Civil Engineer's Illustrated Sourcebook

Copyright......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 11
Scope of Sourcebook......Page 13
Planning......Page 14
Bidding Process......Page 15
Construction......Page 16
Supplemental......Page 17
Planning......Page 18
Section 1 TECHNICAL REPORTS......Page 19
General Overview......Page 20
Engineering Reports......Page 21
Preliminary Reports......Page 26
Feasibility Studies......Page 29
Facility Plan Documents......Page 32
Sewer Use Ordinance......Page 36
Wellhead Protection Plan......Page 38
Section 2 PROJECT SCHEDULING......Page 41
The Project Engineer......Page 42
Summary of Engineering Services......Page 43
Section 3 FIELD RECONNAISSANCE, SURVEYING & MAPPING......Page 45
Project Site Mapping......Page 46
Topographic Mapping......Page 48
Water Supply Investigation Mapping......Page 49
Municipal Mapping......Page 50
Sub-Division Mapping......Page 51
Map of Survey......Page 53
Certified Survey Map......Page 54
Land Title Survey Mapping......Page 55
Important Facts About Land Descriptions......Page 56
Typical Plat Book Map......Page 57
Map of Right-of-Way Easement......Page 58
Easement I.D. Mapping for Sanitary Sewer Connections......Page 59
Planning Area Boundary Mapping......Page 61
Sanitary Sewer Service Area Mapping......Page 62
Zoning Mapping......Page 63
Section 4 PUBLIC MEETINGS......Page 65
Informational Meetings......Page 66
Facility Planning Hearings......Page 67
Seminars & Lectures......Page 68
Interviews with the News Media......Page 69
Section 5 REGULATORY APPROVALS......Page 71
Regulatory Agencies......Page 72
Section 6 COST ESTIMATING......Page 75
Project Estimating......Page 76
Design......Page 84
Section 7 TITLE SHEET ORGANIZATION......Page 85
General Title Sheet Arrangement......Page 86
Description of Title Sheet Components......Page 87
Typical Blank Plan Sheet......Page 88
Generic Blank Plan & Profile Sheet......Page 89
Section 8 BUILDINGS......Page 91
Section 9 WATER SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION......Page 153
Section 10 FIRE PROTECTION......Page 173
Section 11 WASTEWATER COLLECTION & TREATMENT......Page 189
Section 12 STORM SEWER SYSTEMS......Page 249
Section 13 DAMS & RESERVOIRS......Page 277
Section 14 STREETS, ROADS & HIGHWAYS......Page 309
Section 15 BRIDGES......Page 343
Section 16 AIRPORTS......Page 379
Section 17 ATHLETIC FACILITIES......Page 409
Section 18 TRAILER COURTS & CAMPGROUNDS......Page 435
Section 19 RETROFITTING & REHABILITATION......Page 455
Section 20 SPECIALIZED PROJECTS......Page 483
Section 21 STANDARD DETAILS......Page 539
Section 22 SPECIFICATIONS......Page 565
Numbering Format......Page 566
Level Two Numbers and Titles......Page 567
Bidding Process......Page 590
Section 23 BIDDING DOCUMENTS......Page 591
Section 24 ADVERTISING & BID OPENING......Page 619
Section 25 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS......Page 626
Construction......Page 633
Section 26 PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE......Page 634
Section 27 SHOP DRAWINGS......Page 642
General Process......Page 643
Section 28 SAFETY......Page 650
Potential Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure......Page 651
Potentially Dangerous Areas......Page 652
Basic Equipment for Confined Entry......Page 654
First Aid Suggestions......Page 656
Section 29 INSPECTION & TESTING......Page 658
Inspector’s Basic Duties......Page 659
Safety......Page 660
Inspector’s Equipment List......Page 662
Collecting Concrete Samples......Page 663
Glossary of Crane and Derrick Terms......Page 666
Section 30 CONSTRUCTION STAKING......Page 674
Section 31 CLOSE-OUT......Page 676
Supplemental......Page 687
Section 32 TECHNICAL REFERENCE......Page 688
Volumes in Horizontal Round Tanks with Flat Ends......Page 689
Find How Much Horsepower to Pump Liquids......Page 690
Nomogram for Piston Pumps......Page 691
Find the Length of Open & Closed Belts......Page 692
Chordal Height & Length of Chord......Page 693
Moment of Inertia of a Prism About the Axis aa......Page 694
Accelerated Linear Motion......Page 695
Rotary Motion......Page 696
Radii of Gyration for Rotating Bodies......Page 697
Prefixes for SI Units......Page 701
Derived Units of the International System......Page 702
Conversion Factors as Exact Numerical Multiples of SI Units......Page 703
Listing of Conversion Factors by Physical Quantity......Page 706
INDEX......Page 710