Plant engineer's reference book, second edition: 2nd ed

Cover -- Plant Engineer's Reference Book -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second edition -- Preface to the First edition -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Physical considerations in site selection -- 1.1 Environmental considerations of valley or hillside sites -- 1.2 Road, rail, sea and air access to industrial sites -- 1.3 Discharge of effluent and general site drainage -- 1.4 Natural water supplies, water authority supplies and the appropriate negotiating methods and contracts -- 1.5 Water storage, settling wells and draw-off regulations -- 1.6 Problem areas associated with on-site sewage treatment for isolated areas -- 1.7 Landscaping on industrial and reclaimed land -- 1.8 Legislation on contaminated land of concern to the plant engineer -- Further reading -- Chapter 2. Plant location -- 2.1 Selecting the location -- 2.2 Services -- 2.3 Ecology and pollution -- Chapter 3. Industrial buildings -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Specifying an industrial building -- 3.3 Security -- 3.4 Leases -- 3.5 Obtaining approval to build -- 3.6 Extending existing buildings -- 3.7 Fire protection, detection and suppression -- 3.8 Cost comparisons and contract procedure -- 3.9 Structural and services supports -- 3.10 Natural ventilation -- 3.11 Building durability -- 3.12 Building maintenance -- 3.13 Building repairs -- 3.14 Domestic facilities -- 3.15 Lifts -- 3.16 Site health and safety -- 3.17 Sub-ground pits and basements -- 3.18 Internal and external decoration -- 3.19 Industrial ground floors -- 3.20 Ground considerations -- References -- Chapter 4. Industrial flooring -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Selection of appropriate flooring material -- 4.3 Requirements of concrete substrate -- 4.4 Special finishes -- 4.5 Comparative applied costs -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Planning and plant layout -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Technological development and its effect upon plant layout -- 5.3 Layout planning concepts -- 5.4 Plant data -- 5.5 Process/site layout modelling -- 5.6 Design synthesis -- 5.7 Site layout realization -- 5.8 Internal layouts of buildings -- 5.9 Selling the concept -- 5.10 Implementation -- 5.11 Consultants -- References -- Chapter 6. Contract management -- 6.1 Contracts -- 6.2 Approaching the contract -- 6.3 Types and forms of contract -- 6.4 The specification and drawings -- 6.5 Estimates and bills of quantities and estimates -- 6.6 Specific sums stated in tender documents -- 6.7 Tender documents -- 6.8 Direct and bulk purchasing contracts -- 6.9 Programme of works -- 6.10 Selection of tenderers -- 6.11 Inviting tenders -- 6.12 Analysing tenders -- 6.13 Selection of the contractor -- 6.14 Making a contract -- 6.15 Relationships between contractor and other parties -- 6.16 Site meetings -- 6.17 Progress and control -- 6.18 Quality control -- 6.19 Interim payments -- 6.20 Budget control and variations -- 6.21 The Construction.