Resources

• AISC 9th Edition ,(Now updated to the black 13th edition to include LRFD), Available from AISC
• NDS Specifications for timber design, American Wood Council.  Make sure to also purchase the 1997 Commentary as it is the most comprehensive commentary. 
• Post Tensioning Manual, Post Tensioning Institute
• Reinforced Concrete Design, Chu-Kia Wang and Charles Salmon.
• Mechanics of Materials, R.C. Hibbler. 
• Steel Structures, Charles Salmon and John Johnson. 
• Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, ACI 318
• Soils in Construction, W.L. Schroeder, S.E. Dickenson, Don Warrington.  A practical and useful reference for a
  field engineer.  Provides easy to understand description of testing methods and interpretation of boring log results.
• Formwork for Concrete, M.K. Hurd (an ACI publication)
• Over Water Construction Using Falsework, Harold V Anderson.  Great reference.  Lots of examples from an
  incredible construction engineer.
• Underwater Construction Using Cofferdams, Harold V Anderson.  Great reference.  Lots of examples from an
  incredible construction engineer.
• Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, Ben C. Gerwick, Jr.  If you’re going to be working on the water,
  especially big water, this book is a great reference.
• Foundation Analysis and Design, Joseph Bowles.  This is a sophisticated reference for foundation and shoring
  work. 
• Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, Karl Terzaghi, Ralph Peck, Gholamreza Mesri. If you are going to work
  with shoring and slope stability in construction engineering, you need to own this book.  Most modern methods of analysis are in one way or another tied to Terzaghi and Peck. 
• Construction Survey and Layout, Wesley Crawford.  There is no better book for describing field expedient
  surveying.  Couple this with a state staking manual. 
• Cranes and Derricks, Howard Shapiro, Jay Shapiro, Lawrence Shapiro.  Great reference when working with cranes
  in an engineering capacity.
• Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction, Robert T. Ratay.  A great book describing all sorts of
  temporary structures, constructability issues, and typical design methods.  
• Slurry Walls and Structural Systems, Petros P. Xanthakos. Good reference for slurry and secant wall design and construction.
• Fall Protection, J. Nigel Ellis.  Ellis is a pioneer in this field. A necessary book for the engineer dealing with fall protection from an engineering standpoint.
• Concrete Pipe Design Manual, Available from the American Concrete Pipe Association http://www.concrete-pipe.org/
• Concrete Pipe Handbook, Available from the American Concrete Pipe Association
• Clay Pipe Engineering Manual, Available from the National Clay Pipe Institute.   http://www.ncpi.org/
• Handbook of Steel Drainage and Highway Construction Products, Available from the Corrugated Steel Pipe
  Institute.  This the best design manual for corrugated metal pipe that we have found to date.  http://www.cspi.ca/english/index.html
• Buried Pipe Design 2nd edition, A. P. Moser.  Excellent resource for buried pipe.  Includes steel, PVC, and
  concrete pipe design.
• CalTrans Falsework Manual, Available from the CalTrans Website.  We have yet to find a state or government
  agency that does a better and more comprehensive job of defining falsework design for box girder bridges.  Many of their design values, to include timber values and bolt values were derived from extensive field and laboratory testing.  This manual is great for any engineer working with temporary support structures. 
• CalTrans Trenching and Shoring Manual, Available from the CalTrans Website.  A straight forward, easy to
  follow, manual that provides a sound, well tested standard for temporary shoring design guidelines. 
• Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, Michael Lindeburg.  The classic reference manual that most
  engineers have at least seen, if they don’t own it.  It remains a good reference well after the exam is a memory. 
• AWS D1.1, Published by the American Welding Society.  This is the primary structure welding code that applies
  to temporary works and a majority of welded structures.
• AWS D1.3, Published by the American Welding Society.  This is the primary welding code for sheet steel such as
  steel pan decking on bridge decks.
• AWS D1.5, Published by the American Welding Society.  This is the welding code for Bridge components.
• ASTM Testing Standards, Available from the ASTM Website.  While large blocks of these standards are relatively
  expensive, individual standards can be pulled out as they apply.   http://www.astm.org/
• Practice Management for Architects and Engineers:  How to Keep from Being in the Middle,  Begert, Michael;
  Brown, Ernest; Cominos, Dion.  Good Legal reference for all parties in regards to dealing with engineering services provided on a project.
• Design and Construction of Lifting Beams; Ricker, David T.  This is required reading if you are going to be
  designing rigging or rigging components of any kind.  .
• Wire Rope Technical Board-Wire Rope Users Manual, Fourth Edition; Wire Rope Technical Board.  This manual
  can be obtained from the Wire Rope Technical Board website.  This manual contain, among other things, a chart showing the actual steel area for wire rope (which is surprisingly hard to find).  This information is required if you are attempting fall protection design using wire rope.

