First choice among land development engineers, this edition is newly updated and expanded.

Practical Manual of Land Development is the essential book for civil engineers in land development and provides helpful information for all land development professionals including feasibility studies and cost estimating.

Practical Manual of Land Development provides step-by-step instructions for design to make your development project run smoothly, including:

• formulas
• tools
• technical data
• guidelines
• checklists

The Fourth Edition emphasizes efficient usage of computers and now includes specifications for ADA and NPDES. It is presented in metric as well as English units.

Contents

1. Land Development
2. Resources
3. Site Analysis
4. Maps and Plans
5. Preliminary Engineering
6. Earthwork
7. Roadways and Parking Lots
8. Sanitary Sewers
9. Storm Drainage
10. Protecting and Conserving Water Resourcs
11. Water Supply Lines
12. The Finished Plans, Specifications, and Estimates
13. The Construction Phase
14. Putting It All Together
15. Useful Websites
16. Helpful Trigonometry
17. Helpful Geometry
18. Sewage System Calculation Examples
19. Storm Drain System Calculation Examples

Index

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