Site Engineering for Landscape Architects
Strom, Steven; Nathan, Kurt; Woland, Jake
Language: English
Published by Wiley, 2013
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- Title
- Site Engineering for Landscape Architects
- Author
- Strom, Steven; Nathan, Kurt; Woland, Jake
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1118090861
- ISBN 13
- 9781118090862
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Item weight
- 1,034 grams
- Dimensions
- 21.08 centimeters width by 23.37 centimeters height by 2.54 centimeters depth
The Leading Guide To Site Design And Engineering Revised And Updated
Site Engineering for Landscape Architects is the top choice for site engineering, planning, and construction courses as well as for practitioners in the field, with easy-to-understand coverage of the principles and techniques of basic site engineering for grading, drainage, earthwork, and road alignment. The Sixth Edition has been revised to address the latest developments in landscape architecture while retaining an accessible approach to complex concepts.
The book offers an introduction to landform and the language of its design, and explores the site engineering concepts essential to practicing landscape architecture todayfrom interpreting landform and contour lines, to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, to construction sequencing, to designing and sizing storm water management systems. Integrating design with construction and implementation processes, the authors enable readers to gain a progressive understanding of the material.
This edition contains completely revised information on storm water management and green infrastructure, as well as many new and updated case studies. It also includes updated coverage of storm water management systems design, runoff calculations, and natural resource conservation. Graphics throughout the book have been revised to bring a consistent, clean approach to the illustrations.
Perfect for use as a study guide for the most difficult section of the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE) or as a handy professional reference, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Sixth Edition gives readers a strong foundation in site development that is environmentally sensitive and intellectually stimulating.
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About the Author
The late STEVEN STROM, FASLA, was Associate Professor in 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.
JAKE WOLAND, ASLA, is a landscape architect with HEWITT in Seattle, Washington. He previously taught at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
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