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  1. mknighton

    Selecting earthwork machinary to use with RS Means

    I just found it at a local library and put it on hold.
  2. mknighton

    Selecting earthwork machinary to use with RS Means

    Thanks. These all sound like viable approaches. I appreciate your ideas.
  3. mknighton

    Selecting earthwork machinary to use with RS Means

    @oldestguy That makes sense. I'm a young engineer and don't have personal relationships with any contractors. Maybe I can get someone in my firm to make an introduction.
  4. mknighton

    Selecting earthwork machinary to use with RS Means

    I am a civil engineer who periodically has to prepare cost estimates for earthwork. I can calculate the volume of soil for placement and removal, and I know how to do the unit cost calculations from RS Means, but I am at a complete loss as to how to select the appropriate machinery for the job...
  5. mknighton

    Good Books for Engineering Project Management

    @sreid: Really? It has zero reviews and is in its first edition.
  6. mknighton

    IBC Group H Requirements Cumulative?

    The storage requirements for Highly Hazardous materials are covered in section 415 of the IBC, and grouped into classifications of H-1 through H-5. It is not clear to me whether or not these requirements are cumulative. If not, the requirements for H-3 and H-4 certainly seem to be less...
  7. mknighton

    Recommendations for Interactive Electronic Technical Manual Software Packages

    My civil engineering group produces (among other things) operations and maintenance manuals for wastewater treatment plants. Most of these products are 3-ring binders, but we're starting (finally) to produce "Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals". The problem is, we're doing this from...
  8. mknighton

    Consequences of a Deflected Pipe?

    I know this is an old thread, but since the contractors appear to have followed the bedding/backfill spec, can the engineer still hold them at fault for the deflected pipe?
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