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• 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
• Grading Design Where Paved Area Meets Building Entrance Accessible by Stairs
• Parking Lot Grading Design
• Site-Grading Design in Lawn Area
• Sculptural Landform Solutions in Lawn or Landscaped Areas
• Some Final Examples of Using Spot Elevations and Contours in Site-Grading Design
• Construction Sequence for a Bus Shelter
• Chapter 14: Storm and Surface Water Drainage Management
• Traditional Handling of Surface Storm Water
• Contour Grading
• Design Options for Handling Storm Water
• Chapter 15: Estimating Volume of Cut and Fill Using Contour Method
• Cut and Fill Is the Process of Earth Moving
• Contour Method For Estimating Cut and Fill
• Other Methods of Estimating Earthwork Volumes
• Chapter 16: Professional Example of Site Grading by Design
• References
• End-User License Agreement