Site Engineering for Landscape Architects

by Strom, Steven; Nathan, Kurt; Woland, Jake

• ISBN13: 9780470138144
• ISBN10: 0470138149
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-13
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The leading guide to site design and engineering, now fully updated.The leading choice for site engineering, planning, and construction courses, as well as for practitioners in the field, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Fifth Edition introduces the principles and techniques of basic site engineering for grading, drainage, earthwork, and road alignment. The Fifth Edition maintains the text's recognized quality, while revising its content to keep readers up to date with current technologies in the field of landscape architecture.Introducing landform and the language of its design, the text explores the site engineering concepts essential to practicing landscape architecture today-from interpreting landform and contour lines, to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, to construction sequencing, to designing and sizing stormwater management systems. Integrating design with the construction and implementation processes, the authors provide students with a progressive understanding of the subject matter.This new edition expands its coverage of such current topics as sustainability, green roofs, bioengineering, and lightweight and structural soils. It also features new case studies, as well as inspiring graphics and color photos with real-world examples.Perfect for use as a study guide for the most difficult section of the Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE) or as a handy professional reference, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Fifth Edition gives readers a strong foundation for engaging in site development that is environmentally sensitive and intellectually stimulating.

Author Biography

The late Steven Strom, Fasla, was Associate Professor 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 Uni?versity of New Jersey, and was formerly a consulting engineer for Conservation Engineering.

Jake Woland, Asla, is a landscape architect with Hewitt in Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Site Engineering IS Design	p. 1
Why Is an Understanding of This Material Important?	p. 1
The Design Language of Site Engineering	p. 1
Summary	p. 21
Grading Constraints	p. 23
Environmental Constraints	p. 23
Functional Constraints	p. 27
Summary of Critical Constraints	p. 36
Contours and Form	p. 37
Definition	p. 37
Constructing a Section	p. 41
Characteristics of Contour Lines	p. 42
Contour Signatures and Landform	p. 44
Case Studies	p. 58
Interpolation and Slope	p. 71
Topographic Data	p. 71
Interpolation	p. 72
Calculating Slope	p. 76
Slopes Expressed as Ratios and Degrees	p. 78
Slope Analysis	p. 79
Grading of Simple Design Elements	p. 85
Grading of Linear Elements	p. 85
Grading by Proportion	p. 96
Visualizing Topography from Contour Lines	p. 98
Grading of Planar Areas	p. 98
Swales to Divert Runoff	p. 106
Area Grading Process	p. 107
Grading Process	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Applying the Grading Process	p. 111
Grading Plan Graphics	p. 117
Soils in Construction	p. 123
Role of Soil in Site Planning	p. 123
Implications of Soils for Site Construction	p. 123
Geotechnical Exploration and Soil Investigation	p. 125
Soil Characteristics	p. 127
Soil Classification	p. 128
Engineering Properties of Soils	p. 130
Structural Soils	p. 131
Lightweight Soils	p. 132
Geotextiles	p. 132
Construction Sequence for Grading	p. 133
Placing and Compacting Soils	p. 136
Earthwork Specifications	p. 137
Earthwork	p. 139
Definitions	p. 139
Grading Operations	p. 140
Computation of Cut-and-Fill Volumes	p. 141
Storm Water Management	p. 157
Storm Runoff	p. 157
Hydrologic Cycle	p. 158
Nature of the Problem	p. 159
Management Philosophy	p. 160
Storm Water Management Strategies	p. 161
Principles and Techniques	p. 163
Case Studies	p. 183
Summary	p. 194
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control	p. 195
Introduction	p. 195
Regulatory Requirements	p. 195
Soil Erosion Factors	p. 196
Erosion and Sedimentation Processes	p. 197
Erosion and Sediment Control Principles	p. 197
Development of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan	p. 199
Runoff Considerations	p. 199
Construction Sequencing	p. 200
Erosion Control Measures	p. 200
Sediment Control Measures	p. 205
Case Studies	p. 206
Summary	p. 209
Determining Rates and Volumes of Storm Runoff: The Rational and Modified Rational Methods	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
Rational Method	p. 212
Modified Rational Method	p. 223
Volumes of Runoff, Storage, and Release	p. 228
Required Storage for Detention or Retention Ponds by the Modified Rational Method	p. 229
Summary	p. 233
Natural Resources Conservation Service Methods of Estimating Runoff Rates, Volumes, and Required Detention Storage	p. 235
Introduction	p. 235
Rainfall	p. 237
Procedures of TR55	p. 237
Volume for Detention Storage	p. 250
Summary	p. 253
Designing and Sizing Storm Water Management Systems	p. 255
Management Systems	p. 255
Design and Layout of Drainage Systems	p. 261
Applications	p. 263
Subsurface Drainage	p. 284
Summary	p. 289
Site Layout and Dimensioning	p. 291
Hierarchy of Dimensioning	p. 292
Dimensioning Guidelines	p. 293
Horizontal Layout Methods	p. 295
Layout Plans	p. 301
Horizontal Road Alignment	p. 303
Types of Horizontal Curves	p. 303
Circular Curve Elements	p. 305
Circular Curve Formulas	p. 306
Degree of Curve	p. 308
Stationing	p. 310
Horizontal Sight Distance	p. 313
Construction Drawing Graphics	p. 314
Horizontal Alignment Procedures	p. 314
Superelevation	p. 316
Case Study	p. 318
Vertical Road Alignment	p. 323
Vertical Curve Formula	p. 324
Equal Tangent Curves	p. 325
Calculating the Locations of High and Low Points	p. 326
Unequal Tangent Curves	p. 330
Construction Drawing Graphics	p. 333
Vertical Sight Distances	p. 335
Road Alignment Procedure	p. 335
Table of Metric Equivalents	p. 341
Metric Drawing Scales	p. 342
Glossary	p. 343
Bibliography	p. 349
Index	p. 353
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