Agriculture Reference
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an undulating grass area with
hypothetical contour lines super-
imposed. Image B is the same
location with just the contour
lines, as might be found in a
grading plan.
The information superim-
posed on the photographs is
descriptive, to help the reader
better visualize the information
presented; it is not meant to be,
in Figure 1.5-A for instance, the
actual location or contours of the
particular site photographed.
L e v e l A r e a
1 0 6 . 5
Figure 1.5-a
Contour lines superimposed on a landscape
GaininG an
eSSentiaL GraSp
of Site-GradinG
conceptS
L e v e l A r e a
1 0 6 .5
The impetus for this text is to
present the technical material
necessary to prepare students of
landscape architecture and allied
design professions in the art and
science of grading and drainage,
following a more accessible, visual approach. The goal is to provide stu-
dents with an essential grasp of the material necessary to understand
and master site grading. The students will also learn to solve simple
as well as complex grading and drainage problems. The approach to
achieving these goals emphasizes learning and understanding what is
necessary through visualization, rather than relying on an approach
that emphasizes problem solving through mathematical calculations.
The primary approach of design education is an emphasis on a visually
Figure 1.5-B
Contour lines as they might be shown in plan view with-
out the photograph
