Grading with design in mind : landscape site grading principles /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sharky, Bruce
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2014]
• Θέματα: Landscape construction.; Building sites.; Grading (Earthwork); Landscape architecture.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.; Electronic books.

A complete guide to site grading for designers and other visual learners Grading With Design in Mind: Landscape Site Grading Principles is a comprehensive guide to grading, written specifically from the design perspective. Heavily illustrated and non-technical, this book meets the needs of designers...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1: Some Background on the Subject of Site Grading; Site Grading Informs Design; Let's Begin; The Importance of Grading in Design; A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words; Gaining an Essential Grasp of Site-Grading Concepts; What the Student Needs to Know about Site Grading; Chapter 2: Site Grading and the Legal Requirements; What Is Site Grading?; Avoiding Grading Problems in the Landscape; Site Grading in the Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture; Professional Registration to Practice Landscape Architecture
• Chapter 3: Site Planning and Grading ProcessThe Design Process; Steps in the Design Process Continuum; Preliminary Site Grading Plan; Design Development and Subsequent Phases in the Design Continuum; Chapter 4: Drawing Conventions; Drawing Conventions: Landscape Drawings and Music Scores; Drafting and Representation; The Concept of Documentation Conventions in Music and Design; Following Drawing Conventions Prevents Miscommunication; Construction Documentation; Another Word about Scale; Chapter 5: What Is Scale, Why Is It Important, and How Is It Used?; Scale: A Word of Several Meanings
• The Need for Scaled DrawingsSite Grading Is Integral to the Phases of Design; Using and Choosing the Right Scale; Reference Plan and Match Lines; Architect's and Engineer's Scales; Topographic Maps Are Useful Preplanning Tools; Map Scales and Contour Intervals; Recognizing Landform Patterns; The Information Contained in Topographic Maps; U.S. Geological Survey and Scales of Other Countries; Chapter 6: Where Are You?; The Language of Maps; How to Find and Locate Places in the Landscape, or: Where Am I?; Maps Serve a Variety of Purposes; Coordinate Systems; Referencing System for a Land Parcel
• Licensed Land SurveyorLocating a Building or Other Element on the Ground; Chapter 7: Contours; Contour Lines: A Language for Two Dimensions; What the Landscape Would Look Like with Contours; Contours Explained; Slope in Plan and Section; Chapter 8: Signature Landforms; Landform Signatures; Watershed Landform Signature; Putting It All Together; Chapter 9: Calculating Slope and Other Grading Calculations: Tools for Gaining Mastery in Grading; Introducing Calculation of Slope; A Few Slope Conventions; Slope Equation: Primary Tool for Most Calculations Required in Grading
• Chapter 10: How to Calculate Spot ElevationsWhen Are Spot Elevations Needed?; Where Spot Elevations Are Necessary; Overview for the Grading Conditions Discussion; How Spot Elevations Are Used by Contractors; How to Calculate a Spot Elevation; The Steps for Establishing Spot Elevations on a Sloping Surface; Using the Riser Height of Steps to Calculate Spot Elevations; How a Contractor Uses Spot Elevations Shown on a Grading Plan; From Schematic Design Plan to Grading Plan; Chapter 11: Working with Contours: Creating Landforms with Design in Mind; Creating Landscapes Using Contours