Site Engineering for Landscape Architects - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0442002246 ISBN 13: 9780442002244

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1824

Synopsis

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects Fifth Edition 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.

About this title

Synopsis

The important relationship between design and engineering in landscape architecture is explored in detail in this updated edition. The authors use a step-by-step progression to build a full understanding of this relationship. Features of the second edition include new information on grading, stormwater management, runoff, soil conservation and road alignment. Numerous case studies accompanied by illustrations expedite application of the book's information to real-world projects.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Publication date: 1824
• ISBN 10: 0442002246
• ISBN 13: 9780442002244
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English