This big book provides a detailed history of a big piece of machinery: the bucket wheel excavator. Rasper's well-illustrated survey of the BWE begins with 19th century American patents and carries into the 1970's.
BOOK DETAILS: 465 pp, just under 4 pounds; released with dustcover. Cloth over boards; sewn binding. B&w illustrations throughout: photos, technical drawings, charts, graphs, elevations, formulas. Over 90 pp of advertising reproductions!
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 - Origin & Development of the Bucket Wheel Excavator; 2 - Methods of Operation of Wheel Excavators; 3 - Bucket Wheel Excavator Design; 4 - Cutting Resistance & Digging Power; 5 - Regulations for Load Assumptions; 6 - The Bucket Wheel; 7 - Conveyor Belts on Bucket Wheel Excavators; 8 - Crawlers for Bucket Wheel Excavators; 9 - Lubrication Technology for Bucket Wheel Excavators; 10 - The Main Slewing Mechanism of the Bucket Wheel Excavator; 11 - The Steel Structure of the Bucket Wheel Excavator; 12 - Electrical Equipment for Bucket Wheel Excavators; 13 - The Role of the Bucket Wheel in Excavation; 14 - Bucket Wheel Excavator Mining Systems; 15 - Appendix; 16 - Reference List of Major Bucket Wheel Manufacturing Companies.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.7. Seller Inventory # G0878490124I5N01
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_417468080
Seller: Olmstead Books, Port Dover, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition US. The boards are square and tight, not bumped, previous owners stamp on front end page, the pages are bright. The dust jacket has tape applied to the inside leading edge, a two cm tear at top of spine and a one cm tear at top of front flap, in a Brodart cover now. Seller Inventory # 12421
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