http://www.vulcanhammer.net/  : 
This website is a tremendous resource to the construction engineer.  There is a wealth of information concerning marine and geotechnical engineering.  Numerous links and downloads to documents and software that is very useful to a construction engineer.  You will also find many of the NAFVAC manuals such as DM 7.02 and others here through this website.

http://www.eng-tips.com/  :
Sign Up, Log on, and explore away.  By far the most comprehensive and useful “Chat” room for professional engineers of any discipline.  I have found many answers to questions through this site.  Do your research by searching through the “asked and answered” threads before posting your question and you will find this site to be a very useful resource. 

http://www.dot.ca.gov/manuals.htm :
This site contains .pdf manuals of all kinds from the California Department of Transportation including the Falsework Manual and the Trenching and Shoring Manual.  You will also find many useful construction references and field practices as well as design practices for bridges and other structures in California.  If you are building in California, pay special attention to the Bridge Construction Records and Procedures (known as the CRAP manual) as this is an invaluable resource for the project staff.

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ : 
The FHWA site is full of useful manuals that are relevant to the construction engineer.  Useful publications include:

Manual for Design and Construction Monitoring of Soil Nail Walls
Mechanically stabilized earth fill walls
Design and Construction of Cast in Drilled Hole Pile
Design of Driven Pile Foundations

These examples just scratch the surface of what the FHWA has to offer and we would highly recommend you visit their website to see the extent of their library.

http://www.usace.army.mil/Pages/Default.aspx : 
In the library section of the Corps of Engineers website you will find numerous design aids and field manuals that can help in construction efforts.  These are field tested procedures and design practices which are often incorporated into other government standards.  Some useful publications include:

Design of sheet pile walls
Corps of engineers pile driving
Bearing Capacity of Soils
Tie Back Design
Using Geofabrics on weak soil
Slope stability analysis

http://www.pilebuck.com/ : 
This classic resource links to the famous Pile Buck book series.  The Pile Buck Sheet
Piling Manual in included as part of the Caltrans Trenching and Shoring Manual.  Also notice that the Pile Buck Sheet Piling manual ties into NAFVAC DM 7.02 as well as Terzaghi and Peck and the Corps of Engineers.

http://plasticpipe.org/ : 
Offers design methods and procedures for HDPE and Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe. 
Great for evaluating typical underdrains when under falsework or heavy construction loads.

http://www.asce.org/ : 
ASCE’s main website.  A very useful resource for many things.  The reference library is
especially useful.

**BMA provides these tools as a reference only and assumes no liability for their use.  It is the responsibility of the user to determine if the tool is adequate for the job**

BMA Standard Details

The Standard details below are the details that we typically use when designing and planning.  They are a collaboration of many individuals and their collective experiences.  These standards are simply the next generation of a product that started decades ago.  Each major contractor typically has their own set, and most are very similar as they are the result of knowledge passed along and around throughout the industry. 

BMA Standard Details 7.12 MB PDF

We have added some new standards to facilitate the transfer of knowledge down to younger field personnel, but many of these can be found in just about every contractors tool kit.  As we continue to find the need to create new standards to aid the design process, we will update this file.  If these Standards provide clarification or assistance to those who peruse them, then they have served their purpose.  BMA does not take responsibility for any use of the standards and has provided them simply as a reference tool.

Example Crane Critical Pick Sheets

We find this format of critical pick sheet to be the most useful to field crews. They cover a wide range of items that must be considered when making a critical pick and they provide that information in a condensed, easy to read format.

Critical Pick for Conventional Track Cranes 43 KB PDF

Critical Pick for Conventional Truck Crane 43 KB PDF

Critica lPick for Hydraulic RT 45 KB PDF

 

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