Construction and heavy industry Books

Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Developing a Network Model 3. Precedence Diagrams 4. Determining Activity Durations 5. Time in Contract Provisions 6. Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling 7. Money and Network Schedules 8. Project Monitoring and Control 9. Computer Scheduling 10. Earned Value: A Means for Integrating Costs and Schedule 11. The Impact of Scheduling Decisions on Productivity 12. CPM In Dispute Resolution and Litigation 13. Short-Interval Schedules 14. Linear Scheduling 15. PERT: Program Evaluation and Review Technique 16. Arrow Diagrams REFERENCES ADDITIONAL REFERENCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisBuild your own outbuildings and enjoy the space to do more of what you love. From simple toolsheds and animal shelters to smokehouses and low-cost barns, Monte Burch guides you through everything you need to know to make your small building projects a reality. Detailed blueprints, easy-to-follow instructions, and expert advice are suited to even the first-time builder. Discover how easy it is to create your own customized spaces that will allow your passions to grow.

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Book SynopsisModular homes are the perfect solution if you want to build a high-quality, customized home without undue expense or hassle. In this informative guide, Andrew Gianino helps you make the best choices throughout the modular building process, with suggestions for everything from choosing the right dealer and contractor to setting the specs, price, and schedule. Whether you’re looking for a cozy Victorian or want to add a personal touch to a wide ranch, there’s a modular home that will fit your tastes, lifestyle, and budget.

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Book SynopsisA classic of early American architecture, the hewn-log house has a unique rustic charm and character. In this engaging and informative guide, Charles McRaven provides illustrated step-by-step instructions that cover every aspect of building your own log house, from selecting the site and hewing the first log to laying the final chimney stone. Whether you’re building a new house or restoring an old one, McRaven offers proven techniques and time-tested advice that will help you successfully create a warm and inviting hewn-log home.

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Book SynopsisYou don’t need to depend on (or pay) a general contractor to manage your construction project. Whether you’re building a new home or renovating an existing one, you can manage the job yourself. Carl Heldmann outlines how to purchase your own land, set a reasonable budget and schedule, describe your needs and vision to an architect, and hire subcontractors to do the actual building. Cut out the middleman and save as much as 25 percent on your beautiful new home!

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Book SynopsisFinite Element Analysis Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2017 introduces the aspects of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) most important to engineers and designers. Theoretical aspects of FEA are introduced to build a better understanding the operation, while the main focus of the text is on conveying the practical concepts and procedures needed to use SOLIDWORKS Simulation in performing Linear Static Stress Analysis and basic Modal Analysis. This text covers SOLIDWORKS Simulation, with lessons that guide readers from constructing basic truss elements to generating three-dimensional solid elements from solid models. This text takes a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important FEA techniques and concepts.

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Book SynopsisThe family firm, once regarded as a transitory phenomenon on the way to a more sophisticated model of business organization, is now recognized internationally as an enduring element in modern industrial capitalism. Collen offers an informed and accessible discussion of a significant family-run institution which has operated throughout the island of Ireland since its foundation. The author makes use of untapped archival sources to analyse the fortunes of the company and illuminate the changing political, economic and social realities that shaped the context for its development. He explores how a family enterprise adapted to the far-reaching transformation of politics and society in Ireland over a period of two centuries. The Collen family business has survived economic depression, two World Wars, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland with a combination of resilience and business acumen. This book presents a distinctive Irish perspective on the evolution and persistence of family business, while casting new light on the commercial development of Dublin during the last two hundred years. Collen will be of use to scholars of modern Irish history, economic development, architecture, civil engineering, business and public policy and will be invaluable for all those with a professional interest in Irish business and family enterprise.