Authors: Daniel W. Halpin
ISBN-13: 9780471661733, ISBN-10: 0471661732
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: November 2005
Edition: 33rd Edition
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.
Get the skills and knowledge you need to be a successful construction manager
Thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent developments in industry practice, the Third Edition of Halpin’s Construction Management introduces you to the complex business of developing and constructing a major facility or structure. The book presents a detailed look into the massive industry of construction and the skills needed to be a successful construction manager. You’ll learn how to carefully and professionally manage the resources––money, machines, material, and men––necessary to realize any construction project, within a construction environment of contracts, changing weather, varying conditions, and unforeseen events.
Features
Developed to introduce students to the discipline of construction management, this updated edition features new chapters on estimating, cost control, and the analysis of construction operations. Other chapters focus on the history and basic concepts of the field; preparing the bid package; issues that evolve during the construction phase; construction contracts; legal structures; time planning and control; project cash flow and funding; equipment ownership and safety.
Ch. 1 | History and basic concepts | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Preparing the bid package | 19 |
Ch. 3 | Issues during construction phase | 47 |
Ch. 4 | Construction contracts | 61 |
Ch. 5 | Legal structure | 78 |
Ch. 6 | Project planning | 90 |
Ch. 7 | Project scheduling | 101 |
Ch. 8 | Scheduling - PERT networks and linear operations | 128 |
Ch. 9 | Project cash flow | 147 |
Ch. 10 | Project funding | 159 |
Ch. 11 | Equipment ownership | 169 |
Ch. 12 | Equipment productivity | 185 |
Ch. 13 | Estimating process | 204 |
Ch. 14 | Construction labor | 225 |
Ch. 15 | Cost control | 251 |
Ch. 16 | Materials management | 275 |
Ch. 17 | Safety | 290 |