Books on Construction Methods?

[lrocco]

Hi All,

As a design engineer, with a few years office experience and very little site experience, I was looking for recommendations on literature covering all aspects of construction methods.

I was hoping on a few books which cover modern methods of construction, best practices, rules of thumb, etc.

thanks in advance

 

[Ron]

Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, Andres and Smith

Construction Means, Methods and Equipment, Peurifoy

 

[lrocco]

Thanks Ron,

The first book looks good, although I work in Bridges, so not sure how relevant this will be?

I'm struggling to find the second book?

 

[Debaser]

Obviously more highway orientated, but;
Roadwork - Theory and Practice

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roadwork-Th...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1290789354&sr=8-1

has a section on bridges, geared more towards maintenance and maybe a bit simplistic.

 

[bimr]

The Site Engineers Manual is probably the best one on the market. ISBN: 9781439808696 Written by David Doran.

http://www.constructionbooksdirect.com/Product.asp?PID=5850

http://www.fetchbook.info/compare.do?search=9781439808696

You can rent it at your local library via worldcat:

http://www.worldcat.org/title/site-engineers-manual/oclc/228582769&referer=brief_results

 

[Ron]

My apologies...I had the title wrong...


Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods by R.L. Peurifoy.

Others you might consider include

ACI Manual of Practice
Concrete by A.M. Neville
Principles and Practices of Hot Mix Asphalt Construction, Manual Series # 2, The Asphalt Institute.