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch legt die Grundlagen des Holzbaus detailliert dar und vermittelt die wesentlichen Kenntnisse und Kompetenzen, die für den Entwurf, die Bemessung und die Konstruktion einfacher Holztragwerke für typische Bauwerke des Hochbaus erforderlich sind. Einführend wird auf Holz als Konstruktionswerkstoff und die wesentlichen Unterschiede zu anderen Werkstoffen eingegangen. Das Tragverhalten von stabförmigen Bauteilen wird ebenso erläutert wie die Bemessung von Anschlüssen und Verbindungen. Typische Tragwerke wie Dach-, Decken- und Wandkonstruktionen, Brettschichtholzträger, Aussteifungen sowie die Holzrahmenbauweise werden ausführlich dargestellt. Kapitel zu Dauerhaftigkeit und Brandschutz runden den Inhalt ab. Anhand von zwei Referenzobjekten (Wohnhaus, Lagerhalle) werden die Schritte für die Bemessung von ausgewählten Bauteilen, einschließlich Zusammenstellung der Einwirkungen und Ermittlung der Schnittgrößen und Verformungen, in Rechenbeispielen angewendet. Dabei wird auf die jeweils zugehörigen Abschnitte im Buch verweisen. Das Buch ist ideal für Studierende des Bauingenieurwesens, des Umweltingenieurwesens, der Architektur und der Holztechnologie sowie für planende Ingenieure, die neben der Anwendung der Normen und Richtlinien auch ein grundlegendes Verständnis der Phänomene anstreben.Table of ContentsVorwort ix Abkurzungsverzeichnis xi 1 Holz als Konstruktionswerkstoff 1 1.1 Bauen mit Holz – Vorteile und Herausforderungen 1 1.2 Mechanische Eigenschaften von Vollholz 2 1.2.1 Einfluss der Faserrichtung 3 1.2.2 Festigkeiten von Vollholz 3 1.2.3 Verformungseigenschaften von Holz 5 1.2.4 Einfluss der Belastungsdauer und der Feuchte 7 1.3 Holzprodukte 9 1.3.1 Konstruktionsvollholz und Balkenschichtholz 9 1.3.2 Brettschichtholz (BSH) 10 1.3.3 Brettsperrholz 11 1.4 Holzwerkstoffe 12 1.4.1 Furnierschichtholz 12 1.4.2 Sperrholz 13 1.4.3 Oriented-Strand-Board-Platten (OSB-Platten) 13 1.4.4 Spanplatten 14 1.4.5 Faserplatten 15 2 Tragsicherheit und Gebrauchstauglichkeit stabformiger Bauteile 17 2.1 Grundlagen der Bemessung 17 2.1.1 Einwirkungskombinationen 18 2.1.2 Modifikationsbeiwerte und Verformungsbeiwerte 19 2.2 Biegung 20 2.3 Schub 22 2.4 Torsion und Rollschub 24 2.5 Stabilitat 24 2.5.1 Knicken – Ersatzstabverfahren 26 2.5.2 Kippen – Ersatzstabverfahren 29 2.5.3 Biegedrillknicken 35 2.5.4 Berechnungen nach Theorie II. Ordnung 35 2.6 Zug und Biegung 36 2.7 Querdruck 38 2.8 Querzug 38 2.8.1 Allgemeines 38 2.8.2 Queranschlusse 39 2.8.3 Ausklinkung 40 2.9 Nachweise im Grenzzustand der Gebrauchstauglichkeit (GZG) 42 2.9.1 Durchbiegungen 42 2.9.2 Schwingungen 44 3 Anschlusse und Verbindungen 45 3.1 Allgemeines 45 3.2 Kontakt 46 3.2.1 Druck rechtwinklig zur Faser 46 3.2.2 Druck unter einemWinkel zur Faserrichtung 49 3.3 Stiftformige Verbindungsmittel 50 3.3.1 Uberblick 50 3.3.2 Zusammenwirken und Verformungsverhalten 50 3.3.3 Grundlagen der Berechnung bei Beanspruchung auf Abscheren 54 3.3.4 Holz-Holz- und Holz-Holzwerkstoff-Verbindungen – Abscheren 57 3.3.5 Holz-Holz- und Holz-Holzwerkstoff-Verbindungen – Abscheren, vereinfachtes Verfahren 59 3.3.6 Stahlblech-Holz-Verbindungen – Abscheren 59 3.3.7 Stahlblech-Holzverbindungen – Abscheren, vereinfachtes Verfahren 61 3.4 Stabdubel/Passbolzen 62 3.5 Nagel und Klammern 66 3.5.1 Begriffe und Definitionen 66 3.5.2 Konstruktive Regeln fur Nagel 68 3.5.3 Konstruktive Regeln fur Klammern 71 3.5.4 Tragfahigkeit 72 3.6 Dubel besonderer Bauart 76 3.6.1 Tragwirkung 76 3.6.2 Konstruktive Regeln 77 3.6.3 Tragfahigkeit 78 3.7 Geschraubte Verbindungen 84 3.7.1 Begriffe und Definitionen 84 3.7.2 Entwurf geschraubter Verbindungen 86 3.7.3 Tragfahigkeit 89 3.7.4 Anwendungsbeispiele und Ausfuhrung 92 3.8 Blockscheren 92 4 Bauteile und Konstruktionsregeln 97 4.1 Dach-, Decken- und Wandkonstruktionen 97 4.1.1 Geneigte Dacher 97 4.1.2 Flachdacher 99 4.1.3 Decken 102 4.1.4 Wande 106 4.2 Brettschichtholztrager 111 4.2.1 Pultdachtrager 111 4.2.2 Satteldachtrager 115 4.2.3 Gekrummte Trager und Satteldachtrager mit gekrummtem Untergurt 116 4.3 Aussteifungsregeln und Konstruktionsdetails 117 4.3.1 Grundlagen 117 4.3.2 Dacher 119 4.3.3 Skelettbau 123 4.3.4 Decken und Wande 132 4.3.5 Lastaufteilung 132 4.4 Holztafelbauweise 134 4.4.1 Allgemeines 134 4.4.2 Wandelemente 135 4.4.3 Deckenelemente 139 4.4.4 Anschlussdetails 141 5 