| View Larger Image | Cranes and Derricks | Hardcoverby Howard Shapiro (Author), Jay Shapiro (Author), Lawrence Shapiro (Author)
| List Price: | $105.00 | | Price: | $84.00 | | You Save: | $21.00 (20%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Professional | | Edition: | 3rd Edition | | Page Count: | 576 Pages | | Publication Date: | July 27, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 397,170th |
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Product Description
Everything you need to know about using cranes and derricks If you employ cranes, trust one rock-solid reference to provide tried-and-tested guidelines for selecting and working with them safely and efficiently. Nothing available covers the subject with the depth and expertise you'll find in Cranes and Derricks. The authors - Howard I. Shapiro, Jay P. Shapiro, and Lawrence K. Shapiro, are the principals of an international firm that's helped define the state-of-the-art in crane and derrick engineering. This new third edition addresses... *the latest innovations and technologies, including new telescopic crane attachments and heavy-lift mobile crane arrangements - both telescopic and lattice boom - and newly-permitted partial outrigger extensions *a solution to the problem of crane stability under dynamic loading *crane support considerations, pick-and-carry work, tailing operations, site access and other site issues *new information on safety and accident avoidance and risk management *and much, much more |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 5 reviews)
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Geared towards Engineers by George Anderson  3 Stars
February 02, 2007
The book would be of great value in the design and engineering of cranes and derricks, but is a little cumbersome and is of little use to the men and women in the field who must use this equipment on a day to day basis. I had planned to use it as an educational resource to teach construction site personnel on the general use and safety of cranes, but it was not written for this purpose.
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The new, new testament by mort (Australia)  5 Stars
July 24, 2006
This book is a must have for anyone in the crane industry, I train crane operators and the information is an invaluable resource which covers all aspects of cranage. It is well set out and concise, it covers everthing from basic safety principles through to complex engineering solutions. Save yourself some money in the long run by owning this book & teaching your operators and planners from the lessons learned by these guys. Your equipment will be preserved & costly mishaps will be avoided.
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Excellent- by William A. Greco (Warrington, Pa USA) 5 Stars
August 06, 2002
Good overall technical writting,lots of fully worked mathematicalexamples. Only book like it availablein print today.
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Excellent, authoritative text on the subject 5 Stars
June 18, 1998
Well written, using language easily understood by the average technical reader with an interest in the field ( unlike many engineering tomes in my experience ). Also unlike many texts, proofreading and editing are skilled and thorough. Shapiro ackowledges in the preface to the first edition the roles of his co-author sons as "militant proponents of the clearly expressed thought". The success of that effort is obvious.A very balanced presentation with generous references to actual experience, practical examples, some theory, and lots of photos and illustrations. The authors' subtle humor makes the normally dry genre very readable. I was disappointed learning it is currently out of print and am hopeful of a future reprinting so I won't have to keep borrowing my boss' copy !
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The best book around for a details on cranes& planning lifts 5 Stars
July 15, 1996
I found this book most informative towards my work on heavy lift planning.
It discusses in depth various aspects of lift planning and crane selection.
However, a more detailed discussion on planning on congested sites would have
been useful
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