US’ National Demolition Association unveils new reference resource.
Created in partnership with the National Demolition Association, “Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management” is a new book by Richard J. Diven and Mark Shaurette available from Purdue University Press, West Lafayette, Ind.
The book’s promoters say it is “an invaluable reference resource for anyone involved in demolition projects, particularly students of construction management and engineering.”
Topics covered in the book include a range of technical and management issues encountered by demolition contractors and those who hire them. Topics include modern demolition practices, the impact of different construction types, demolition regulations, estimating demolition work, demolition contracts, safety on the demolition project, typical demolition equipment, debris handling and recycling, use of explosives, demolition contractors’ participation in disaster response, and demolition project management.
Co-author Richard J. Diven has nearly 40 years of experience in the demolition industry as a manager at structural demolition company ICONCO between 1964 and 2000 and then as founder of R. J. Diven Consulting LLC, Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.
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