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The diamond shape also acts like a wheel stop in addition to being a tree well area. Willy Ventura, P.E. Ventura Engineering Temecula, CA ventura_engineering@yahoo.com

Thank you Carl!!! Your lisp routine did the trick and saved me many hours of manually inputting the changes to every spot elevation. Thanks again!!!

Hi all ACAD gurus!!! I have a topo file that was flown on a datum that was incorrect to use in the first place. There are several text strings that show elevations all around the topo file. I'd like to obtain a lisp routine that could increase all text numbers globally by 0.44'. Your assistance...

that's a good start, may be conservative in cities where the fire engines have tighter turning radius's. I suggest calling the fire department for that city your project is situated and ask for the outside radius turn at least. If you are running Autoturn, you may want to ask for the front wheel...

I've been in LD for almost 6 years now and still loving what I do. Like what many say in this post, LD, you pretty a "jack of all trades", master of none. Being a Land Development Engineer is exciting, rewarding (the pay is not bad at all) and challenging. You see many different site...

I'd go with RCP Class IV, wall B or HDPE with an equivalent thickness if the city is comfortable. But as dicksewerrat and Sharrick mentioned, plastic pipes derive their strength from how well the soil around it is compacted.

I've seen full depth ac plug used for the 1'-2' width of pavement removed when placing curb on existing pavement. This is common practice up here in San Francisco and surrounding cities.

It's all about the Benjamins. In our company though, we've hired many college graduates but we are finding it hard to find the ones that have 3 and up years experience. This is a company that does Land Development here in the Bay Area, San Francisco. I like what I do and earn pretty good...

Hi Raydefan, A residential hillside project, I'm currently working on has 6% cross slope maximum. This is a limitation set by the city agency reviewing our plans. I would look into maximizing your longitundinal slopes before and/or after the intersection to get the grades you need...If this is...

Thanks guys for your help.

I'm working a 8'sd transmission line where our geotech consultant has determined to have 3.5" inch of differential settlement (immediate and secondary) along 30 foot lengths. I have checked manufacturers like Hanson and Ameron and the brochures indicate somewhere along the lines of 0.5 degrees...