Cranes and Derricks [Hardcover]

Howard Shapiro (Author), Jay Shapiro (Author), Lawrence Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070578893 | ISBN-13: 978-0070578890 | Publication Date: July 27, 1999 | Edition: 3

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

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (July 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070578893
• ISBN-13: 978-0070578890
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent-, August 5, 2002

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William A. Greco "wilg5404" (Warrington, Pa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cranes and Derricks (McGraw-Hill series in modern structures) (Hardcover)

Good overall technical writting,
lots of fully worked mathematical
examples. Only book like it available
in print today.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, authoritative text on the subject, June 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cranes and Derricks (Hardcover)

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 !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Geared towards Engineers, February 2, 2007

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George Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cranes and Derricks (Hardcover)

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.