A user-friendly guide to site engineering terms, concepts, and procedures Like its celebrated predecessors, this updated Third Edition of the classic work in the field serves three very important functions: It supplies landscape architects in training with the technical know-how needed to transform their design ideas into sites that are physically sound and environmentally sensitive. It arms them with a set of technical and ethical principles upon which to base their aesthetic choices. And it provides practicing site planners and architects with a valuable, single-source reference to current site engineering trends, practices, and regulations. Steven Strom and Kurt Nathan draw upon their extensive experience, both in the classroom and the field, to provide an integrated presentation of site engineering concepts relevant to the practice of landscape architecture. From interpreting landform and contour lines to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, from construction sequencing to designing storm water management systems, they cover all the bases in a progressive format, designed to make it easier than ever for students to quickly master the terminology, principles, and practices involved in environmentally sound site engineering. They also include many real-world examples and skill-building exercises that further assist in reducing the learning curve.
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A user-friendly guide to site engineering terms, concepts, and procedures Like its celebrated predecessors, this updated Third Edition of the classic work in the field serves three very important functions: It supplies landscape architects in training with the technical know-how needed to transform their design ideas into sites that are physically sound and environmentally sensitive. It arms them with a set of technical and ethical principles upon which to base their aesthetic choices. And it provides practicing site planners and architects with a valuable, single-source reference to current site engineering trends, practices, and regulations. Steven Strom and Kurt Nathan draw upon their extensive experience, both in the classroom and the field, to provide an integrated presentation of site engineering concepts relevant to the practice of landscape architecture. From interpreting landform and contour lines to designing horizontal and vertical road alignments, from construction sequencing to designing storm water management systems, they cover all the bases in a progressive format, designed to make it easier than ever for students to quickly master the terminology, principles, and practices involved in environmentally sound site engineering. They also include many real-world examples and skill-building exercises that further assist in reducing the learning curve.
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STEVEN STROM, ASLA, is Associate Professor and Chairman 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 University of New Jersey, and was formerly a consulting engineer for Conservation Engineering.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Thorough but Poorly Organized,
By PJKW (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Site Engineering for Landscape Architects (Hardcover)
Puchased this text to help review for the LARE exam. The text has all of the necessary information but is not layed out well. Illustrations are not located on pages where they are referenced in the text making it so that you have to flip back and forth across several pages to understand the text in relation to the examples.The larger problem with the book is that the answers to Exercises are not given. You will have no way to determine if you are completing the problems correctly or not. The only way to find out will be to have them reviewed by another Landscape Architect or Engineer. The text functions well as a reference for Landscape Architects to review formulas or storm water calculation techniques but if you are trying to use it for developing skills or for exam preperation I would not recommend it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is not helpful,
By Shannon (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Site Engineering for Landscape Architects (Hardcover)
I am a first-year BLA student, and this text is required for an introductory course in site grading and drainage. This book is very difficult for me to read and understand. Descriptions of calculations are very poorly presented in paragraph narrative, which is mind-numbing to read and comprehend. If the calculations were presented in a step-by-step format, like a math text, they would be dramatically more clear and understandable. I agree with a previous reviewer, as well, that the layout is dysfunctional because the text and corresponding graphics are not on facing pages. This problem is particularly annoying, considering that landscape architecture is a design profession that emphasizes legibility in graphics and presentation material. I would welcome anyone's recommendations for a text that explains this subject in a more helpful way.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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vertical curves,
By A Customer
This review is from: Site Engineering for Landscape Architects (Hardcover)
I am taking a class in site engineering. This book has helped me tremendously in a difficult study such as this. I would recommend this book highly. It is easy to read and understand, and the author has an extensive understanding of the subject matter. a must for all students of landscape architecture!
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A clear understanding of what a contour represents is fundamental to the grading process. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
entering tangent, exiting tangent, number spot elevations, proposed contour lines, hydraulically most remote point, foot spot elevation, sample grid cell, tabular hydrograph method, equal tangent curves, grading constraints, swale design, existing contour lines, site engineering, grading design, tangent distance, tangent elevation, tangent offsets, contour plan, peak runoff rate, invert elevation, road alignment, slope categories, curve elevations, permissible velocity, storm duration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Modified Rational, Olympic Park, Survey Pack, Great Mound, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States, Morris Arboretum, Bee Brook Pond, Collegio del Colle, Lake Union, New York's Central Park, University of Urbino, Using Figure, Kurt Nathan, Softdesk Civil, Soil Conservation Service, Station Point Tangent New!
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A clear understanding of what a contour represents is fundamental to the grading process. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
entering tangent, exiting tangent, number spot elevations, proposed contour lines, hydraulically most remote point, foot spot elevation, sample grid cell, tabular hydrograph method, equal tangent curves, grading constraints, swale design, existing contour lines, site engineering, grading design, tangent distance, tangent elevation, tangent offsets, contour plan, peak runoff rate, invert elevation, road alignment, slope categories, curve elevations, permissible velocity, storm duration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Modified Rational, Olympic Park, Survey Pack, Great Mound, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States, Morris Arboretum, Bee Brook Pond, Collegio del Colle, Lake Union, New York's Central Park, University of Urbino, Using Figure, Kurt Nathan, Softdesk Civil, Soil Conservation Service, Station Point Tangent New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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