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Cranes and Derricks (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) [Hardcover]

Howard Shapiro (Author), Jay P. Shapiro (Author), Lawrence K. Shapiro (Author)

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Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (1 Aug 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0070578893
ISBN-13: 978-0070578890
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,265,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is a comprehensive treatment of the selection, installation, and safe use of cranes and derricks on the construction site. The third edition will include a new chapter on handling of loads, and a complete re-write of the safety and accident avoidance chapter. In the safety and avoidance chapter, new information from the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association will be presented on the responsibility of safe crane operation. All other chapters will be revised to include new information available since publication of the second edition.

About the Author

Lawrence K. Shapiro, P.E., is a principal of Howard I. Shapiro & Associates. A participant on national and international committees for writing crane standards, his field of practice includes tower and mobile crane installation design, scaffolding, shoring, forensic engineering, and construction planning.

Jay P. Shapiro, P.E., is a principal of Howard I. Shapiro & Associates, an engineering consulting firm. He has designed installations for mobile and tower cranes as well as derricks, primarily in New York City. Mr. Shapiro has been a member of the New York City Crane Advisory Council revising the NYC Building Code Reference Standard for Cranes & Derricks. His practice includes design of rigging for heavy lifts, travel of heavy equipment through buildings, shoring, and procedures for building demolition. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Cranes and derricks lift and lower loads by means of ropes and pulleys and move the loads horizontally. Read the first page

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Excellent- 6 Aug 2002

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

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Excellent, authoritative text on the subject 18 Jun 1998

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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

Geared towards Engineers 2 Feb 2007

By George Anderson - Published on Amazon.com

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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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