Site Engineering I: Grading and Drainage
Shaping land with contours, slopes and spot elevations, and moving water off a site.
LARC-230 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Landscape Architecture
Course content
- 1Contours and topographic mapsComing
- 2Slope and gradient calculationsComing
- 3Spot elevationsComing
- 4Grading principlesComing
- 5Grading around buildingsComing
- 6Grading walks, ramps and stairsComing
- 7Accessible gradingComing
- 8Surface drainageComing
- 9Swales and bermsComing
- 10Cut and fillComing
- 11Grading plansComing
- 12Grading projectComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Shaping land with contours, slopes and spot elevations, and moving water off a site.
Part of the Architecture & Planning stream, typically taken in year 2.