Time-Saver Standards Site Construction Details Manual

by Dines, Nicholas; Brown, Kyle

• ISBN13: 9780070170391
• ISBN10: 0070170398
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-22
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

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Author Biography

Nicholas T. Dines, FASLA, is a professor of landscape architecture and serves as graduate MLA program director at the University of Massachusetts where for over 28 years he has taught courses in site engineering, structures, design studio, design drawing, design theory, and professional practice. He is the author of three other McGraw-Hill publications: Landscape Perspective Drawing, the recently released Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Construction Details CD, and the Second Edition of Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, with Charles W. Harris. He has over 32 years of professional experience, including a 10-year period of work on residential and recreational design projects in Greece. He currently is conducting research in multi-media applications to both professional and academic design and planning practices, with a special focus on site construction and sustainable design. He has a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, and an MLA degree from Harvard University. His home is in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Kyle D. Brown is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is coproducer of Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Construction Details CD-ROM. He has a B.L.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.L.A. from the University of Massachusetts, and is a Ph.D. candidate in regional planning at the University of Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	xi
How to Use This Book	xii
Athletic Surfaces
Athletic Fields
Artificial Turf	3	(6)
Natural Turf	9	(7)
Athletic Paving	16	(15)
Curbs
Asphalt Curbs	31	(1)
Brick Curbs	32	(2)
Concrete Curbs
Cast-In-Place	34	(9)
Precast	43	(6)
Stone Curbs	49	(6)
Wood Curbs	55	(4)
Drainage Inlets
Area Drains	59	(8)
Catch Basins	67	(5)
Trench Drains	72	(11)
Drainage Swales
Concrete Swales	83	(1)
Stone Swales	84	(5)
Vegetated Swales	89	(6)
Fences
Brick Fences	95	(3)
Metal Fences	98	(2)
Stone Fences	100	(1)
Wood Fences	101	(10)
Lighting
Accent Lighting	111	(3)
Pedestrian Lighting	114	(6)
Vehicular Lighting	120	(5)
Paving
Aggregate Paving	125	(7)
Asphalt Paving	132	(18)
Unit Pavers	149	(1)
Brick Paving	150	(19)
Concrete Paving
Cast-in-Place	169	(13)
Precast Units	182	(5)
Reinforced Turf	187	(5)
Stone Paving	192	(18)
Synthetic Paving	210	(5)
Wood Paving	215	(6)
Paving Dividers
Brick Paving Dividers	221	(1)
Concrete Paving Dividers	222	(1)
Stone Paving Dividers	223	(8)
Paving Edges
Asphalt Paving Edges	231	(4)
Brick Paving Edges	235	(7)
Concrete Paving Edges	242	(4)
Metal Paving Edges	246	(1)
Stone Paving Edges	247	(2)
Wood Paving Edges	249	(4)
Paving Joints
Concrete Paving Joints	253	(13)
Brick Paving Joints	266	(5)
Pedestrian Ramps
Concrete Pedestrian Ramps	271	(4)
Wood Pedestrian Ramps	275	(4)
Planting
Existing Tree Protection and Transplanting	279	(5)
Shrub Planting	284	(4)
Tree Planting	288	(19)
Ponds
Clay-lined Ponds	307	(2)
Infiltration Ponds	309	(1)
Polymer-Lined Ponds	310	(7)
Pools
Cast-in-place Pools	317	(3)
Gunite Pools	320	(2)
Precast Pools	322	(3)
Retaining Structures
Brick Retaining Structures	325	(2)
Concrete Retaining Structures
Cast-in-Place	327	(9)
Precast	329	(7)
Stone Retaining Structures	336	(7)
Wood Retaining Structures	343	(6)
Seatwalls
Concrete Seatwalls	349	(9)
Stone Seatwalls	358	(2)
Wood Seatwalls	360	(5)
Steps
Brick Steps	365	(1)
Concrete Steps	366	(3)
Ramp Steps	369	(4)
Stone Steps	373	(2)
Wood Steps	375	(4)
Walls
Brick Walls	379	(5)
Concrete Walls	384	(4)
Stone Walls	388	(5)
Photographic Sources	393	(2)
Detail Index	395