TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petschek, Peter
AU  - Walker, Peter
TI  - Grading for landscape architects and architects. Ed. by the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil Department of Landscape Architecture. Tr. from German in to English by Jessica Read
SN  - 3764385022
U1  - 712 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Basel
PB  - Birkhauser
N1  - CONTENTS 8Foreword by Peter Walker 12  Introduction 16  History of Site Grading 16  Developments in Plan Representation 22  Selected Projects 23  The Pueblo Grande Ball Court 27  The Pyramids of the Branitz Landscape Park 33  The Poet's Garden at the G 59 in Zurich 37  The Olympiapark in Munich 43  Landform at the Scottish National Gallery of Art  in Edinburgh 50  Landform 60  Site Grading 101 60  Small and Large Scale 62  Slope 62  Slope Calculations in Percent 63  Ratio 64  Angle of Incline 65  Gradient Formations 67  Interpolation 69  Spot Elevations 70  Contour Lines 76  Embankments 77  Profile 79  Cut and Fill Calculations 81  Grading: Purpose and Techniques 82  Natural Grading 84  Important Criteria 85  Minimum and Maximum Slope 86  Site Grading and Buildings 89  Site Grading and Roads 97  Grading and Layout Plan 102 Stormwater Management and Site Grading 102 Stormwater Management Basics 112 Site Grading and Stormwater Management Case Studies 114 Digital Site Grading 114 Data from Local Survey Offices 117 Data Mapping with GPS 119 Data Collection Using a Builder's Tacheometer 121 Digital Models 125 Site Model Making 128 Real-time Models 130 Landscape Stabilization 130 Soil 133 Erosion and Landslides 136 Embankment Angle and Construction Technology 137 An Overview of Slope Stabilization Construct ion Techniques 137 Bioengineering Construction Methods 141 Lime and Cement Stabilization 143 Reinforced Earth 145 Geotextile Retaining Walls 146 Retaining Walls 152 Grading on the Construction Site 152 Staking Out with GPS Instruments 153 Staking Out with a Tacheometer 158 Site Grading Construction Machinery 160 Machinery for Soil Excavation and Loading 164 Machinery for Soil Transportation 166 Machinery for Soil Compaction 168 GPS Remote Control in Site Grading 174  Practical Examples 174 Harradine Golf/ Orient Irrigation Services 175 A Golf Course 178 A Private Garden 182 An Island 186 ilu AG Ingenieure, Landschafts-architekten, Umweltfachleute 188 Reuss Delta 194 3D Visualizations of the Netstal Quarry 195 Photomontage of the Zingel Quarry 196 Appendix 196 Site Grading Exercises 212 Glossary A-Z 218 Bibliography and References 221 Picture Credits /Table Credits
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