Estimating Construction Costs
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071150846 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book needs to be completely revised. The original author of this book has been deceased for several revisions. The revisions were not well done and the book is outdated in many areas. Lots of photos which are not worth the space they take up and should be removed. I believe this book survives in tech schools because it has nuggets of well written and well thought out analys. Make Sure to Get the Errata Jonathan Caspersen The text presents an estimating procedure using production rates. While this is good background to have and is an acceptable methodology, make sure that your instructor also shows you how to use Means. The text does contain numerous errors, so make sure to get the errata sheets from the author. When we asked the author why the correction. J. A. Block said great estimator. The book was part of my graduate school program, the problem and examples are very good and contain a lot of details, to make one think.
Peurifoy was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas in Austin. Robert L.
. About the Author Robert L. Peurifoy was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas in Austin
This edition retains the conceptual strengths of the Peurifoy approach and organization from the previous edition but the new problems and computer-based examples and new up-to-date construction data make it the only choice in academia or industry.. In this edition, computer calculations of costs and of modeling have been added as well as updated statistics, computer related examples and new problems. Robert Peurifoy was a giant in the field of construction engineering and authored several books during his lifetime. This book last published in 1989 and will capitalize on the well-known name of the author. Civil, Environmental, and Construction Management Engineering Majors and Professionals will benefit from having this title on their shelf