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 : Excavation and Grading Handbook

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 624.152
EAN: 9780934041294
ISBN: 0934041296
Label: Craftsman Book Company
Manufacturer: Craftsman Book Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1987-11
Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
Studio: Craftsman Book Company
Sales Rank: 186710




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - This book should be out of print
The only book of any kind that I have ever returned. Appears to have been written in the 60's. Revision must have been just to update the copyright date. A complete waste of my time!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - good book for construction dirt crews
This book will help answer questions you might have about
about survey stakes ane plan reading. I reccommended to every operator outthere.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great for first timers.
A great book for those who are new to site work on construction sites. Some things are outdated, esp. pictures, but it is a must have. Look for a survey 101 book as well.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good book, but not for my needs
Like one of the other reviewers I am a homeowner/handyman I was hoping to find a book on the proper way to grade, dig, etc...

This book is for the civil engineer, or project manager. It gives a good overall idea on the general concepts on how to do things related to grading/excavation. However, this book will not give you enough knowledge to do a project without additional experiences/references.

If you were a contractor who was getting ready to start a new job and needed ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An excellent reference
This is a book written for apprentice operating engineers. As such, it teaches the basics of road survey, grading, compaction, pipe laying, stakeout, drainage. It goes into detail on how to read survey stakes, mark and read witness lath, calculate differences in height, read and use a hand level, stake slopes, layout a subdivison, find the bottom elevation of pipelines, proper compaction of road base, and just about anything else a road worker could think of. This is an easy to use paperback ... Read More

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