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ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM Site Engineering for LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM Site Engineering for LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS SIXTH EDITION Steven Strom Kurt Nathan Jake Woland John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM Cover Design: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Cover Photograph: © Burck Shellenberg, Shellenberg Photography o This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. 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Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material at http://booksupport.wiley.com. For more information about Wiley products, visit our Web site at http://www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Strom, Steven. Site engineering for landscape architects / Steven Strom, Kurt Nathan, Jake Woland. — Sixth edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-118-09086-2 (cloth); 978-1-118-41613-6 (ebk.); 978-1-118-41909-0 (ebk.); 978-1-118-43365-2 (ebk.); 978-1-118-46243-0 (ebk); 978-1-118-46244-7 (ebk) 1. Building sites. 2. Landscape architecture. 3. Landscape construction. I. Nathan, Kurt. II. Woland, Jake. III. Title. TH375.S77 2012 624—dc23 2012026252 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM To Corrie Rosen, without whom this edition would not have been completed To the memory of Steve Strom, a mentor and friend ffffiirrss..iinndddd vv 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd vvii 0044//0011//1133 99::4466 AAMM Contents Preface xi 4 Interpolation and Slope 63 Acknowledgments xiii Topographic Data 63 Interpolation 64 1 Site Engineering IS Design 1 Calculating Slope 68 Slope s Expressed as Ratios and Why Is an Understanding of This Degrees 71 Material Important? 1 Slope Analysis 71 The Design Language of Site Engineering 1 5 Grading of Simple Design Elements 77 Summary 17 Grading of Linear Elements 77 2 Grading Constraints 19 Grading by Proportion 87 Visualizing Topography from Environmental Constraints 19 Contour Lines 90 Functional Constraints 23 Grading of Planar Areas 90 Summary of Critical Constraints 32 Swales to Divert Runoff 97 Area Grading Process 98 3 Contours and Form 33 6 Grading Process 101 Defi nition 33 Constructing a Section 37 Introduction 101 Characteristics of Contour Lines 37 Applying the Grading Process 103 Contour Signatures and Landform 38 Grading Plan Graphics 108 Case Studies 53 vii ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 0044//0011//1133 99::4477 AAMM contents viii | 7 Soils in Construction 113 10 Storm Water Management System Components 157 Role of Soil in Site Planning 113 Implications of Soils for Traditional Storm Water Management Site Construction 113 System Components 157 Geotechnical Exploration and Principles and Techniques 160 Soil Investigation 115 Infi ltration Systems 161 Soil Characteristics 117 Detention Systems 164 Soil Classifi cation 118 Rainwater Harvesting Systems 168 Engineering Properties of Soils 120 Constructed Treatment Wetlands 170 Structural Soils 121 Green Roofs 170 Structured Soil Volumes 122 Bioretention Systems 174 Lightweight Soils 123 Landscape Practices 176 Geotextiles 123 Future Developments: Net Zero Construction Sequence for Grading 124 Water and Integrated Water Placing and Compacting Soils 126 Management 176 Earthwork Specifi cations 128 Case Studies 178 Summary 190 8 Earthwork 129 11 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 191 Defi nitions 129 Grading Operations 130 Introduction 191 Computation of Cut-and-Fill Regulatory Requirements 191 Volumes 131 Soil Erosion Factors 192 Case Study 141 Erosion and Sedimentation Processes 193 9 Storm Water Management 147 Erosion and Sediment Control Principles 193 Storm Runoff 147 Development of an Erosion and Hydrologic Cycle 148 Sediment Control Plan 195 Nature of the Problem 148 Runoff Considerations 195 Management Philosophy 150 Construction Sequencing 196 System Functions 151 Erosion Control Measures 196 Storm Water Management Sediment Control Measures 202 Strategies 153 Case Studies 202 Beyond Storm Water Management 155 Summary 205 Summary 156 ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 0044//0011//1133 99::4477 AAMM
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