Dauerhaftigkeit 143 5.1 Grundsatze und Definitionen 143 5.2 Sichere Konstruktionen 146 5.3 Konstruktiver Holzschutz 147 5.4 Dauerhafte Holzer 150 5.5 Chemischer Holzschutz 151 5.6 Korrosionsschutz 152 6 Brandschutz 155 6.1 Einfuhrung 155 6.2 Begriffe und rechtliche Regelungen 156 6.2.1 Vorschriften zum Brandschutz 156 6.2.2 Gebaudeklassen 158 6.2.3 Anforderungen an Bauteile und Baustoffe 159 6.2.4 Baustoffklassen und Feuerwiderstandsdauer 160 6.2.5 Kapselung von Holztafelkonstruktionen 162 6.3 Nachweis der Feuerwiderstandsdauer 162 6.3.1 Tragsicherheit des Restquerschnittes – „Warme Bemessung“ 162 6.3.2 Verbindungsmittel 165 7 Rechenbeispiele 169 7.1 Referenzobjekte 169 7.2 Holzhaus 170 7.2.1 Einwirkungen 170 7.2.2 Sparren – Biegung ohne Normalkraft 174 7.2.3 Sparren – Schub 176 7.2.4 Sparren – Auflagerpressung 177 7.2.5 Druckbeanspruchte Stutze 181 7.2.6 Anschluss Pfette/Stutze 184 7.2.7 Holzbalkendecke 185 7.3 Lagerhalle 187 7.3.1 Einwirkungen 187 7.3.2 Koppelpfette – zweiachsige Biegung 190 7.3.3 Koppelpfette – Auflagerpressung 193 7.3.4 Binder – Biegung 195 7.3.5 Wandverband – Anschluss Strebe/Stutze 198 7.3.6 Eingespannte Stutze – Tragfahigkeit Verbindungsmittel 203 7.3.7 Eingespannte Stutze – Schubspannungen im Anschlussbereich 208 7.3.8 Eingespannte Stutze – Stabilitat 210 7.3.9 Eingespannte Stutze – Gebrauchstauglichkeit 213 Verzeichnis der Normen und Regelwerke 215 Verzeichnis der Bildquellen 217 Stichwortverzeichnis 219

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Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of the classic Construction Funding acquaints professionals and students alike with the critical tools needed for developing any successful real estate venture. Using a case example of an actual apartment development, Construction Funding walks the reader through each phase of the project, offering invaluable guidance on selecting markets, rating sites, choosing construction professionals, raising capital, understanding financing options, and mastering cash flow management.Table of ContentsPrologue: Habitat, Sustainability, and Stormwater Management xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Rainwater as the Resource 1 1.1 The Water Balance as a Guide for Sustainable Design 1 1.2 The Water Balance by Region 7 1.3 Arid Environments: The Southern California Model 11 The Energy Demand for Water in Southern California 13 1.4 The Altered Water Balance and Hydrologic Impacts 16 Imperviousness 16 Increased Volume of Runoff 20 1.5 The Impacts of Development on the Hydrologic Cycle 24 Reduced Groundwater Recharge 24 Reduced Stream Base Flow 25 Altered Stream Channel Morphology 26 Water Supply Impacts 26 1.6 The Historic Approach: Detention System Design 27 1.7 Stormwater Volume Methodologies 30 2 Stormwater Hydrology and Quality 33 2.1 Overland Flow: The Beginning of Runoff 33 2.2 Regional Hydrology 35 Wetlands 36 First-Order Streams 38 2.3 Stormwater Volume 39 2.4 The Water Quality Impacts of Land Development 40 Increased Pollutants in Urban Runoff 43 2.5 The Chemistry of Urban Runoff Pollution 44 2.6 Understanding Pollutant Transport in Stormwater 47 Stormwater Quantity and Quality 47 Particulates 48 Solutes 49 3 Land as the Resource 51 3.1 Historic Patterns of Land Development 51 3.2 Sustainable Site Design 58 3.3 Watershed Setting and Physical Context 58 3.4 Smart Growth Issues 59 Changes Related to Development 59 3.5 Conflict between Desired Land Use and Sustainability 61 3.6 Physical Determinants of Land Development 62 Geology 62 Physiography 65 Topography 66 Soil and Subsurface Conditions 67 3.7 Urban Communities with Combined Sewer Overflows 68 End of the Sewer 71 Other Urban Infrastructure 73 3.8 The Living Building and Zero Net Water Use 74 4 The Planning Process for LID 79 4.1 Sustainable Site Planning Process with Stormwater Management 79 Guideline 1: Understand the Site 79 Guideline 2: Apply LID Conservation Design 80 Guideline 3: Manage Rainfall Where It Originates 81 Guideline 4: Design with Operation and Maintenance in Mind 83 Guideline 5: Calculate Runoff Volume Increase and Water Quality Impacts 85 4.2 Overview of the Site Design Process for LID 86 5 The Legal Basis for LID: Regulatory Standards and LID Design Criteria 95 5.1 The Land–Water Legal Process 95 Common Law 95 Federal Water Quality Law 96 Federal Land Use Law 97 5.2 The Evolution of Land Development Regulation 98 5.3 The Regulatory Framework 100 Pennsylvania Land Use Law 101 Pennsylvania Water Law 102 California Land Use Law 103 California Water Law 104 5.4 Stormwater Management Regulations 105 Volume Control 105 Volume Control Criteria 106 Volume Control Guideline 108 Peak-Rate Control Guideline 108 Water Quality Protection Guideline 109 Stormwater Standards for Special Areas 