Item Detail Information
Book
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Title
The site calculations pocket reference
Call No
TH375
Edition
2nd ed.
Authors
Subjects
Language
English
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2006.
Publication Desc
xix, 487 p. : ill., maps ;
ISBN
0471730025 (pbk.)
LCCN
2005044610
Dimensions
21 cm.
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General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Section 1Earthworks and Materials -- 1 -- 1.1 Soils-Angles of Repose -- 2 -- 1.2 Volume of Sand or Gravel in a Stockpile -- 2 -- 1.3 Approximate Swelling Factors for Various Soil Types -- 3 -- 1.4 Approximate Shrinkage Factors for Various Soil Types -- 3 -- 1.5 Soil Permeability -- 3 -- 1.6 Water Retention for Various Soils -- 4 -- 1.7 Weights of Materials -- 4 -- 1.8 Water-Holding Estimates of a Variety of Soils -- 5 -- 1.9 Triangle of Physical Characteristics of Various Soils -- 6 -- 1.10 Estimated Runoff Volume from a 24-Hour, 7-Inch Rain Event -- 6 -- 1.11 Average Soil Infiltration Rates for Various Soils by Percent of Slope -- 7 -- 1.12 Computation for Volume of Excavated Material (English) -- 7 -- 1.13 Computation for Volume of Excavated Material (Metric) -- 8 -- 1.14 Computation of Materials Volume from Trench Excavation (English) -- 9 -- 1.15 Computation of Materials Volume from Trench Excavation (Metric) -- 9 -- 1.16 Angles of Slopes -- 10 -- 1.17 Slope Measurement Plan (Horizontal) to True Measure -- 10 -- 1.18 Approximate Equivalencies: Slope/Grade/Degree -- 11 -- 1.19 Safe Limit Restrictions (General Guide) -- 11 -- 1.20 Soil Coverage -- 12 -- 1.21 Top Dressing (English) -- 13 -- 1.22 Top Dressing (Metric) -- 13 -- 1.23 Practical Examples of Specialized Small Areas of Fill (Sand Trap) -- 14 -- 1.24 Calculation of Area of an Odd-Shaped Area -- 15 -- 1.25 Calculation of Fill Materials for an Odd-Shaped Area (Golf Green) -- 16 -- 1.26 Chart of Volumes by Area -- 17 -- Section 2 Drainage -- 19 -- 2.1 Manning's "n" Value for Design -- 20 -- 2.2 Circular Pipe Flow Capacity (Double Wall-Smooth) -- 21 -- 2.3 Circular Pipe Flow Capacity (Single Wall-Spiral) -- 22 -- 2.4 Pipe Size Conversion (Drainage) English to Metric -- 23 -- 2.5 Example of Circular Pipe Flow Capacity Calculation -- 23 -- 2.6 Diagram for Pipe Flow Capacity Calculation -- 24 -- 2.7 Drainage Calculation: Water Quantity by Area -- 25 -- 2.8 Pipe Conversion Factors (Natural Gas, Irrigation, Drainage, etc.) -- 26 -- Section 3 Irrigation, Water Supply, and Materials -- 27 -- 3.1 Pipe Data Introduction -- 28 -- 3.2 Lake Lining Calculation -- 29 -- 3.3 Pressure Loss from Friction per 100 Ft. of Pipe (Pounds per Square Inch) -- 30 -- 3.4 Pressure Conversion Chart PSI-Kg/Cm-BAR -- 33 -- 3.5 Pipe Conversion Factors -- 35 -- 3.6 Velocity of Flow (Feet per Second) -- 36 -- 3.7 Surge Pressures and Water Hammer -- 37 -- 3.8 Comparative Flow Capacities for Pipe -- 39 -- 3.9 Uniformity and Efficiency -- 42 -- 3.10 Uniformity Coefficient -- 42 -- 3.11 System Distribution Uniformity -- 42 -- 3.12 Efficiencies -- 43 -- 3.13 Designing Irrigation System Capabilities -- 43 -- 3.14 Soil Reservoir -- 44 -- 3.15 Natural Water Loss -- 45 -- 3.16 Guides to Determining ET Rate -- 46 -- 3.17 Minimizing System Losses -- 46 -- 3.19 Irrigation Water Requirements -- 47 -- 3.20 Scheduling Procedures -- 48 -- 3.22 Sprinkler Spacing -- 51 -- 3.23 Precipitation Rate Formulas -- 52 -- 3.24 Sprinkler Efficiency and Spacing under Certain Conditions -- 53 -- 3.25 Approximate Number of Sprinklers per Acre -- 54 -- 3.26 Example-How to Determine Pipe Size per Requirement -- 55 -- 3.27 Pump Definitions -- 55 -- 3.28 Practical Suction Lifts at Various Elevations -- 56 -- 3.29 Pump Cost and Efficiency Data -- 56 -- 3.30 Cost of Pumping Water per 1,000 U.S. Gallons Pumped -- 57 -- 3.31 Cost per Hour of Pumping under Continuous Conditions -- 57 -- 3.32 Formula for Figuring Efficiency of Pump -- 57 -- 3.33 Formula for Determining Pump Horsepower -- 57 -- 3.34 Pump Calculation: Size for Duty -- 57 -- 3.35 Miscellaneous Irrigation Data -- 58 -- 3.36 Example-Irrigation System Design for Sports Fields -- 58 -- 3.37 Materials for Sprinkler Systems -- 59 -- 3.38 Maintenance Procedure for Irrigation System -- 63 -- 3.39 Winterization in Southern Climates -- 63 -- 3.40 Winterization in Northern Climates -- 63 -- 3.41 Spring Start-Up -- 63 -- 3.42 Electrical Table for Single-Phase Irrigation Wiring -- 64 -- 3.43 Electrical Table for Basic Three-Phase Irrigation Wiring -- 65 -- 3.44 Voltage Loss for Various Wire Sizes per 100 Ft. of Copper Wire -- 66 -- 3.45 Wire Sizing Calculation Form -- 69 -- 3.46 American to Metric Cable Size Conversion -- 70 -- Section 4 Concrete, Retaining Walls, Streets, and Weir Structures -- 71 -- 4.1 Approximate Weights of Materials Required per Cubic Yard of Concrete -- 72 -- 4.2 Approximate Weights of Materials Required per Cubic Yard of Concrete -- 73 -- 4.3 Approximate Weights of Materials Required per Cubic Yard of Concrete -- 74 -- 4.4 Approximate Weights of Materials Required per Cubic Yard of Concrete -- 75 -- 4.5 Quantities of Portland Cement for Concrete -- 76 -- 4.6 Materials for Concrete per Cubic Yard -- 76 -- 4.7 Quantities: Concrete for Footings -- 76 -- 4.8 Concrete Surface Coverage per Cubic Yard -- 77 -- 4.9 Reinforcing Steel Requirements for Concrete -- 77 -- 4.10 Concrete Mixer-Average Output in Cubic Yards per Hour -- 78 -- 4.11 Properties of Plywood Forming -- 78 -- 4.12 Allowable Stresses for Formwork Lumber -- 78 -- 4.13 Approximate Board Foot Content of Sawed Railroad Ties -- 79 -- 4.14 Calculations for Retaining Walls-Cubic Yards per Area by Depth -- 79 -- 4.15 Recommended Guidelines for Subdivision or City Street Construction -- 79 -- 4.16 Typical Road Section Sketch -- 80 -- 4.17 Discharge from Rectangular Notch Weirs with End Contractions -- 81 -- 4.18 Discharge from Triangular Notch Weirs with End Contractions -- 83 -- Section 5 Grassing, Landscaping, Fertilization, and Ground Covers -- 85 -- 5.1 Turfgrasses Stolonization-What is a Bushel? -- 86 -- 5.2 What Does "Certified" Mean? -- 86 -- 5.3 Ornamental Grasses -- 87 -- 5.4 Recommended Seeding Rates of Some Grasses -- 88 -- 5.5 Characteristics of Some Turfgrasses -- 89 -- 5.6 Coverage Area per Bale of Bean Straw -- 90 -- 5.7 Grass Stolons: Distribution Rate by Means of Sprigging -- 90 -- 5.8 Grass Stolons: Quantities Required for Broadcast Distribution -- 90 -- 5.9 Coverage Areas for Turf and Other