Materials and Structures. Below. (Landscape Section)

Author: Zhan Xujun, Wu Jue
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book primarily summarizes the use of different materials and construction methods in landscape construction, explaining the application of materials in various construction methods. Chapter 2, permeable construction, is widely used in landscape design. It facilitates water storage and drainage, benefiting the ecological cycle. This chapter focuses on the construction methods of grassy, sandy, crushed stone, and gravel surfaces. Chapter 3, hard construction, involves various levels of roadways and plazas. This chapter describes the different characteristics of multiple materials and their corresponding construction methods. Chapter 4, boundary construction, introduces walls, fences, and retaining walls as typical constructions. Chapter 5, edge construction, addresses the treatment of construction at the junction of two or more materials. This chapter focuses on building edges, hard paving edges, and water body maintenance edges. Chapter 6, water body construction, introduces the forms, composition, and construction of landscape ponds and swimming pools through examples. Chapter 7, wood structure, highlights the styles and construction methods of wooden arbors. Additionally, the book includes basic knowledge of stone and wood in the appendix. This book primarily summarizes the use of different materials and construction methods in landscape construction, explaining the application of materials in various construction methods. Chapter 2, permeable construction, is widely used in landscape design. It facilitates water storage and drainage, benefiting the ecological cycle. This chapter focuses on the construction methods of grassy, sandy, crushed stone, and gravel surfaces. Chapter 3, hard construction, involves various levels of roadways and plazas. This chapter describes the different characteristics of multiple materials and their corresponding construction methods. Chapter 4, boundary construction, introduces walls, fences, and retaining walls as typical constructions. Chapter 5, edge construction, addresses the treatment of construction at the junction of two or more materials. This chapter focuses on building edges, hard paving edges, and water body maintenance edges. Chapter 6, water body construction, introduces the forms, composition, and construction of landscape ponds and swimming pools through examples. Chapter 7, wood structure, highlights the styles and construction methods of wooden arbors. Additionally, the book includes basic knowledge of stone and wood in the appendix.