Of mountains and molehills
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Citation
Asian Architect & Contractor, v.14, no.4, 1984, pp. 72-78
Abstract
The creation of mountains out of molehills or molehills out of mountains; the creation of a site for development; the re-shaping of landscape - it all involves earthmoving to some degree. Althought the work involved with earthmoving is not often complicated, there are many factors to be considered, especially for the contractor. The following supplement deals with some of these factors and provides some pointers towards more economical earthmoving projects.
(1) What kind of project requires earthmoving?
(2) A project's progress
(3) The contractor
(a) Equipment selecton
(i) 1. Length of haul
(ii) 2. Haulage road surfacing
(iii) 3. Gradients
(iv) 4. Project format
(v) 5. Capital costs
(vi) 6. Maintenance
(vii) 7. Technical details
4. The human dimension
5. The Hong Kong environment
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Subject
Type
Article
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Date
1984
Language
en