Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, 3rd Edition

by Steven Strom (Rutgers--The State Univ. of New Jersey); Kurt Nathan ((ret.) Emeritus, Rutgers--The State Univ. of New Jersey and Formerly Consulting Engineer, Conservation Engineering, P.A.)

• ISBN13: 9780471291961
• ISBN10: 047129196X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Preface	xi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiii
1 Contours and Form	1	(10)
Definition	1	(2)
Constructing a Section	3	(1)
Contour Signatures and Landform	3	(4)
Characteristics of Contour Lines	7	(1)
Exercises	8	(3)
2 Interpolation and Slope	11	(12)
Topographic Data	11	(1)
Interpolation	12	(6)
Calculating Slope	18	(2)
Slopes Expressed as Ratios and Degrees	20	(1)
Exercises	21	(2)
3 Slope Formula Application	23	(24)
Slope Analysis	23	(2)
Slopes for Surface Drainage	25	(3)
Terrace Grading	28	(5)
Path Layout with a Maximum Gradient	33	(1)
Grading of Roads	34	(5)
Grading by Proportion	39	(2)
Visualizing Topography from Contour Lines	41	(1)
Swales to Divert Runoff	41	(1)
Exercises	42	(5)
4 Grading Constraints	47	(12)
Environmental Constraints	47	(4)
Functional Constraints	51	(6)
Summary of Critical Constraints	57	(1)
Exercises	58	(1)
5 Grading Design and Process	59	(30)
Grading Design	59	(5)
Grade Change Devices	64	(6)
Grading Process	70	(2)
Applying the Grading Process	72	(6)
Grading Plan Graphics	78	(3)
Exercises	81	(8)
6 Earthwork	89	(24)
Definitions	89	(1)
Construction Sequence for Grading	90	(1)
Grading Operations	91	(2)
Computation of Cut and Fill Volumes	93	(17)
Exercises	110	(3)
7 Grading, Landform, and Architecture: Case Studies	113	(18)
Introduction	113	(1)
Gasworks Park	113	(1)
Olympic Park	114	(6)
Westpark	120	(4)
University of Urbino	124	(4)
Exercise	128	(3)
8 Storm Water Management	131	(24)
Storm Runoff	131	(1)
Hydrologic Cycle	132	(1)
Nature of the Problem	132	(1)
Management Philosophy	133	(2)
Storm Water Management Strategies	135	(2)
Principles and Techniques	137	(11)
Controlling Erosion and Sedimentation	148	(6)
Summary	154	(1)
Exercises	154	(1)
9 Determining Rates and Volumes of Storm Runoff: The Rational and Modified Rational Methods	155	(24)
Introduction	155	(1)
Rational Method	155	(12)
Modified Rational Method	167	(4)
Volumes of Runoff, Storage, and Release	171	(3)
Required Storage for Detention or Retention Ponds by the Modified Rational Method	174	(2)
Summary	176	(1)
Exercises	176	(3)
10 Natural Resources Conservation Service Methods of Estimating Runoff Rates, Volumes, and Required Detention Storage	179	(18)
Introduction	179	(1)
Rainfall	180	(1)
Procedures of TR55	181	(11)
Volume for Detention Storage	192	(2)
Summary	194	(1)
Exercises	194	(3)
11 Designing and Sizing Storm Water Management Systems	197	(34)
Management Systems	197	(4)
Design and Layout of Drainage Systems	201	(2)
Applications	203	(19)
Subsurface Drainage	222	(5)
Summary	227	(1)
Exercises	227	(4)
12 Horizontal Road Alignment	231	(16)
Types of Horizontal Curves	231	(1)
Circular Curve Elements	232	(1)
Circular Curve Formulas	233	(2)
Degree of Curve	235	(1)
Stationing	236	(3)
Horizontal Sight Distance	239	(2)
Construction Drawing Graphics	241	(1)
Horizontal Alignment Procedures	241	(3)
Superelevation	244	(1)
Exercises	245	(2)
13 Vertical Road Alignment	247	(18)
Vertical Curve Formula	248	(1)
Equal Tangent Curves	248	(1)
Calculating the Locations of High and Low Points	249	(4)
Unequal Tangent Curves	253	(3)
Construction Drawing Graphics	256	(1)
Vertical Sight Distances	257	(1)
Road Alignment Procedure	258	(3)
Exercises	261	(4)
14 Grading, Storm Water Management, and Road Alignment: Case Studies	265	(16)
Introduction	265	(1)
Earthworks Park	265	(3)
Merrill Lynch Corporate Campus	268	(7)
Morris Arboretum	275	(4)
Exercises	279	(2)
Appendix I: Table of Metric Equivalents	281	(2)
Appendix II: Drawing Scales and Metric Notation	283	(2)
Scales	283	(1)
Dimensioning	284	(1)
Glossary	285	(6)
Bibliography	291	(3)
Permissions	294	(1)
Index	295