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Site Engineering for Landscape Architects

Name: Site Engineering for Landscape Architects
Author: Steven Strom
ISBN: 9780471273943

by Steven Strom

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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.

About the Author, Steven Strom

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 and quantify of New Jersey, and was formerly a consulting engineer for Conservation Engineering.

Jake Woland, Asla, is a landscape architect with Hewitt in Seattle, Washington.

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Emphasizes principles and techniques of basic site engineering for grading, drainage, earthwork, and road alignment. The authors feel that collaborative efforts between the landscape architecture and engineering professions will result in the most appropriate solution to design and environmental problems. Topics include contours and form, grading constraints, storm water management, earthwork, and horizontal road alignment. Contains numerous examples, exercises, illustrations, and a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)