Temporary Structures in Construction, 3rd Edition

The most complete and current guide to temporary structures in design and construction

With significant revisions, updates, and new chapters, Temporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition presents authoritative information on professional practice, codes, standards, design, erection, maintenance, and failures of temporary support and access structures used in construction. New developments and advancing technologies are discussed throughout the book, and new chapters on construction and environmental loads, cranes, and lessons learned from temporary structure failures have been added. Improve the quality, safety, speed, and financial success of construction projects with help from this practical resource.

Inside, 26 expert contributors cover:

• Professional and business practices
• Standards, codes, and regulations
• Construction and environmental loads
• Construction site safety
• Legal aspects
• Cofferdams
• Earth-retaining structures
• Diaphragm/slurry walls
• Construction dewatering
• Underground/tunneling supports
• Underpinning
• Roadway decking
• Construction ramps, runways, and platforms
• Scaffolding
• Shoring/falsework
• Concrete formwork
• Bracing and guying for stability
• Bridge falsework
• Temporary structures in repair and restoration
• Cranes
• Protection of site, adjacent areas, and utilities
• Failure of temporary structures in construction

Contributors
Preface
Suggestions to the Instructor

Part I : Business, Safety, and Legal Aspects
Chapter 1 : Professional and Business Practices
Chapter 2 : Standards, Codes, and Regulations
Chapter 3 : Construction and Environmental Loads
Chapter 4 : Construction Site Safety
Chapter 5 : Legal Aspects

Part II : Design, Construction, and Maintenance
Chapter 6 : Confferdams
Chapter 7 : Earth-Retaining Structures
Chapter 8 : Diaphragm/Slurry Walls
Chapter 9 : Construction Dewatering and Groundwater Control
Chapter 10 : Underground/Tunneling Supports
Chapter 11 : Underpinning
Chapter 12 : Roadway Decking
Chapter 13 : Construction Ramps, Runways, and Platforms
Chapter 14 : Scaffolding
Chapter 15 : Falsework/Shoring
Chapter 16 : Concrete Formwork
Chapter 17 : Bracing and Guying for Stability
Chapter 18 : Bridge Falsework
Chapter 19 : Temporary Structures in Repair and Restoration
Chapter 20 : Cranes
Chapter 21 : Protection of Site, Adjacent Areas, and Utilities
Chapter 22 : Leading Edge Vertical Containment Systems

Part III : Failures
Chapter 23 : Failures of Temporary Structures in Construction

Index