Construction management / Daniel W. Halpin.

By:

Halpin, Daniel W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 402 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9780471661733

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DDC classification:

658.924 HAL

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	658.924 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100598201

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get the skills and knowledge you need to be a successful construction manager with the thoroughly updated new edition of Halpin's Construction Management . The book reflects the most recent developments in industry practice, introduces you to the complex business of developing and constructing a major facility or structure, and examines the skills needed to be a successful construction manager.

You'll learn how to manage resources (money, machines, material, and men), contracts, changing conditions, and unforeseen events as well as about new safety procedures and the most recent industry statistics and practices.

This edition features:

New information on value engineering, earned value, product delivery systems, and the difference between purchasing construction and purchasing manufactured speculative products. New material on scope of work, defining the project, and how to break the project into work packages in the context of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). A companion Web site that allows you to simulate construction operations. Chapters on estimating, cost control, and analysis of construction operations that provide relevant information for actual practice. The physical systems approach to construction management.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-398) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Chapter 1 History and Basic Concepts
Chapter 2 Preparing the Bid Package
Chapter 3 Issues During Construction Phase
Chapter 4 Construction Contracts
Chapter 5 Legal Structure
Chapter 6 Project Planning
Chapter 7 Project Scheduling
Chapter 8 Scheduling - PERT Networks and Linear Operations
Chapter 9 Project Cash Flow
Chapter 10 Project Funding
Chapter 11 Equipment Ownership
Chapter 12 Equipment Productivity
Chapter 13 Estimating Process
Chapter 14 Construction Labor
Chapter 15 Cost Control
Chapter 16 Materials Management
Chapter 17 Safety
Chapter 18 Construction Operations (online chapter)
Appendix A Typical Considerations Affecting the Decision to Bid
Appendix B Performance and Payment Bond Forms
Appendix C Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor on the Basis of a Stipulated Price
Appendix D Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor on the Basis of Cost-Plus
Appendix E Arrow Notation Scheduling Calculations
Appendix F AGC Builder's Association of Chicago: Typical Job Descriptions
Appendix G AGC Standard Subcontract Agreement
Appendix H Interest Tables
Appendix I Plans for Small Gas Station
Appendix J Site Reconnaissance Checklist
Appendix K Cumulative Normal Distribution Function Table
Appendix L WebCYCLONE Users Manual (online appendix)
Bibliography
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Daniel Halpin is currently professor of Construction Engineering at Purdue University. He has written 3 books related to the area of Construction Management, and he is generally recognized as one of the leading authorities in the world on the use of simulation in studying construction processes. In 1987, he accepted the position of Head of the Division of Construction Engineering and Management at Purdue University. In 2003, he was elected a member of The National Academy of Construction.