110 Legal Implications of Green Infrastructure 110 6 LID Design Calculations and Methodology 113 6.1 Introduction to Stormwater Methodologies 113 6.2 Existing Methodologies for Runoff Volume Calculations 114 Runoff Curve Number Method 114 Small Storm Hydrology Method 117 Infiltration Models for Runoff Calculations 119 Urban Runoff Quality Management 119 6.3 Existing Methodologies for Peak-Rate/Hydrograph Estimates 120 The Rational Method 120 The NRCS (SCS) Unit Hydrograph Method 120 6.4 Computer Models 121 The HEC Hydrologic Modeling System 121 The SCS/NRCS Models: WinTR-20 and WinTR-55 121 The Stormwater Management Model 122 The Source Loading and Management Model 122 Continuous Modeling 123 6.5 Precipitation Data for Stormwater Calculations 123 6.6 Accounting for the Benefits of LID: Linking Volume and Peak Rate 124 6.7 Recommended LID Stormwater Calculation Methodology 124 Methods Involving No Routing 125 Methods Involving Routing 126 6.8 Nonstructural BMP Credits 127 7 Design of LID Systems 131 7.1 Nonstructural Measures 131 Impervious Surface Reduction 131 Limitation of Site Disturbance 132 Site Design with Less Space 132 7.2 Structural Measures 133 7.3 Pervious Pavement with an Infiltration or Storage Bed 134 Types of Porous Pavement 134 Description and Function 136 Pervious Bituminous Asphalt 141 Pervious Portland Cement Concrete 141 Pervious Paver Blocks 141 Reinforced Turf 143 Other Porous Surfaces 144 Potential Applications 144 Pervious Pavement Walkways (Concrete and Asphalt) 144 Rooftop and Impervious Area Connections 144 Water Quality Mitigation 145 7.4 Bioremediation 145 Rain Garden: Design and Function 146 Primary Components of a Rain Garden System 147 7.5 Vegetated Roof Systems 152 Design and Function 154 Design Elements of a Vegetated Roof System 155 Types of Vegetated Roof Systems 155 Dual Media with a Synthetic Retention Layer 158 Potential Applications 158 7.6 Capture–Reuse 158 Rain Barrels and Cisterns 161 Vertical Storage 164 8 Structural Measures: Construction, Operation, and Maintenance 169 8.1 Porous Pavement Systems 169 Construction 169 Storage/Infiltration Bed Dimensions 174 Construction Staging 174 Operation and Maintenance 176 Vacuuming 177 Restoration of Porous Pavements 178 Cost of Porous Pavement 178 8.2 Bioremediation Systems 179 Rain Gardens 179 Construction of a Rain Garden 183 Maintenance of Rain Gardens 183 Cost of Rain Gardens 184 Vegetated Roof Systems 184 Construction of a Vegetated Roof 187 Maintenance of Vegetated Roofs 188 Cost of Vegetated Roofs 188 8.3 Capture–Reuse Systems 188 Construction 188 Volume Reduction 191 Peak-Rate Mitigation 191 Water Quality Mitigation 191 Appendix A: The Stormwater Calculation Process 193 Appendix B: Case Studies 213 B.1 The Transition from Research to Practice 213 B.2 Manuals 215 B.3 LID Manual for Michigan (2008) 219 B.4 Models and Watershed Studies 237 B.5 Design and Construction Projects 251 Index 283

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, metals have been among the safest and most lucrative investments around, but they are not entirely risk free. Before you begin investing or trading in metals, you need authoritative information and proven investment strategies. You need Precious Metal Investing For Dummies.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Book is Organized 3 Part I: Breaking Down Precious Metals 3 Part II: Mining the Landscape of Metals 3 Part III: Investing Vehicles 4 Part IV: Investment Strategies 5 Part V: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Breaking Down Precious Metals 7 Chapter 1: A Compelling History 9 Mining the History of Precious Metals 10 Understanding why less is more 10 Giving the gold standard a gold medal 10 Going for the gold 11 Seeing the silver lining 12 Mentioning other metals 12 Taking a Look at Track Records 12 Gold 13 Silver 14 Other metals 15 Grappling with Bulls and Bears 16 The precious metals 1980–1999 bear market 16 The precious metals bull market of 2000– 17 Chapter 2: Diversifying with Metals 19 Working with Rising Inflation 19 Understanding the Versatility of Metals 20 Reaching Your Financial Goals 20 Seeking appreciation 21 Looking for the home run 21 Preserving your capital 22 Using precious metals to generate income 22 Discovering Your Investing Style 23 Distinguishing between styles 23 Understanding yourself first 24 The saver 25 The investor 25 The trader 26 The speculator 27 Knowing Whether to Get Physical or Own the Paper 28 For the conservative investor 28 For the growth investor 29 For the speculator 30 For the trader 30 Getting the Amount Just Right 31 For the conservative investor 31 For the growth investor 31 For the speculator 32 For the trader 32 Chapter 3: The Beauty and Benefits of Metals 35 Protecting Your Portfolio