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Construction technology.


9780195694833

Construction technology.

Sarkar Sarkar could mean:
  • Government in Urdu/Persian/Hindi. Colloquially in India, it is a Metonymy for the incumbent government. The Persian wordSarkar is derived from two words; 'Sar' meaning Head and 'Kar' meaning Work.
, Subir K. and Subhajit Saraswati.

Oxford U. Press

2008

572 pages

$39.95

Paperback

TH145

Sarkar and Saraswati (Jadavpur U.) have written this textbook on construction technology for undergraduate and graduate engineers who specialize in civil and mining applications. The authors cover the basics of earthmoving, dredging, rock blasting Rock blasting is the controlled use of explosives to excavate or remove rock. It is a technique used most often in mining and civil engineering such as dam construction.

In 1990, 2.
, welding, concrete and steel fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´shn),
n the construction or making of a restoration.
, leading students from surveying principles and the planning process to the final punch lists. Road and highway construction fundamentals are also explain thoroughly, with plenty of illustrations and charts included which define new developments in automation and mechanization mechanization

Use of machines, either wholly or in part, to replace human or animal labour. Unlike automation, which may not depend at all on a human operator, mechanization requires human participation to provide information or instruction.
 methods within the industry. Published by Oxford U. Press's India branch.

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