Landscape Site Grading Principles E-Book

Bruce G. Sharky

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 342

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

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 and visual learners by presenting the principles and methods of site grading with less emphasis on engineering, and a strong focus on the effect on the overall aesthetic. Written by a professor in America's number-one ranked undergraduate landscape architecture program, the book guides readers step-by-step through the process of solving various grading problems in real-life scenarios. Landscape designers, landscape architects, and engineers need to have a deep understanding of site grading as the foundation of any project. Grading plans must not only solve practical requirements, but also create landforms that contribute to the aesthetic ambition of the overall site and architectural design concept. Grading With Design in Mind takes a highly visual approach to presenting modern grading techniques and considerations, providing designers the guidance they need to become competent in site grading while understanding the design implications of the subject. Features include: * Numerous illustrations to support the text * Step-by-step examples * Professional grading plans Studying the professional grading plans helps readers better understand the real-world application of grading principles in different situations. Site grading is a complicated topic with plenty of on-site variables, but Grading with Design in Mind breaks it down into clear, concise instruction with value to both professionals and students in the field of landscape design.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

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 Process

The 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 Drawings

Site 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 Surveyor

Locating 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 Elevations

When 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

Getting from the Site and the Design to Grading the Site

Contours Used to Show Landform

Creating Landforms for Programmed Uses

Contours Used to Show Surface Drainage

Paved Surfaces Water Flow

How to Create a Level Area on Sloping Ground

Chapter 12: Signature Solutions

Signature Grading Solutions

Creating a Level Area on Sloping Ground

Signature Solution: Creating a Sloping Surface

Creating a Swale around a Level Surface to Direct Surface Water Flow Away from a Building or Activity Area

Creating a Drainage Swale

Creating a Watershed to Collect Surface Water

Catch Basin Design in Paved Area

Creating a Sculpted Landform

Creating a Detention Pond or Depression

Site-Grading Concepts for a Simple Residential Lot

Three Initial Site-Grading Strategies

Use of Spot Elevations and Contour Grading for a Tennis Court or Other Large Court-Game Surface

Chapter 13: Detailed Grading with Slopes, Contours, and Spot Elevations

Grading of Paved Surfaces: Walks and Ramps

Design Process for Grading a Pedestrian Ramp

Design Process for Grading a Bicycle Trail and Park Walkway

Integration of Walkway, Steps, and Seating Area