Practical Manual of Land Development - Hardcover

Colley, Barbara

9780070119673: Practical Manual of Land Development

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070119678 ISBN 13: 9780070119673

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1998

The first choice among land development engineers, this edition is newly updated and expanded. It is required reading for young engineers and a convenient reference for experienced engineers. This is the essential book for civil engineers in land development and provides helpful information for all land development professionals including feasibility studies and cost estimating. Once you see this book you will want it. Practical Manual of Land Development provides step-by-step instructions for design, including formulas, tools, technical data, guidelines, and checklists to make your development project run smoothly. This Third Edition emphasizes efficient usage of computers and now includes specifications for ADA and NPDES. It is presented in metric as well English units.

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From the Back Cover:

The Premier Guide of Land Development Professionals. This is the essential book for civil engineers in land development and a helpful guide for ALL land development professionals. The newly updated and expanded Practical Manual of Land Development provides you with: what you need to know about land development engineering; step-by-step instructions for designing grading plans; streets, roads, and highways; parking lots; sanitary sewers and storm drains; complete instructions for civil engineering design from feasibility studies to construction coordination; guidelines for preparing cost and fee estimates; checklists for plans, specifications, and estimates; an understanding of the influence of other professionals and the public in land development; guidance for coordinating with other land development professionals.

About the Author:

Barbara Colley, P.E., is the head of BC3E, Barbara Colley Consulting Engineers, a firm that provides a full range of civil engineering design services, based in San Jose, California. She is a land development specialist with over 30 years experience.

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