Publisher's Synopsis
This book will cover estimating equipment ownership, operating costs, and how to determine economic life and replacement policy as well as how to schedule production-driven, equipment-intensive projects that achieve target production rates and meet target equipment-related unit costs and profits. It will include a matrix for the selection of equipment and identify common pitfalls of project equipment selection and how to avoid them. This new edition will be updated throughout and will add end-of-chapter problems and a solutions manual, and will present the fundamentals of sustainable construction with respect to fuel efficiency planning, carbon footprinting, and air quality issues.
