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    Pipe Bedding Details

    Yep, what gbam said...know your DOT Standard Specs. Here in Florida, it is normal practice for Contractors to construct the pipe bedding with a layer of clean fill dirt (for draining purposes). If there is constant water table issues than small bedding stone is used and typically wrapped in...
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    Drainage manhole design

    Why don't you just go with a precast manhole? All you have to do is get the pipe inverts that connect to it and have the shop drawings reflect those inverts. I guess you could design your own but why. Look up the design standards for your state and go from there. It's quite simple. the most...
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    Groundwater vs treated water

    Thats a tough one . However , if you have sprinklers , you may have a broken irrigation line runnung under you slab . I have seen where a home is under construction and before the driveway was poured , irrigation contractors laid a line across and buiried them and the slab was poured right on...

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