Against Inflation 35 Precious metals against the dollar 36 Diversification against all currencies 38 Benefits for Investors 39 Safe haven 39 Privacy 40 Inflation hedge 40 Dollar hedge 40 Confiscation protection 41 Liquidity 41 Portfolio diversification 42 Benefits for Traders and Speculators 43 Supply and demand 43 Huge gains potential 44 Trading versus speculating 44 The benefits of speculating 45 Chapter 4: Recognizing the Risks 47 What Risk Means to You 48 Physical risk 48 Market risk 48 Exchange risk 49 Political risks 50 The risk of fraud 51 Minimizing Your Risk 52 Gaining knowledge 52 Being disciplined 53 Being patient 53 Diversification 54 Making risk your friend 55 Risk-Management Tools 56 Weighing Risk Against Return 57 Part II: Mining the Landscape of Metals 59 Chapter 5: Gold: All That Glitters 61 The Ancient Metal of Kings 62 Gold for the Record 63 Explaining all the bull 63 Telling the tale of the tape: Gold versus other investments 64 Assuring gold’s success 66 Securing a Safe Haven from the Coming Storm 67 Reading and understanding inflation 67 Watching the dollar 70 Buying and owning gold 70 The Gold Market 71 Gold market data and information 72 Industrial supply and demand 73 Investment demand 74 Central banks 74 Gold Bugs 75 Gold Investing Resources 76 Chapter 6: Discovering the Secret of Silver 79 Understanding the Hybrid Potentials of Silver 79 Monetary uses for silver 80 Industrial uses for silver 80 Researching Silver 82 Sources of data 82 Sources of informed opinion 83 Owning Silver 83 Physical silver 83 Paper silver 84 Silver’s Compelling Future 85 Market fundamentals 85 The demand side 85 The supply side 85 The world needs more silver 86 The Legends of Silver 86 Jerome Smith 86 Ted Butler and the silver shortage 87 David Morgan 88 Chapter 7: Platinum and Palladium 91 The Platinum Group Metals 91 Platinum 92 Palladium 92 Rhodium 92 Osmium 93 Iridium 93 Ruthenium 93 The investor’s best choices in the group 94 Platinum Group Investment Vehicles 95 Bullion 96 Futures 96 Stock Investments 97 Mutual Funds and ETFs 98 Research Resources 99 Chapter 8: Uranium 101 Controversial Past, Bright Future 102 The uranium market 102 Uranium supply 103 Uranium demand 103 Uranium’s market performance 104 That ’70s metal 105 Peak oil and uranium 105 Uranium Investing Vehicles 106 Futures 106 Mining stocks 106 Uranium exchange-traded funds 107 Options 108 Resources 109 Chapter 9: Base Metals 111 Understanding How Base Metals Fit into Your Portfolio 111 The building blocks of society 112 The up and down for base metals 112 Base metals and inflation 112 Base metals versus precious metals 113 Past performance 114 Covering All the Bases 114 Copper 114 Aluminum 115 Nickel 116 Zinc 117 Lead 117 Tin 118 Other metals 119 Base Metal Investing Vehicles 119 Futures 120 Options 120 Mining stocks 121 Mutual funds 123 Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) 123 Base Metal Resources 125 Part III: Investing Vehicles 127 Chapter 10: Buying Metals Direct 129 Weighty Matters 129 The Case for Physical Ownership 130 What could go wrong with paper assets 131 Bullion versus numismatics 132 Other metals 133 The risks of owning physical 133 Forms of Gold Physical Bullion 134 American eagle gold bullion coins 134 The American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin 135 The Krugerrand 135 The Canadian Maple Leaf 135 Other gold bullion 136 Silver Physical Bullion 136 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins 136 One-ounce rounds 136 Junk silver bags 137 The $1,000 bag of silver dollars 137 The 40% silver bag 138 Silver bars and ingots 138 Platinum bullion 139 Palladium bullion 139 Bullion’s costs and fees 140 So, what kind of silver is best? 140 Gold and silver commemorative coins 140 Bullion Dealers and Resources 141 Putting Precious Metals in Your IRA 142 Chapter 11: Purchasing Numismatic Coins 145 The Basics of Numismatics Coins 146 Profitable coin investing 146 Making the grade 147 Information sources 148 Collectible Coins 149 Gold coins 149 Silver coins 149 Other coins 150 Still other coins: Commemoratives 151 Coin Services and Organizations 152 Information sharing 152 Grading services 152 Selling Your Coins 153 Back to dealers 153 To other investors 154 eBay and other auctions 154 Pricing information 155 One final note 156 Chapter 12: Mining Stocks 157 Essential Stock Investing 101 157 Stock investing for all 158 Mining stocks 101 162 Mining Stocks — Digging Deep 164 Mix and match 164 The majors 165 Development companies 165 Eureka! Exploratory companies 166 Ancillary companies 166 Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty 166 The upside to mining stocks 167 The risks of mining stocks 167 Mining properties 168 Hedging practices 168 Resources 169 