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Contours point like a narrow-head in down-hill direction |
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Contours points like an arrowhead in up-hill direction |
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How are existing contours represented? |
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How are proposed contours represented? |
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Points where valleys cross ridge lines - e.g HPS |
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- 0.5% absolute minimum for draining water
- 1% Workable minimum for grading paving material. Useful as a drainage pitch on tops of walls and step treads. OK for a cross slope.
- 2% Generally recommended gradient for most surfaces
- 3% Gradient at which slope becomes obvious to the human eye. Maximum gradient for road intersections.
- 5% Maximum slope allowed for universal access without ramp
- 8.33% Maximum longitudinal gradient allowed for accessible ramps
- 10% Acceptable for pathways which do not have to meet ADA requirements
- 33% Recommended maximum gradients for lawns maintained with gang mowers
- 50% maximum gradient for cut or fill slopes. At or flatter than angle of repose for most common soils.
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- With buildings, keep the finish floor elevation at least six inches above finsih grade at the outside preimeter of building
- Swale side slopes should generally be no steeper than 3:1
- Centerline of swale located ten feet from the building
- H.P.S. is six inches below finish grade outside of building
- Swale longitudinal slopes are ideally 2%
- Avoid grading within dripline of trees
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What are the effects of urbanization on storm water systems? |
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Pervious surfaces converted to impervious or less pervious surfaces. Runoff increases and infiltration decreases. Flow paths are shortened as naturla channels are straightened or replaced by pipes. |
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Typical Storm System Components |
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- Foundation Drain
- Drain line from rainwater leaders
- Roof gutter
- Solid pipe to city catch basin
- Catch basin in street
- Drain inlet
- Trench drain
- Cistern for rainwater capture
- Connection of roof drain to foundation drain
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What units are used to represent water runoff |
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CFS: Cubic Feet of Water per Second |
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Rational Method for calculating Stormwater Runoff |
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Q = CIA
- Q is peak discharge in cfs
- C is the composite runoff coefficient of the watershed
- I is the rainfall intensity for the design storm chosen in inches per hour
- A is the watershed area in Acres
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- Pipes 2" or 3" smallest
- 4" - 12" made in 2" increments
- 12" to 24" made in 3" increments
- 24" and above made in 6" increments
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- Water should not drain towards buildings
- Concentrated runoff should not be directed across property lines
- Use swales to divert water from structures or areas to be protected
- 12" minimum cover over any drain pipe
- Avoid setting underground pipes excessively deep
- Drop invert of downstream pipe at least 0.1 ft below the invert of the lowest upstream pipe
- Sanitary sewers need to be located below water or storm drainge pipes
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What are the five types of foundations? |
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- Slab on Grade
- Pier and Grade Beam
- Spread or Strip Footings with Crawwl Spaces
- Spread fFootings with Basements
- Pole Foundations
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What is the simplest and cheapest building foundation? |
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Slab on grade.
Consists of reinforced concrete slab several inches thick placed over a vapor barier, over one inch thick sand layer, sand several inches of compacted granular fill. Not appropriate for sites with moderate slopes. |
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When are guardrails needed? |
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on retaining walls where differences in grade level on either side of the wall are in excess of 2.5' and are located closer than 3' to a walk, path, parking lot or driveway on the high side |
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42 inches
measured vertically from the leading edge of the stair tread or adjacent walking surface |
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50% of all public entrances must be accessible |
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MIN clear width of accessible root |
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MAX cross slope along accessible route |
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Maximum rise for ramp
Maximum run for ramp |
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No more than 2% in ANY direction |
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At least twice as wide as ramp run leading to it
Landing length shall be a min of 5' clear |
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When does a ramp need handrails? |
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If rise greater than 6" or run is greater than 6' |
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Handrails shall extend at least ___ beyond the top and bottom of the ramp. |
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Riser height range
Tread depth range |
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Riser: 4" - 7" height
Tread: 12" - 18" depth |
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Tread Riser Ration Equation |
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(2 X Tread) + (1 X Riser) = 26 |
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2% from back to front to allow for drainage |
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Steps over ___ in width shall have continuous handrails on both sides. |
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All portions of required with of stairs are within ___ of a handrail |
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12" beyond the top and 12" plus one tread width beyond the bottom of the steps |
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Contour Offset =
Cross Slope X Width
Longitudinal Slope |
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How wide should the top of Dam be? |
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What is the max and min longitudinal slope on a Ramp landing |
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1.4% longitudinal and 1.4% cross to give a maximum slope of 1.98% (diagonally) |
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Have a soil that is at least periodically saturated or covered with water. They contain plants that can tolerate such conditions. Often contain hydrophylic plants (water loving) due to presence of hydric soils. |
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What are the three aspects of wetlands mitigation that apply to construction documentation? |
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- A monitoring and maintenacne plan
- A contingency plan - executed when monitoring indicates that the mitigations are failing to meet performance standards
- A guarantee that the work will be performed as planned and approved.
