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Site Engineering for Landscape Architects S. Strom

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects By S. Strom

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects by S. Strom


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A fundamentals book on site design and engineering. From interpreting landform and contour lines to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, from construction sequencing to designing storm water management systems, it offers an integrated presentation of site engineering concepts essential to practicing landscape architecture.

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Site Engineering for Landscape Architects Summary

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects by S. Strom

This is the fully updated edition of the leading fundamentals book on site design and engineering. Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Fourth Edition continues a long tradition as the leading, comprehensive introduction to site engineering. This revised edition is fully updated to address emerging theories, applications, the increasing use of CAD and CAD related technologies, and much more. From interpreting landform and contour lines to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, from construction sequencing to designing storm water management systems, this Fourth Edition offers an integrated presentation of site engineering concepts essential to practicing landscape architecture today. Complete with new case studies and new material on soils and earthwork, erosion control, and site layout and horizontal control, it is also a perfect preparation guide for the most challenging section of the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE). In addition to helpful sample problems, calculations, and case studies, this updated Fourth Edition features a companion Web site with expanded case studies and links to a variety of regulatory, site engineering, and software resources. Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Fourth Edition makes it easier than ever for students and professionals to quickly master the principles and practices involved in today s environmentally sound site engineering.

About S. Strom

STEVEN STROM, FASLA, is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. KURT NATHAN, PE, is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and was formerly a consulting engineer for Conservation Engineering. JAKE WOLAND, ASLA, is Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. DAVE LAMM is a State Conservation Engineer

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Contours and Form. Definition. Constructing a Section. Contour Signatures and Landform. Characteristics of Contour Lines. Exercises. 2. Interpolation and Slope. Topographic Data. Interpolation. Calculating Slope. Slopes Expressed as Ratios and Degrees. Exercises. 3. Slope Formula Application. Slope Analysis. Slopes for Surface Drainage. Terrace Grading. Path Layout with a Maximum Gradient. Grading of Roads. Grading by Proportion. Visualizing Topography from Contour Lines. Swales to Divert Runoff. Exercises. 4. Grading Constraints. Environmental Constraints. Functional Constraints. Summary of Critical Constraints. Exercises. 5. Grading Design and Process. Grading Design. Grade Change Devices. Grading Process. Applying the Grading Process. Grading Plan Graphics. Exercises. 6. Soils in Construction. Role of Soil in Site Planning. Implications of Soils to Site Construction. Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Investigation. Soil Characteristics. Soil Classification. Engineering Properties of Soils. Structural Soils. Geotextiles. Construction Sequence for Grading. Placing and Compacting Soils. Earthwork Specifications. Exercise. 7. Earthwork. Definitions. Grading Operations. Computation of Cut and Fill Volumes. Exercises. 8. Grading, Landform, and Architecture: Case Studies. Introduction. Gasworks Park. Olympic Park. Westpark. University of Urbino. Leventritt Garden, Arnold Arboretum. Cedar River Watershed Interpretive Center. Loantaka Brook Preserve. Exercise. 9. Storm Water Management. Storm Runoff. Hydrologic Cycle. Nature of the Problem. Management Philosophy. Storm Water Management Strategies. Principles and Techniques. Summary. Exercises. 10. Soil Erosion and Sediment Control. Introduction. Regulatory Requirements. Soil Erosion Factors. Erosion and Sedimentation Processes. Erosion and Sediment Control Principles. Development of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. Runoff Considerations. Construction Sequencing. Erosion Control Measures. Sediment Control Measures. Summary. Exercises. 11. Determining Rates and Volumes of Storm Runoff: The Rational and Modified Rational Methods. Introduction. Rational Method. Modified Rational Method. Volumes of Runoff, Storage, and Release. Required Storage for Detention or Retention Ponds by the Modified Rational Method. Summary. Exercises. 12. Natural Resources Conservation Service Methods of Estimating Runoff Rates, Volumes, and Required Detention Storage. Introduction. Rainfall. Procedures of TR55. Volume for Detention Storage. Summary. Exercises. 13. Designing and Sizing Storm Water Management Systems. Management Systems. Design and Layout of Drainage Systems. Applications. Subsurface Drainage. Summary. Exercises. 14. Site Layout and Dimensioning. Hierarchy of Dimensioning. Dimensioning Guidelines. Horizontal Layout Methods. Layout Plans. Exercises. 15. Horizontal Road Alignment. Types of Horizontal Curves. Circular Curve Elements. Circular Curve Formulas. Degree of Curve. Stationing. Horizontal Sight Distance. Construction Drawing Graphics. Horizontal Alignment Procedures. Superelevation. Exercises. 16. Vertical Road Alignment. Vertical Curve Formula. Equal Tangent Curves. Calculating the Locations of High and Low Points. Unequal Tangent Curves. Construction Drawing Graphics. Vertical Sight Distances. Road Alignment Procedure. Exercises. 17. Grading, Storm Water Management, and Road Alignment: Case Studies. Earthworks Park. Merrill Lynch Corporate Campus. Morris Arboretum. Pennswood Village. Street Edge Alternatives. Waterworks Gardens. Exercise. Appendix I. Table of Metric Equivalents. Appendix II. Metric Drawing Scales. Glossary. Bibliography. Permissions. Index.

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CIN0471273945VG
9780471273943
0471273945
Site Engineering for Landscape Architects by S. Strom
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20040802
352
N/A
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