Landscape grading : a study guide for the LARE /: a study guide for the LARE. (2020)
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- Book
- Title:
- Landscape grading : a study guide for the LARE /: a study guide for the LARE. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Landscape grading : a study guide for the LARE
- Further Information:
- Note: Valerie Aymer.
- Authors:
- Aymer, Valerie
- Contents:
- Introduction Section One - Grading Basics 1.1) What is Grading? 1.2) Understanding Spot Elevations 1.3) Determining Slopes 1.4) Interpolation and Slope Intervals 1.5) Contour Grading 1.6) Graphic Conventions 1.7) Summary 1.8) Exercises 1.9) Literature Cited Section Two - Landforms 2.1) What Are Landforms? 2.2) Watersheds 2.3) Ridges, Peaks and High Points 2.4) Valleys, Ponds and Low Points 2.5) Plane Surfaces 2.6) Summary 2.7) Exercises 2.8) Literature Cited Section Three - Grading of Landscape Elements 3.1) Drainage Systems 3.2) Plane Surfaces and Warped Planes 3.3) Swales 3.4) Retention Ponds 3.5) Drain Inlets 3.6) Berms 3.7) Summary 3.8) Exercises 3.9) Literature Cited Section Four - Grading of Built Elements 4.1) Roads, Shoulders, Curbs and Sidewalks 4.2) Paths 4.3) Stairs 4.4) Ramps 4.5) Retaining Walls 4.6) Summary 4.7) Exercises 4.8) Literature Cited Section Five - Landscape and Built Element Combinations 5.1) Parking Lots 5.2) Culverts 5.3) Sloping Berms 5.4) Summary 5.5) Exercises 5.6) Literature Cited Section Six - Other Concepts That Are Good to Know 6.1) Calculating Ffe 6.2) Cut And Fill 6.3) Pipes 6.4) Horizontal and Vertical Curves 6.5) Landscape Grading Standards 6.6) Summary 6.7) Exercises 6.8) Literature Cited Section Seven - Taking The Examination 7.1) A Note About the Computer-Based Test 7.2) Scheduling Your Life Before the Exam 7.3) Test-Taking Tips 7.4) Identifying Topographic Signatures 7.5) Where to Start 7.6) Recommended Reading 7.7) Literature CitedIntroduction Section One - Grading Basics 1.1) What is Grading? 1.2) Understanding Spot Elevations 1.3) Determining Slopes 1.4) Interpolation and Slope Intervals 1.5) Contour Grading 1.6) Graphic Conventions 1.7) Summary 1.8) Exercises 1.9) Literature Cited Section Two - Landforms 2.1) What Are Landforms? 2.2) Watersheds 2.3) Ridges, Peaks and High Points 2.4) Valleys, Ponds and Low Points 2.5) Plane Surfaces 2.6) Summary 2.7) Exercises 2.8) Literature Cited Section Three - Grading of Landscape Elements 3.1) Drainage Systems 3.2) Plane Surfaces and Warped Planes 3.3) Swales 3.4) Retention Ponds 3.5) Drain Inlets 3.6) Berms 3.7) Summary 3.8) Exercises 3.9) Literature Cited Section Four - Grading of Built Elements 4.1) Roads, Shoulders, Curbs and Sidewalks 4.2) Paths 4.3) Stairs 4.4) Ramps 4.5) Retaining Walls 4.6) Summary 4.7) Exercises 4.8) Literature Cited Section Five - Landscape and Built Element Combinations 5.1) Parking Lots 5.2) Culverts 5.3) Sloping Berms 5.4) Summary 5.5) Exercises 5.6) Literature Cited Section Six - Other Concepts That Are Good to Know 6.1) Calculating Ffe 6.2) Cut And Fill 6.3) Pipes 6.4) Horizontal and Vertical Curves 6.5) Landscape Grading Standards 6.6) Summary 6.7) Exercises 6.8) Literature Cited Section Seven - Taking The Examination 7.1) A Note About the Computer-Based Test 7.2) Scheduling Your Life Before the Exam 7.3) Test-Taking Tips 7.4) Identifying Topographic Signatures 7.5) Where to Start 7.6) Recommended Reading 7.7) Literature Cited Section Eight - Grading Vignettes Section Nine - Solutions to Exercises And Vignettes Appendix - Metric Standards in Canada and the United Kingdom A.1) Units of Linear Measurement A.2) Comparison of Accessible Building Regulations A.3) Stairs A.4.) Ramps A.5) Summary A.6) Literature Cited Index Acknowledgements … (more)
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 624.152
Grading (Earthwork) -- Examinations -- Study guides
Landscape construction -- Examinations -- Study guides
Building sites -- Examinations -- Study guides - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000056587
9781000056549
9781000056563
9781003006404 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367439057
9780367439071 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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