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    Mortar Flaking, Scaling, Pop outs in new concrete sidewalk

    What is your source for evaluating extent & depth of damage? This sidewalk is located in a major subdivision in NJ. Site improvement is NJ are governed by the Residential Site Improvement Standards, which require the use of NJDOT Type B concrete (which is air-entrained). The concrete tickets...
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    Mortar Flaking, Scaling, Pop outs in new concrete sidewalk

    I am looking for a guidance document for determining if new concrete sidewalk that has either mortar flaking, scaling, or popouts should be removed and replaced? Is there guidance for the percentage of each square that exhibits each of these problems? I have read that mortar flaking and scaling...
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    HydroCAD Pond FAQ

    The Pond FAQ in HydroCAD suggest that the "pond" be set up as a separate subcatchment with a Tc of zero and CN of 98-100. Is this recommendation just for a wetpond or for all basins? For a dry basin, why would the CN be 98-100 instead of using the CN based on the surface of the basin? Why would...
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    Detention Storage Table

    I have a different question related to modeling a dry detention basin with an infiltration area at the bottom. The Pond FAQ suggest that the pond area be set up as a separate subcatchment with a Tc of zero and CN of 98-100. Is this recommendation for a dry basin or just for a wetpond?
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    WIN TR-55 and HEC-HMS

    I am reviewing a 3 acre project where the design engineer has used WIN TR-55 to determine the pre-development peak flows, but uses HEC-HMS to route the post-development flows. The report contains hardly any input or output data for the routing calculations, so he will have to provide additional...

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