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    How to interpret a sewer profile drawing properly

    I agree that on long lengths at flat grades it probably doesn't make much of a difference especially given construction tolerances, but on shorter lengths it might. In my mind it's confusing that what is being shown on the profiles isn't what is actually being built when it not that difficult to...
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    How to interpret a sewer profile drawing properly

    This may seem like a bit of an embarrassing question, but I am a bit confused. So I understand that A) on a sewer profile drawing the length between manholes is measured from manhole centre to manhole centre right. B) And the inverts of the pipes coming into and out of the manhole are also...
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    What is the best engineering advice you ever received?

    Hi, I've really enjoyed this thread. I was wondering if anyone would mind if I copy some of the really good ones down and put them into our little news pamphlet that my branch of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers (SAICE)distributes every month? I would of course make reference...

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