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TIME-SAVER STANDARDS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE :
DESIGN
AND
CONSTRUCTION
DATA
Second Edition
CO-EDITORS
Charles W. Harris Nicholas T. Dines ASSISTANT EDITOR Kyle D . Brown
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company New York " Washington, D .C . " Auckland " Bogata' " Caracas " Lisbon London " Madrid " Mexico City " Milan - Montreal " New Delhi " San Juan Singapore - Sydney - Tokyo - Toronto
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data available on request
Copyright U 1998 by McGraw-Hill, Inc . All rights reserved . Printed in the United States of America . Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 234567890
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DESIGN & PRODUCTION Susan Gierman-Clark / Suzani Design Jeff Potter / Potter Publishing Studio
DESIGNERS Linsey Kelch (chief), Mary Franz, Robin Bethke,
Steve Howland, Susan Potter
Dedication
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his second edition is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr . Albert Fein, who was instrumental in bringing the Editors and McGraw-Hill together to create the first edition . He was a champion of Landscape Architecture and possessed a broad view which encompassed both its social purpose and the technology required to give form to its vision . He was a historian, a mentor, a colleague, and a friend .
Table of Contents Foreward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv . . . . . . . xvi . . Preface . . Preface to the First Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii Contributors and Reviewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . . xvix D I V I
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Processes
SECTION 110
Construction Documents
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. . . . . . . . . . Construction Documents . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION 130
Site Construction Operations
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . C