books about: earthworks     books:     Earthworks      Spiral Jetta: A Road Trip through the Land Art of the American West (Culture Trails) Erin Hogan University Of Chicago Press, 2008 A great book about the so-called "Dia" trail of earthworks Many art historians have written about the great modern earthworks of the American West and Southwest, but this is the first travel book to do so. What sets this book apart from others of its kind is the quality of the writing and the personality of the author, Erin ...             2008 National Earthwork & Heavy Equipment Estimator Dan Atcheson Craftsman Book Company, 2007 An essential reference Construction projects by their very nature are complex, expensive, and fundamentally necessary to the economic well-being of the community. The volatility of the marketplace, the fluctuating costs of supplies, the operational and maintenance costs of vehicles and ...             The Lightning Field (Dia Foundation) Kenneth Baker Yale University Press, 2008 Walter De Maria's Lightning Field (1977) is one of the 20th century's most significant works of art. Situated in a remote area of desert in southwestern New Mexico, it comprises 400 polished, stainless-steel poles (spaced 220 feet apart) installed in a grid measuring one mile by one kilometer. A sculpture to be explored on foot, The Lightning ...             Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston Nancy S. Seasholes The MIT Press, 2003 Encyclopedic, entertaining, extraordinary - simply the best! Seasholes must have combed every archive and walked every inch of Boston to produce this monumental book. Not only is it exhaustive, but it is entertaining as well. Although this is a handsome book it is not a cooffe table enterprise. This is a book you will want to ...             Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) Kaki Hunter, Donald Kiffmeyer New Society Publishers, 2004 very helpful and fun to read in! organized, complete and very helpful! i am now building a house from earth bags and i use it much! everything it sais works!             50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth The EarthWorks Group Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1990 Practical, realistic, easy. I first read this book years ago as a child. Perhaps the few reviewers on here who do not like the book (and use this review as an outlet for their own personal politics) on here do not realize that parents, teachers, community leaders and religious leaders hardly ...             Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol. 2): Water-Harvesting Earthworks Brad Lancaster Rainsource Press, 2007 A Great "How To" Guide for Landscape Water Conservation This book deserves to be widely read, not just for people in the desert. I live in a region that gets nearly 45" of rainfall per year, and I can't wait to apply some of what I've learned from this great "how to" manual. Fresh water is a vanishing resource on our ...             Excavation and Grading Handbook Nick Capachi Craftsman Book Company, 1987 An excellent reference This is a book written for apprentice operating engineers. As such, it teaches the basics of road survey, grading, compaction, pipe laying, stakeout, drainage. It goes into detail on how to read survey stakes, mark and read witness lath, calculate differences in ...             Estimating Excavation Deryl Burch Craftsman Book Company, 1997 Estimating It contains most of the information I need to know in earthwork estimating. The instructions and guidelines are written in clear and simple English that even non-English speaking individuals could easily understand. Excellent reference for earthwork estimators.             Moving the Earth, 5th Edition Herbert L. Nichols, David A. Day McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005 A excellent resource for a construction manager Although this book is intended and best suited for those working full time in excavation, it is also a useful reference for the construction manager/general contractor. The treatment of excavation methods seen from the viewpoint of those actually doing the work ...             Dump Trucks (Pull Ahead Transportation) Judith Jango-Cohen Lerner Publications, 2002             Earth Retention Systems Handbook Alan Macnab McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002 great book! really a bible! this book is really great! it covers a lot of techniques and methods that are otherwise dispersed in magazines and companies, and that are rarely classified. it offers a section on design, monitoring, tables and software, for micropiles to anchor to sheet piles. i have ...             Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land Nancy S. Seasholes The MIT Press, 2006 The best recent walking guide to Boston's cityscape and architecture Boston is a city with an extremely rich history; Baedeker's 1909 United States Guide called it "the city with the greatest amount of historical interest in North America." Almost one hundred years later, Nancy Seasholes has performed the city a tremendous service with ...             LARE Review Section E Vignettes: Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management, 2nd ed. Jerry P. Hastings Professional Publications, Inc., 2006 great study book this book is a LOT harder than the real test. so if you can take these practice tests and get them right, you should do fine on the real LARE.             Indian Mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley: A Guide to Mounds and Earthworks of the Adena, Hopewell, Cole, and ... Susan L. Woodward, Jerry N. McDonald McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2002 Ohio's Prehistoric Earthworks At one time Ohio had the largest concentration of prehistoric earthworks on the planet. While sadly most of these structures have been lost over time to human intrusion, a number do still remain in this state. This book shows excellent photographs and diagrams of most ...          products you might be interested in search for books estimating, foundation, harvesting, stormwater, transportation, water-harvesting      toavi.com    web we recommend very helpful and fun to read in! randomly chosen DVD: Best in Show