Ground Covers via Plugs -- 91 -- 5.10 Fertilization (Nitrogen Requirements) -- 91 -- 5.11 Coverage Area per Flat of Ground Covers Square Feet per Flat -- 93 -- 5.12 Liners and Hedge Plants: Plants Required per 100 Lin. Ft. -- 93 -- 5.13 Plants Required per 100 SF: Various Spacings -- 94 -- 5.14 Flats of Plants Required per 100 SF: Various Spacings and Various Quantities per Flat -- 94 -- 5.15 Number of Shrubs or Plants for an Acre at Various Spacings -- 95 -- 5.16 Peat Moss Coverage: Depth in Inches per Square Surface Footage -- 96 -- 5.17 Steer Manure Coverage: Depth in Inches per Square Surface Footage -- 96 -- 5.18 Steer Manure: Rates per Acre Based on Required Rates per 1,000 SF -- 97 -- 5.19 Nursery Container Stock: Approximate Backfill Volume for Various Container Stock: Round Plant Pits, Vertical Sides -- 98 -- 5.20 Nursery Container Stock: Volume of Excavated Soil Resulting from Multiple Plantings: Square Planting Pits -- 99 -- 5.21 Nursery Container Stock: Approximate Backfill Volume for Various Container Stock Square Plant Pits, Vertical Sides -- 100 -- 5.22 Nursery Container Stock -- 101 -- 5.23 Tree Pit Excavation for Nursery Container Stock Square Pits, Vertical Sides -- 101 -- 5.24 Tree Pit Excavation for Nursery Container Stock Round Pits, Vertical Sides -- 102 -- 5.25 Nursery Container Stock: Volume of Excavated Soil Resulting from Multiple Plantings: Round Plant Pits -- 102 -- 5.26 Suggested Planting Distances for Some Fruit Trees -- 103 -- 5.27 Tree Cabling Material Combinations -- 104 -- 5.28 Hydroseeders: Area Coverage per Load -- 105 -- 5.29 Hydroseeder Coverage Using Seed, Fertilizer, and Mulch -- 105 -- 5.30 Hydroseeder Coverage Using Seed and Fertilizer Only -- 106 -- 5.31 Usage Rates for a Combination of Organic and Synthetic Products -- 106 -- 5.32 Usage Rates for Synthetic Fiber Bond -- 107 -- 5.33 Usage Rates for Gum-Based Organic Tackifier -- 107 -- 5.34 Seed Facts for Native Prairie Grasses and Legumes: Cool Season -- 108 -- 5.35 Seed Facts for Native Prairie Grasses and Legumes: Warm Season -- 109 -- 5.36 Seed Facts for Legumes -- 110 -- 5.37 Seed Facts for Cool-Season Turfgrasses -- 111 -- 5.38 Seed Facts for Warm-Season Foragegrasses -- 112 -- 5.39 Plant Hardiness Zones -- 113 -- 5.40 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map -- 114 -- 5.41 Shade and Ornamental Trees -- 115 -- 5.42 Ornamental Shrubs -- 130 -- 5.43 Fruit Trees -- 138 -- 5.44 Nut Trees -- 143 -- 5.45 Conifers -- 144 -- 5.46 Broadleaves -- 155 -- Section 6 Sports Fields -- 161 -- 6.1 Field Spaces -- 162 -- 6.2 Tolerances for Selecting the Best Turfgrass for Your Needs (Cool and Warm Season) -- 162 -- 6.3 Types of Field Turf -- 171 -- 6.4 Lighting -- 171 -- 6.5 Drainage -- 172 -- 6.6 Irrigation -- 173 -- 6.7 Sports Field Space Requirements (General) -- 175 -- 6.8 Archery -- 175 -- 6.9 Athletics (Track and Field) Field Events -- 178 -- 6.10 Athletics (Track and Field) Track Events -- 190 -- 6.11 Badminton -- 198 -- 6.12 Baseball -- 199 -- 6.13 Basketball -- 207 -- 6.14 Indoor and Lawn Bowls and Boules (Bocce/Petanque) -- 210 -- 6.15 Boxing (International) -- 212 -- 6.16 Cricket (Outdoor and Indoor) -- 214 -- 6.17 Croquet -- 217 -- 6.18 Equestrian -- 219 -- 6.19 Fencing -- 220 -- 6.20 Football (American-Canadian) -- 221 -- 6.21 Football (Aussie Rules) -- 226 -- 6.22 Football (Gaelic) -- 228 -- 6.23 Football (Rugby League) -- 230 -- 6.24 Football (Rugby Union) -- 231 -- 6.25 Football (Association Soccer) -- 234 -- 6.26 Handball -- 236 -- 6.27 Horseshoes -- 238 -- 6.28 Hockey (Field) -- 242 -- 6.29 Hockey (Indoor) -- 245 -- 6.30 Hurling (Men's) -- 246 -- 6.31 Lacrosse (Men's) -- 248 -- 6.32 Lacrosse (Women's) -- 250 -- 6.33 Netball -- 252 -- 6.34 Polo -- 253 -- 6.35 Shuffleboard -- 255 -- 6.36 Softball -- 257 -- 6.37 Squash Rackets -- 258 -- 6.38 Tennis (Paddle) -- 260 -- 6.39 Tennis (Platform) -- 261 -- 6.40 Tennis -- 263 -- 6.41 Volleyball -- 268 -- 7.1 Temperature Conversion -- 274 --
7.2 Angular and Circular Measure -- 274 -- 7.3 Measurement of Time -- 274 -- 7.4 Measurement of Time: Converting Minutes to Decimal Hours -- 275 -- 7.5 Converting Inches and Fractions to Decimal Parts of a Foot -- 276 -- 7.6 Decimal Equivalents Table -- 276 -- 7.7 Circumferences and Areas of Circles -- 277 -- 7.8 Units of Length -- 280 -- 7.9 Units of Area -- 281 -- 7.10 Units of Length (Metric) -- 282 -- 7.11 Units of Area (Metric) -- 282 -- 7.12 Square Tracts of Land (English) -- 282 -- 7.13 Area Conversion: Square Feet to Equivalent Acreage -- 283 -- 7.14 Area Conversion: Acres to Equivalent Square Footage -- 284 -- 7.15 Converting Miles to Kilometers and Kilometers to Miles -- 285 -- 7.16 Converting Feet to Meters and Meters to Feet -- 285 -- 7.17 Converting Inches to Centimeters and Centimeters to Inches -- 286 -- 7.18 Measurement of Area Conversions: English System to Metric System -- 286 -- 7.19 Measurement of Area Conversions: Metric System to English System -- 286 -- 7.20 Measurement of Volume Conversions: English System to Metric System -- 287 -- 7.21 Units of Weight (Metric) -- 287 -- 7.22 Units of Volume (English) -- 287 -- 7.23 Units of Volume (English): Conversions -- 287 -- 7.24 Units of Cubic Measure (Metric) -- 288 -- 7.25 Units of Weight (English) -- 288 -- 7.26 Units of Weight Conversions: English System to Metric System -- 288 -- 7.27 Units of Volume (English): Conversions -- 288 -- 7.28 Units of Dry Measure -- 289 -- 7.29 Units of Dry Measure: Conversions -- 289 -- 7.30 Dry Materials: Conversion Use for Small Areas -- 290 -- 7.31 Units of Liquid Measure -- 290 -- 7.32 Units of Liquid Measure: Conversions -- 291 -- 7.33 Units of Liquid Measure (Metric) -- 291 -- 7.34 Units of Liquid Measure: Weight Equivalents -- 291 -- 7.35 Units of Water Measurement and Equivalencies -- 292 -- 7.36 Units of Liquid Measure Equivalencies: Gallons/Pounds/Cubic Feet -- 293 -- 7.37 Capacity of Square Pools per Foot of Depth -- 294 -- 7.38 Capacity of Rectangular Pools per Foot of Depth -- 294 -- 7.39 Capacity of Round Pools per Foot of Depth -- 294 -- 7.40 Liquid Materials: Conversions for Use for Small Areas -- 295 -- 7.41 Volumes Based on Areas of Water by Depth (Cu./Yds.) -- 296 -- 7.42 Calculation of Volume Based on Area of Water by Depth -- 297 -- 7.43 Conversion Table for U.S. and Metric Systems -- 298 -- 7.44 USGA Sand Specification -- 299 -- 7.45 Equipment Amortization Table -- 300 -- 7.46 Simple Interest Table -- 301 -- 7.47 30 Days Interest Table -- 302 -- 7.48 World Time