 17. Temporary bracing and guying -- 18. Temporary structures in concrete bridge construction -- 19. Demolition operations and equipment -- 20. Protection of site, adjacent areas and utilities -- Index follows chapter 20.
This book presents temporary structures, facilities, and procedures used in construction operations. It is a first for it contains the related topics of this field under one cover. It bridges the gap between books on design and books on construction, in that it deals with those systems that are used to construct the designed projects. The book presents much-needed practical information on the requirements, design, erection, and maintenance of temporary structures and on the performance of temporary procedures that are used in the execution of construction work.