Chapter 4 Loading and Hauling

1. Estimating Equipment Travel Time

Rolling Resistance
Grade Resistance
Effective Grade
Effect of Altitude
Effect of Traction
Use of Performance and Retarder Curves
Estimating Travel Time

2. Dozers
Tractors and Dozers
Dozer Blades
Estimating Dozer Production
Job Management

3. Loaders
Tool Carriers
Skid-Steer Loaders
Material Handlers
Estimating Loader Production
Job Management

4. Scrapers
Operation and Employment
Estimating Scraper Production
Push-Loading
Optimum Load Time
Calculating the Number of Pushers Required
Push-Pull Loading
Job Management

5. Trucks and Wagons

Operation and Employment
Determining the Number of Hauls Units Needed
Job Management

Chapter 5 Compacting and Finishing

1. Principles of Compaction
The Compaction Process
Optimum Moisture Content
Compaction Specifications
Measuring Field Density
 2. Compaction Equipment and Procedures
Types of Compaction Equipment
Compaction in Confined Areas
Selection of Compaction Equipment
Compaction Operations
Estimating Compactor Production
Job Management

3. Ground Modification
Mechanical Methods
Hydraulic Methods
Reinforcement Methods
Physiochemical Methods
Granular Mixtures
Portland Cement
Lime
Asphalt

4. Grading and Finishing

Motor Grader
Grade Excavators and Trimmers
Estimating Grader Production
Job Management

Chapter 6 Rock Excavation

1. Introduction
Rock Characteristics
Rock Investigation
Rock-Handling Systems
Tunneling

2. Drilling
Drilling Equipment
Drill Bits and Steel
Drilling Patterns and Rock Yield

3. Blasting
Explosives
Electric Blasting Circuits
Nonelectric Blasting Circuits
Controlled and Secondary Blasting
Blasting Safety
 4. Rock Ripping
Employment of Rippers
Ripping Equipment
Ripper Production
Considerations in Ripping

5. Estimating Production and Content

Chapter 7 Production of Aggregate, Concrete, and Asphalt Mixes

1. Production of Aggregate
Rock Crushers
Feeders and Screens
The Crushing Cycle
Washers and Other Equipment

2. Production of Concrete
Types of Concrete
Concrete Components
Cement
Aggregates
Water
Additives
Mix Design
Batching and Mixing
Estimating Mixer Production
Transporting and Handling Concrete

3. Production of Asphalt Mixes

Asphalt and Other Bituminous Materials
Handling Bituminous Materials
Asphalt Plants
Estimating Asphalt Plant Production