Tunnels & Caverns
Looking Back at Forty Years in Underground Construction & Estimating
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Construction & Construction Trades
| Author: | Harry Hilton | ISBN: | 9781499036459 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Harry Hilton |
| ISBN: | 9781499036459 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | July 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
Writing this book, for me, has really been a walk down memory lane the work part of memory lane.
As it is not intended as a technical book per se, I have included a few incidents of on-the-job problems, that I encountered over the years, and how they were handled figured that's the stuff that doesn't get covered in engineering school!
There is also a section on preparing cost estimates for some major projects, such as the Chicago T.A.R.P. contracts and a few pointers on bidding "overseas" projects. The chapter titled "Murphy's Law" is just that "It should not have happened" but it did. A few stories are recounted just as they happened, about totally unexpected incidents that caused delays, cost money, and caused some minor headaches for yours truly.
Enjoy!
Writing this book, for me, has really been a walk down memory lane the work part of memory lane.
As it is not intended as a technical book per se, I have included a few incidents of on-the-job problems, that I encountered over the years, and how they were handled figured that's the stuff that doesn't get covered in engineering school!
There is also a section on preparing cost estimates for some major projects, such as the Chicago T.A.R.P. contracts and a few pointers on bidding "overseas" projects. The chapter titled "Murphy's Law" is just that "It should not have happened" but it did. A few stories are recounted just as they happened, about totally unexpected incidents that caused delays, cost money, and caused some minor headaches for yours truly.
Enjoy!
