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  1. Hoagie

    Best shops for used surveying equipment

    I need to buy a total station with all the accessories. Does anyone on this site recommend any particular dealer/shop in USA? Please include name/city/state...thanks. H.
  2. Hoagie

    2011 ALTA Min Requirements

    New ALTA Regs... www.alta.org/forms
  3. Hoagie

    Best Supplier for Used Surveying Equipment???

    I'm interested in buying a used total station. I will need legs, prism pole, data collector, etc. Any and all suggestions for dealers, stores or website are appreciated. H.
  4. Hoagie

    OSHA SOIL TYPE C60 Definition

    I'm reviewing some submittal information for shoring. Within the submittal, there is some language describing a c60 soil. I can not find anything on the web and have no real resources in my remote office. I'm hoping somebody can furnish a definition or reference. Thanks, h.
  5. Hoagie

    Hydraulic Uplift Definition

    I'm reviewing specs for a project. There is a subsection regarding Hydraulic Uplift. Is this the same as bouyant force?
  6. Hoagie

    carbon monoxide 0.5-ft step GFE to FFE?

    I hope someone can share a code reference for the 6" step between garage finish floor and finish first floor for CO sequestering?
  7. Hoagie

    AUTOCAD LDD pulldown menus

    I'd like to add//customize my pulldown menus. I've looked at the menuload command and encountered the array of dialog boxes...I'm lost. What's the procedure?
  8. Hoagie

    Best Study Books for PLS exam

    Greetings, I'm taking the LS exam in Oct and would like to order the 'right' books for the exam. The books need to be available online. Any and all advice is appreciated. H.
  9. Hoagie

    DATA COLLECTOR RECOMMENDATION

    I am in search of an easy-to-use data collector. I only need to gather data for topo/travesing and provide staking data. I am looking for a collector that is compatible w/ autocad-LDD and easy to learn. H.
  10. Hoagie

    GAS LINE VS. POWER LINE SEPARATION

    I'm preparing a utility plan for a subdivision. I have to map a joint trench (CATV, elec, telecom) and a gas line. I've read that there is a trend of separating the gas from the joint trench. Does anyone have a NFPA or other code reference for a minimum offset?
  11. Hoagie

    TRAILER PARK--REQUIRED SPRINKLERS

    I'm a civil-site working on a proposed trailer park. I remember reading somewhere af few months ago that NFPA made a decision regarding new residential construction and that such construction shall provide sprinklers. Do new single unit, single story trailers need sprinklers? H.
  12. Hoagie

    FEMA issue, basement below BFE situation

    Greetings, The background info.. I have been asked by a client-friend for help. He wants to reduce or eliminate his flood insurance premium. He has a raised-ranch type home on a full basement. He has utilities (MEP) in the basement which fall below the Base Flood Elev. His home was built...
  13. Hoagie

    Public Agency vs. Private Sector: Differences in 'Culture'

    I have worked in civil consulting since the early 90s and am considering accepting a high-level position with a city engineer's office---however, I am apprehensive since I know little about the public-sector environs. I am asking the group for the pros/cons.
  14. Hoagie

    Slowww Commands//Wait time...... Civil 3D Desktop Companion

    My machine over the last few weeks has become really, really slow....like 20-30 seconds between commands, and while performing Undo, and going in-and-out of viewports. It's painful. I'm running 2008 Civil 3D Desktop Companion. Have any of you advice?
  15. Hoagie

    Steep (~50%) RCP Storm Drain Installation

    I'm about to specify a short (~75 l.f.) section of 24" RCP storm drain at a 50% slope. I have unrippable rock, so I've minimized the cover (2.5-ft) and have specified cut-off walls to keep the bedding in place. The storm drain terminates at a manhole with grate (for emergency release)and...
  16. Hoagie

    Need Home Gas Furnace Recommendation

    I will need a new furnace within the next year at my house. The house is a single story and is 1200-sqft. I will be adding an 2nd floor addition that will increse the floor area to 1800, say. I will need the unit to heat and chill. I already have an AC compressor. Generally, what size am...
  17. Hoagie

    Potable Water and Fire Protection Water in one trench

    Any problem laying both potable and fire protection water in the same trench? FYI..The fire water is neither potable nor it is gray.
  18. Hoagie

    ALT Item for Pinch-type checkvalve

    I'm in the process of specifying a checkvalve for a storm drain that will connect to a sanitary sewer..the storm drain is a trench drain inside a industrial-type garage and is fitted with an oil-water seperater... I'm concerned with backflows of liquids and gas originating from the sanitary...
  19. Hoagie

    Front-Loading Trash Truck AASHTO Vehicle Type?

    I'm putting together a layout for a site that is, for lack of a better word, cramped. I need to provide (front loading) trash truck access to an enclosure. Currently, there is a dispute in regards to the type of AASHTO vehicle to be used for turn-modeling within my office. The municipality...
  20. Hoagie

    AutoTURN (Transoft) Exception error

    Anyone have trouble launching AutoTurn after loading? I've just loaded it and keep getting the following errors: C:/Program Files/Transoft/AutoTurn5/AT2000.ARX ARX Unhandled Exception C0000005 (Access Violation Writing Oxccccccd0 at address 77c2a573d Thanks for reading, H.

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