Notable Features of this Edition:

• New chapter on "Forming Systems" focuses on advanced modular and industrialized systems.
• New chapter on "Planning for Building Construction" discusses critical topics such as material procurement, operations sequencing, site logistics, and project schedules.
• The chapters on "Compressed Air" and "Equipment for Pumping Water" have been combined to apply the concept of calculating friction losses to both air and water in designing systems.
• Web resource information for machine data is provided at the end of every chapter of the text. In addition, Web-based exercises, which in some cases direct the student to specific machine information on the Web, have been added to many chapters.
• All chapters have undergone revision, ranging from simple clarification to major modifications, depending on the need to improve organization and presentation of concepts.
• The figures throughout the text have been updated to illustrate the latest equipment and methods, and more photos of operating equipment are included.
• Safety discussions are now presented in each of the chapters dealing with machine or formwork use.
• Every chapter contains new and expanded homework problems. In addition, the text includes problems requiring a step-by-step solution approach, which focuses student learning by clearly defining the critical pieces of information necessary for problem solving.