Boosting Your Returns 170 Generating income 170 Leveraging with warrants 171 Indexes 173 Chapter 13: Investing in Mutual Funds and ETFs 175 Mutual Funds 175 Advantages of mutual funds 176 The downside of mutual funds 178 Keys to success with mutual funds 181 The Prospectus: Netting it out 182 Mutual Fund Resources 183 Exchange-Traded Funds 183 The pros and cons of ETFs 184 The world of precious metals ETFs 184 Other ETFs for the metals-minded 185 ETF Resources 186 The exchanges 186 The issuers 187 Newsletters 188 Web sites 188 Chapter 14: Exploring Futures 189 Back to the Futures 189 How the futures market works 191 What can be traded as a futures contract 192 The Players in the World of Futures 193 The exchanges 193 Speculators 194 Hedgers 194 The regulators 195 The Fundamentals of Futures Contracts 196 Features of the futures contract 196 Metals Futures Contracts 198 Precious metals contracts 198 Base metals contracts 200 Mini-futures contracts 200 Pass the margin 201 Leverage: The double-edged sword 202 Basic Futures Trading Strategies 203 Basic strategy #1: Going long 203 Basic strategy #2: Going short 203 Basic strategy #3: Spreads 204 Futures versus Options on Futures 208 Futures Resources 209 Chapter 15: Options 211 How Options Work 211 The call option 212 The put option 216 Resources for beginners 216 Working Out Your Options 216 Understanding the orders 217 Something for Everyone 217 For those seeking gains 217 Income strategy #1: Writing covered calls 218 Income strategy #2: Writing puts 219 Minimizing Risks with Options 219 Some Profitable Combinations 220 The zero-cost collar 220 The straddle 221 Options in the World of Precious Metals 222 Options on mining stocks 222 An option with no expiration? 223 Options on ETFs and indexes 223 Options on futures 224 Golden Rules for Options Success 225 Options Resources 227 Part IV: Investment Strategies 229 Chapter 16: Choosing a Trading Approach 231 Being a Boy Scout — Being Prepared 231 Be a voracious reader 232 Have your plan 232 Decide your market 233 Practice with simulated trading 234 Picking Out Your Vehicle 234 Stocks 234 Futures 234 Options 235 Selecting Your Trading Strategy 235 Choosing your market outlook 235 Stock trading coupled with options 235 Futures trading coupled with options 237 Resources for Trading 238 Chapter 17: Finding and Using a Broker 239 Getting Down Some General Points 239 Futures Brokers and Accounts 240 Full-service futures broker 240 Discount futures broker 241 The futures commission merchant (FCM) 241 Introducing broker (IB) 241 Selecting a Broker 242 Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) 242 National Futures Association (NFA) 242 Futures Industry Association (FIA) 242 The exchanges 242 Keeping your eyes peeled for ICE 243 Dealing with Futures 243 Interviewing a futures broker 243 Margin in a futures account 244 Avoiding problems in your account 245 Opening a futures account 245 Futures account commissions and fees 246 Futures orders 247 Managed futures accounts 250 Some considerations about CTAs 251 Stock Brokerage Accounts 252 Stock brokers 252 Account types 252 Opening a stock brokerage account 253 Types of Orders 254 Stock brokerage services 254 Margin in a stock brokerage account 256 Chapter 18: Using Technical Analysis 259 Technical versus Fundamental Analysis 260 The guts of technical analysis 260 How about both? 261 The tools of the trade 262 Tracking the Trend 263 Trend lengths 264 Channels 265 Resistance and support 266 Charts 266 Line charts 266 Bar charts 267 Candlestick charts 267 Point and figure charts 267 Chart Patterns 268 Head and shoulders 268 Reverse head and shoulders 268 Cup and handle 269 Double tops and bottoms 269 Triangles 269 Flags and pennants 270 Wedges 270 Gaps 270 Moving Averages 270 Simple moving averages (SMA) 271 Other averages 272 Indicators and Oscillators 272 Oscillators 272 Relative Strength Index (RSI) 273 Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) 273 Crossovers and divergence 273 Bollinger bands 274 Short Term versus Long Term 274 Resources for Technical Analysis 275 Chapter 19: Following Politics and Markets 277 Precious Metals and Skullduggery 277 The controversy over market manipulation 277 The gold market manipulation controversy 279 The Plunge Protection Team (PPT) 280 The profit in market meddling 281 Precious Metals and Geo-Politics 283 Resources on Politics and Markets 284 Chapter 20: Dealing with Taxes 285 Taxable Activity 285 The regular account 286 Capital Gains and Losses 288 Tax-Deductible Activity 289 Special Tax Considerations 289 Gold and silver as collectibles 290 Tax rules for traders 290 Tax Resources to Keep You Up-to-Date 291 The IRS of course! 