Main entry:

Petschek, Peter.

Title & Author:

Grading for landscape architects and architects / Peter Petschek ; with a foreword by Peter Walker ; edited by the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil Department of Landscape Architecture.

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2008.

Description:

221 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Originally published in German as Geländemodellierung für Landschaftsarchitekten und Architekten.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221).
History of Site Grading 16 -- Developments in Plan Representation 16 -- Selected Projects 22 -- The Pueblo Grande Ball Court 23 -- The Pyramids of the Branitz Landscape Park 27 -- The "Poet's Garden" at the G 59 in Zurich 33 -- The Olympiapark in Munich 37 -- Landform at the Scottish National Gallery of Art in Edinburgh 43 -- Landform 50 -- Site Grading 101 60 -- Small and Large Scale 60 -- Slope 62 -- Slope Calculations in Percent 62 -- Ratio 63 -- Angle of Incline 64 -- Gradient Formations 65 -- Interpolation 67 -- Spot Elevations 69 -- Contour Lines 70 -- Embankments 76 -- Profile 77 -- Cut and Fill Calculations 79 -- Grading: Purpose and Techniques 81 -- Natural Grading 82 -- Important Criteria 84 -- Minimum and Maximum Slope 85 -- Site Grading and Buildings 86 -- Site Grading and Roads 89 -- Grading and Layout Plan 97 -- Stormwater Management and Site Grading 102 -- Stormwater Management Basics 102 -- Site Grading and Stormwater Management Case Studies 112 -- Digital Site Grading 114 -- Data from Local Survey Offices 114 -- Data Mapping with GPS 117 -- Data Collection Using a Builder's Tacheometer 119 -- Digital Models 121 -- Site Model Making 125 -- Real-time Models 128 -- Landscape Stabilization 130 -- Soil 130 -- Erosion and Landslides 133 -- Embankment Angle and Construction Technology 136 -- An Overview of Slope Stabilization Construction Techniques 137 -- Bioengineering Construction Methods 137 -- Lime and Cement Stabilization 141 -- Reinforced Earth 143 -- Geotextile Retaining Walls 145 -- Retaining Walls 146 -- Grading on the Construction Site 152 -- Staking Out with GPS Instruments 152 -- Staking Out with a Tacheometer 153 -- Site Grading Construction Machinery 158 -- Machinery for Soil Excavation and Loading 160 -- Machinery for Soil Transportation 164 -- Machinery for Soil Compaction 166 -- GPS Remote Control in Site Grading 168 -- Practical Examples 174 -- Harradine Golf/Orient Irrigation Services 174 -- A Golf Course 175 -- A Private Garden 178 -- An Island 182 -- ilu AG Ingenieure, Landschaftsarchitekten, Umweltfachleute 186 -- Reuss Delta 188 -- 3D Visualizations of the Netstal Quarry 194 -- Photomontage of the Zingel Quarry 195 -- Site Grading Exercises 196 -- Glossary A -- Z 212.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

The contour line is the only precise and accurate means for representing the free and natural formation of terrain in the plan; so learn to use this instrument!The two design elements of landscape architecture are plants and terrain. While the subject of vegetation is well documented by numerous publications, there is a lack of technical literature in the field of grading. This volume fills that gap: History, forms of terrain, basic principles, digital modeling, slope reinforcement systems, construction site implementation, and practical examples—all are treated in detail. Short problems, systematically organized and arranged in increasing order of difficulty, enable the reader to apply what he or she has learned. The exercises are suitable for self-study. Together with the large amount of practical information provided by the book, they also enable architects to become familiar with grading as an important design element of landscape architecture.

ISBN:

9783764385026 (pbk.)
3764385022 (pbk.)

Subject:

Grading (Earthwork)
Landscape architecture Technique.
Landscape construction.
Soil compaction.
Nivellement (Terrassement)
Architecture du paysage Technique.
Espaces verts Construction.
Sols Compactage.
landscape.
landscaping.
grading.
design.
soil compaction.
Geländemodellierung
landschap
landschapsarchitectuur
landscape architecture
landschapsbouw
egaliseren
levelling
grondverzetmaterieel
earth moving equipment
terrassering
terracing
begreppelen
trenching
civiele techniek
civil engineering
Landscape Architecture (General)
Civil Engineering
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)
Civiele techniek

Added entries:

Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil. Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Landschaftsarchitektur.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 258068
Call No.: BIB 188660
Status: Available