Excavation & Grading Handbook Revised

Explains how to handle all excavation, grading, compaction, paving and pipeline work: setting cut and fill stakes (with bubble and laser levels), working in rock, unsuitable material or mud, passing compaction tests, trenching around utility lines, setting grade pins and string line, removing or laying asphaltic concrete, widening roads, cutting channels, installing water, sewer, and drainage pipe. This is the completely revised edition of the popular guide used by over 25,000 excavation contractors.

384 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, $22.75