291 Helpful tax Web sites 291 An ounce of prevention 292 Part V: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 21: Ten (Nearly) Reminders about Mining Stocks 295 The Company’s Management 295 Financing 296 Earnings and Cash Flow 297 Balance Sheet Strengths 297 Regulatory Environment 298 Hedging and Forward Sales 298 Valuable Projects or Properties 299 Extraction on Cost Per Ounce 299 Political Considerations 300 Chapter 22: Ten Rules for Metals Investors 301 Diversifying Your Vehicles 301 Having Some Bullion Coins 302 Limiting Your Exposure 303 Watching the Markets That Affect Precious Metals 303 Using Options to Boost Performance 304 Adding Alternatives 304 Adjusting along the Way 304 Understanding the Difference between a Correction and a Bear Market 305 Watching Political Trends 306 Monitoring Inflation 306 Chapter 23: Ten Rules for Metals Traders 307 Faking Out the Markets First 307 Having a Plan 308 Avoiding Committing All Your Cash at Once 308 Taking Profits Doesn’t Hurt 309 Using Hedging Techniques 309 Knowing Which Events Move Markets 310 Checking the Trading History 310 Using Stop-Loss Strategies 310 Embracing the Experience of Others 311 Minimizing Transaction Costs 311 Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Limit Risk 313 Staggering Your Entry 313 Using Trailing Stops 314 Diversifying Positions 315 Diversifying in Markets 315 Diversify among Different Vehicles 316 Read the Best Sources 317 Using Protective Puts 318 Avoiding Unstable Political Markets 318 Looking at Past Trading Patterns 319 Taking Some Chips off the Table 319 Index 321

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Book SynopsisThis guide will help the contractor's staff overcome some of the difficulties encountered on a typical international contract using FIDIC forms. The majority of FIDIC-based contracts use the Red Book (Conditions of Contract for Construction), so this book concentrates on the use of those particular forms. Supplementary comments are included in Appendix C for the Yellow Book (Plant & Design-Build) recommended for use where the contractor has a design responsibility. The Contractor is represented on site by the Contractor's Representative who carries the overall responsibility for all the Contractor's on-site activities. In order to provide guidance to the Contractor's Representative and his staff, this book is divided into five sections: A summarized general review of the Red Book from the Contractor's perspective. A review of the activities and duties of the Contractor's Representative in the same clause sequencing as they appear in thTable of ContentsPreface v Acknowledgements and dedication ix Chapter 1 Review of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (CONS) – ‘The Red Book’ 1 Chapter 2 Activities and duties of the FIDIC Contractor’s Representative discussed in the same order as they appear in the FIDIC Conditions of Contract 105 Chapter 3 Activities and duties of the FIDIC Contractor’s Representative summarised and arranged in time sequence 143 Appendices 157 Appendix A Contractor’s claims under a CONS contract 159 Appendix B Employer’s claims under a CONS contract 161 Appendix C Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-build (P & DB) – ‘The Yellow Book’ 162 Appendix D Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey projects (EPCT) – ‘The Silver Book’ 165 Appendix E Other FIDIC publications 166 Appendix F Model form for submissions to the Engineer for approval and/or consent 168 Appendix G Model form of daywork/daily record sheets 169 Appendix H Evaluation of cost 171 Appendix I Contractor’s overhead costs 173 Appendix J Model letters for use by the Contractor 178 Introduction to indexes 250 Index of sub-clauses (FIDIC system) 251 Index of sub-clauses (sorted according to FIDIC clause numbering system) 258

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Book SynopsisUsing the Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) system, private developers design, finance, construct, and operate revenue-producing public projects, and, at the end of the pay-back period, turn projects over to the community.Table of ContentsThe Global Move Toward Public/Private Partnerships. Toll Roads in America--An Old Concept Updated. The Dulles Greenway. Caltrans and the Public/Private Sector Projects. Washington State and Arizona--What Went Wrong? South Carolina's Partnerships for Progress. Canada and the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. Great Britain Host to BOT and DBFO. Trafalgar House, A World Leader in Public/Private-SectorWork. The Channel Tunnel. Kumagai Gumi, Japan's Leading BOT Participant. From the Dardenelles to Durban. The Philippines and Its BOT Vision of the Future. From Indonesia to Thailand--And in Between. Mexico and Its Latin Neighbors. What Does the Future Hold? Index.

