LA 3160 - Site Engineering

Fall. 5 credits.

Permission of Instructor required. Intended for Landscape Architecture Majors.

M. Palmer.

This course exposes students to the fundamentals of site grading and its relationship to best environmental practices. Lectures and short studio projects are provided to students and “worked-through” within the class period. These projects deal with earthwork estimating; storm water management, site surveys, site layout, and essential professional skills.

Outcome 1: Students shall be able to read, interpret and develop topographic mapping.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to design site-specific green infrastructure practices.

Outcome 3: Students should be able to calculate the run-off impacts of rainfall events.

Outcome 4: Pipe sizes will be able to be determined from calculated rainfalls.