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The additional height of a structure above design high water level to prevent overflow. Also, the vertical distance between the water level and top of structure. |
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Impacts to Watershed due to Urbanization |
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- Peak flows increase due to increased runoff
- Volume of runoff increases due to increased runoff
- Time to peak decreases due to smoother watershed surfaces
- Channel erosion increases
- Flood high water levels and frequency of flooding increase
- Channel flows become more erratic, with adverse impacts on habitat
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Effects of urbanization on streams |
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- Increased channel erosion - the channel tries to widen and deepen itself in order to accommodate additional runoff. This requires armoring the banks and bottom of channel to protect adjacent structures.
- Increased flood levels and frequency of flooding
- More erratic flows: higher floods and lower baseflow (less water able to recharge water table due to less pervious surfaces in watershad)
- Nutrient loading may cause algae blooms, kill organisms etc.
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Silt ponds and basins, Sediment Traps, Silt fences, Hay Bales |
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Vegetated swales, Jute netting, Matting, Planting deep rooted vegetation on slopes, Channel lining, Biotechinical stabilization |
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Detention Pond vs. Retention Pond |
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Detention Pond: No volume control, peak discharge control only.
Retention Pond: Both volume and peak discharge control. Must attempt to get water to infiltrate into the ground. More storage usually necessary and for a longer duration than detention system. |
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- Retention ponds
- French drains: Gravel filled trenches
- Leaching catch basins
- Drain fields: Like a septic tank, perforated pipes in gravel filled ditches.
- Porous paving
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Stakes perpendicular to prevailing wind. Rootball 1" above finished grade. Mulch 2" MIN depth and 6" away from trunk. |
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3 Guys over lowest branch. Guy stake driven into firm soil 30-45 degrees to the ground. |
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When should concrete be poured after adding water? |
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Temperature range for Concrete Curing |
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Between 50 and 85 degrees farenheit |
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Most common method of testing concrete for suitability of mix. Concrete placed in slump cone made of metal with 4" top opening and 8" Bottom hole. |
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Cone filled with concrete in three layers of equal volume - Each layer is rodded 25 times with steel tamping rod - top layer is smoothed and cone lifted vertically of concrete - amount of slump is measured |
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Test to determine concrete compressive strength |
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When is design strength for concrete achieved |
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Concrete reaches _______ of its 28 day strength at _____ days |
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Concrete reaches 70-80% of its 28 day strength at 7 days |
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Expected normal strength of concrete |
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Expansion Joint (Isolation Joint) |
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Separates or isolates slabs from other parts of the structure, such as walls, footings, or columns |
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Compressible filler, an elastomeric sealant to seal the joint against moisture intrusion and compressible rope-like material to separate sealant from the filler. |
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Construction Joint (Cold joint) |
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Used where installation work is suspended for more than 30 minutes. May be tooled to resemble control joints. |
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Score lines 1/4 depth of slab placed into slab surface to prevent cracks caused by concrete shrinking when it cures. Usually installed with a concrete saw after the concrete gets hard or a jointing tool while the concrete is still fresh |
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Vertical mortar joints between ends of masonry units |
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Used when mounting to surface of existing concrete. Hole is drilled, then expansion bolt assembly is inserted. Buolt system can use epoxy capsule or metal insert. |
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Generic term applies to a bolt embedded in wet poured concrete |
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Anchor bolt with a "j' or 'L' shaped hook. Prevents pullout under extreme force |
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Metal anchors for attaching masonry veneer to a CMU block core bridging an air gap. |
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used for concrete framework |
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Used for attaching Stone veneer panels to concrete walls. |
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- Growing Medium
- Filter Membrane
- Drainage layer
- Root barrier
- Protection Board
- Insulation
- Waterproofing Membrane
- Roof of Building
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