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Book SynopsisThe construction industry is subject to more risk and uncertainty than perhaps any other industry. Yet, surprisingly, managerial techniques used to identify, analyse and respond to risk were not applied in the industry until the 80a s. Existing texts deal with the theoretical concepts of risk and the techniques that identify and manage it.Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Forward; Introduction; The aim of the book; Part 1 - Putting risk into perspective:; Introduction; Risk and reward go hand in hand; Risk and contruction; Risk - another four letter word; AGAP (All goes according to plan) and WHIF (What happens if); The people, the process and the risks; Clients of the industry; Have clients' needs changed? Privately financed infrastructure projects; What do clients want?; Investment in property; Consultatns and risk; Contracting and risk; Part II The background to risk and uncertainty:; Introduction; Defining risk and uncertainty; The uncertainty of life and construction projects; Dynamic and static risk; A threat and a challenge; Some fo ther basic rules for risk taking; Risk 'Place your waterline low'; The risky shift phenomenon - what happens when groups make decisions; The risk of not risking; Risk styles; Removing ignorance - and risk; Probability; Converting uncertainty to risk; Decision-making in the construction industry; Intuition; Bias and intuition; Experts and experience; Rules of thumb; Making a model; Reacting to information; Looking at the past to forecast the future; Types of information; Building a decision model to solve a problem; Part III The risk management system: Introduction; Developing a risk management framework; Risk identification; Sources of risk; Dependent and independent risk; Risk classification; Types of risk; Impact of risk; The risk hierarchy; Risk and the general environment; The market/industry risk; The company risk; Project risk and individual risk; Consequence of risk; Risk reponse; Risk retention; Risk reduction; Risk transfer; Risk avoidance; Risk attitude; Summarising risk management; Risk management; Part IV Some of the tools and techniques of risk management: Introduction; Seeing the big picutre and tthe detail; Decision-making techniques; The risk premium; Risk-adjusted discount rate; Subjective probabilities; Decision analysis; Algorithms; Means-end chain; Decision matrix; Strategy; Decision trees; Bayesian theory; Stochastic decision tree analysis; Multi-attribute value theory; Specify the utility function; Case study; Summary; Sensitivity analysis; Spiider Diagram; Monte Carlo simulation; Portofolio theory; The aplication of portfolio analysis in the construction industry; Stochastic dominance; Cumulative distributions of illustrative portfolios; Conclusion; Part V Utility and risk attitude: Introduction; Risk exposure; Utility theory; Expected monetary value; Payoff matrix; The utility function; General types of characteristics of utility functions; The difference between EUV and EMV in practice; The use of utility theory in construction; Basic principle for the aplication of the theory; Part VI Risks and the construction project - money, time and technical risks: Introduction; Money and delivery sequence; Investment and development sequence; Cost considerations; Operational/revenue considerations; The influence of taxation; Value considerations; Design and construction sequence; Time delivery sequence; Contractors and specialist contractors; Technical delivery sequence; A case study of the technical risks faced by the building surveyor; Part VII Sensitivity analysis, breakeven analysis, and scenario analysis: Sensitivity analysis; Breakeven analysis; Scenario analysis; Sensitivity analysis - an application to life cycle costing; Part VIII Risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation: Probability analysis - extending the sesitivity technique; How it works; Using Monte Carlo simulation in the cost planning of a building; Estimating and price prediction an overview of current practice; Cost planning and risk analysis; Interdependence of items; Risk analysis using probabilities; Risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulation; Considering some probability distributions; Comon distriubtion types; Uniform distribution; Triangular distribution; Normal distribution; A step by step approach to Monte Carlo simulation; Using Monte Carlo simulation on a live project; The result; Questions and Answers; Part IX Constracts and risk: Disagreement and conflict; The purpose of the contract; The fundamental risks - liability and responsibility; Transferring and allocating the risk in the contracts; The principles of control - the theory; The contractual links; Risk avoidance by warrannties and collateral warranties; The types of contract; Contracts and risk tactics; Part X A case study of an oil platform: A practical application of resourced schedule risk analysis; Background; The model; Comparison with deterministic plan; Data; Weather; Project variables; Processing of data; Confidence in the data; Initial results; Conclusion; References and bibliography; Index

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