Strona 1 Site Engineers Manual Edited by David Doran Consultant Formerly Chief Structural Engineer, Wimpey plc Whittles Publishing Strona 2 CONTENTS Chapter 1 Quality Management .................................................................... 1 David Doran Chapter 2 Working with the Weather ............................................................. 16 John Fullwood Chapter 3 Construction Plant ....................................................................... 36 David Doran Chapter 4 Setting Out ................................................................................... 56 Martin Sheward Chapter 5 Flexible Roads and other Paved Areas ........................................ 80 Robert Langridge Chapter 6 Drains, Sewers and Services ........................................................ 90 Les Richardson Chapter 7 Earthworks and Excavation .......................................................... 113 Michael Tomlinson Chapter 8 Foundations .................................................................................. 129 Michael Tomlinson Chapter 9 Mastic Asphalt .............................................................................. 150 Robert Langridge Chapter 10 Masonry ..................................................................................... 167 Brian Barnes Chapter 11 Formwork, Scaffolding, Falsework and Façade Retention............. 194 Peter Pallett Chapter 12 Reinforcement ............................................................................ 240 Neil Henderson Chapter 13 Concrete ..................................................................................... 263 Neil Henderson Chapter 14 Structural Steelwork ................................................................... 286 Tony Oakhill ix Strona 3 x CONTENTS Chapter 15 Timber ........................................................................................ 331 Paul Newman Chapter 16 Exterior Claddings and Internal Finishes ................................. 356 Brian Barnes Chapter 17 Building Engineering Services ................................................... 392 John Armstrong Chapter 18 Health and Safety in Construction ............................................. 417 Malcolm James Appendix ......................................................................................................... 439 Subject Index .................................................................................................. 445