I am designing a perking lot for a church. For their weekly services they need about 35 parking spaces. They will also need an additional 25-30 spaces for larger events they hold maybe 5 times per year. Originally, we were just going to provide a paved lot with 65 spaces, but for various...
I am designing an onsite detour for a project in central NY. The detour will require a temporary bridge with a span of 130', a curb-to-curb width of 42', a skew of 30 degrees, and a pedestrian walkway on one side. HS-20 loading. I have looked all around and spoken to representatives from...
I am looking for information on the proper contouring of an offset bulb cul-de-sac. I am assuming there should be a high point at the center of the cul-de-sac, and then it should slope away from this in all directions. How do I make this blend into the crown of the roadway that is coming in...
I am designing a pocket pond here in NY, and I need a pond liner to sustain the permanent pool. NYSDEC Stormwater Manual lists acceptable options: (a) 6-12" of clay soil (b) 30 mil polyliner (c) bentonite (d) chemical additives.
I'm looking for advice on performance/cost benefits for the...
Is anyone aware of a good, quality, less-expensive alternative to AutoTurn that will work with MicroStation? I work for a small firm and the $3100 cost is prohibitive, especially since it is something we would not frquently need to use. Also, I have quite honestly not been happy with the...
I am trying to model the water distribution network for a small subdivision and check fire flow pressures, etc. For the mains that we will be tying into we have the following information at hydrant locations: static pressure, residual pressure, calculated flow, and measured flow at 20 psi. How...
Working in the PondPack outlet structure editor, I want to create a rectangular oriface, for which you select "Area" for your oriface type. However, there seems to be no way to specify the height and width of the oriface, only the area. Two rectangular orifaces with the same area but different...