Zone Map -- 303 -- Section 8 Formulas for Areas and Volumes of Various Geometric Figures -- 305 -- 8.1 Rectangle -- 306 -- 8.2 Parallelogram -- 306 -- 8.3 Trapezoid -- 307 -- 8.4 Rectangular Prism -- 307 -- 8.5 Any Prism -- 307 -- 8.6 Pyramid -- 308 -- 8.7 Right Triangle -- 308 -- 8.8 Any Triangle -- 309 -- 8.9 Regular Polygon -- 309 -- 8.10 Any Cylinder -- 309 -- 8.11 Any Cone and Frustum of Any Cone -- 310 -- 8.12 Ellipse -- 310 -- 8.13 Circle -- 311 -- 8.14 Sector of a Circle -- 311 -- 8.15 Segment of a Circle -- 312 -- Section 9 Map and Surveyor Information -- 313 -- 9.1 Scale Equivalents: Scale 1/16" to 1' -- 314 -- 9.2 Scale Equivalents: Scales 1" to 10'/1" to 80' -- 314 -- 9.3 Scale Equivalents: Scales 1"/100' to 1"/1,000' -- 315 -- 9.4 Scale Equivalents: Scales 1" = 50' to 1" = 10 miles -- 315 -- 9.5 Slope Stake -- 316 -- 9.6 Stadia Correction and Horizontal Distances -- 319 -- 9.7 Chains to Feet and Feet to Chains Conversions -- 321 -- 9.8 Trigonometric Formulas -- 321 -- 9.9 Reduction to Horizontal -- 324 -- 9.10 Natural Trigonometrical Functions -- 325 -- 9.11 Curve Table -- 336 -- 9.12 Tangents and Externals to a 1-Degree Curve -- 338 -- 9.13 Useful Relations -- 346 -- 9.14 Square Measure and Surveyor's Measure -- 347 -- 9.15 Inches to Decimals of a Foot -- 348 -- 9.16 Minutes in Decimals of a Degree -- 350 -- 9.17 Middle Ordinates of Length of Rail (Feet) -- 352 -- 9.18 Short Radius Curves -- 353 -- 9.19 Rods in Feet, Tenths, and Hundredths of Feet -- 354 -- 9.20 Links in Feet, Tenths, and Hundredths of Feet -- 355 -- 9.21 Inches in Decimals of a Foot -- 356 -- 9.22 Curve Formulas -- 356 -- 9.23 Table of Powers and Roots (1-100) -- 357 -- 9.24 Square Roots and Cube Roots (1,000-2,000) -- 360 -- Section 10 Sanitary Sewers -- 363 -- 10.1 Separation Distances -- 364 -- 10.2 Minimum Separation between Sanitary Facilities and Other Features -- 364 -- 10.3 Expected Hydraulic Loading Rates -- 365 -- 10.4 Intermittent Stream Effluent Limits -- 368 -- 10.5 Minimum Size of Sewer Appurtenances -- 368 -- 10.6 Recommended Hazen-Williams Coefficients for Sewer Pipe -- 368 -- 10.7 System Pressures and Pump Types -- 369 -- 10.8 Septic Tanks -- 369 -- 10.9 Estimating the Size Grease Trap for Restaurants and Hospitals -- 370 -- 10.10 Buried Filters -- 371 -- 10.11 Open Filters-Single Pass -- 371 -- 10.12 Filter Media -- 371 -- 10.13 Recommended Sewage Application Rates -- 372 -- 10.14 Site Criteria for Mounds -- 372 -- 10.15 Allowable Lateral Lengths (Ft.) -- 373 -- 10.16 Sidewall Areas of Circular Seepage Pits -- 373 -- 10.17 Cascade Aeration -- 374 -- 10.19 Mound Design Example -- 376 -- Section 11 Worldwide Weather Conditions -- 381 -- 11.1 Temperature Distribution -- 382 -- 11.2 Distribution of Precipitation -- 382 -- 11.3 North America -- 385 -- 11.4 South America -- 387 -- 11.5 Europe -- 388 -- 11.6 Asia -- 388 -- 11.7 Africa -- 389 -- 11.8 Australia -- 389 -- 11.9 Temperature Data for Representative Worldwide Stations -- 391 -- 11.10 Precipitation Data for Representative Worldwide Stations -- 432 -- 11.11 Worldwide Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation -- 472 -- Appendix Miscellaneous Conversion Factors -- 475.
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