This second issue of ENR's "Construction Facts" features new records - the largest pieces of construction equipment, the tallest building ever moved and some of the projects with the largest workforces in history. Also featured are descriptions of five of construction's dream projects (such as the Bering Strait Bridge) which stretch the limits of present engineering ability. It also includes a section on notable people, market and labor statistics, a directory of professional organizations, unions, and more (see Details). Photographs are not included; however, this version is jam-packed with information that lives well beyond its original publication date. This 64-page issue contains the following: Equipment Records World's Largest Bulldozer World's Largest Truck World's Largest Hydraulic Excavator World's Largest Cable Shovel World's Largest Wheel Loader World's Largest Scraper World's Largest Asphalt Paver World's Largest Grader World's Largest Tower Crane World's Largest Lattice-Boom Crawler Crane World's Largest Telescopic-Boom Truck Crane World's Largest Tunnel-boring Machine Notable People: Equipment Innovators Profiles of 38 notable equipment innovators - forward-thinkers who invented, researched, developed and promoted heavy equipment who played a key role in the evolution of modern construction. Projects Tallest Building Ever Moved Heaviest Building Ever Moved Longest Running Projects Currently Under Way Largest Workforces Famous Structures (Kremlin, Pentagon, Great Wall of China, Grand Mosque in Mecca) Dream Projects White Elephants (Massive projects that were never completed or were completed but never served their intended purpose.) Economics History Markets Cost Indexes ENR Cost Indexes Materials Prices Labor Costs Fun Facts Best Construction Movies Construction Lore (Memorable quotations) Sources of Information Major Professional Organizations Unions Government Agencies Departments of Transportation International Organizations Consulting and Forecasting Firms |