Heavy Construction

In any major heavy construction project, the planning, maintenance of equipment and efficient management play a key role. Keeping in view the complexity of heavy construction and astronomical cost of structures involved, it is of vital importance to reduce both time and cost without any compromise with respect to specifications, and ensuring optimum utilization of men, materials and resources. This text covers management, construction organization, planning and scheduling, earthmoving machines, dewatering equipment, air compressors, tunnelling, drilling and blasting, vibratory compaction, treatment of rock foundations, concrete production and placement, cost analysis, and the safety programme.