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  1. MEM1

    Soil Sampler Collection Vacuum

    Hello all, I am in the process of building a soil sampler to collect agronomic samples. The unit will use a one inch auger to pull the sample. What I am thinking about is a soil collection system using a vacuum similar to a woodshop dust collector. My plan is to run the auger through a...
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    Running two motors with one pump keeping speed constant.

    Hello All. I am working on a soil sampling unit that will be run by two motors and one pump. I want the motors to run at constant speeds regardless of the load. I know nothing about hydraulic circuits and I'm looking for advice on the proper components to make the system work. The two motors...
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    Sub Areas and Pond Surface Area

    Peter I am modeling several sub areas and ponds. Does the pond surface area need to be added to the sub area size? Or, does hydrocad recognize the pond surface area when a pond node is added to the model? If hydrocad recognizes the pond surface area when a pond node is added, what curve...
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    Deep pit swine buildings

    Hello I have been asked to design a deep pit swine building in Kansas. I usually just do the environmental permitting work for these facilities and have never dealt with the concrete design. Would anyone be willing to share some design methods and specifications required for this type of...
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    Choose Table then lookup values

    Hello all, I have a series of tables identified by two different cells. I need to be able to choose which table I need by inputting these two numbers into cells, then lookup a value in the first column of the table and return the values in the same row for the next 15 columns. Is this...
  6. MEM1

    Bentonite

    Can someone tell me how to calculate the amount of bentonite required to be mixed with different soils to reduce permeability to a given level? Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott
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    Required Discharge

    Hello all, I have a basin with a known volume. I know the peak discharge and Time of Concentration for my drainage area for my design storm. How do I calculate the required discharge from my basin to prevent it from overtopping during the design storm? Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott
  8. MEM1

    Sum Corresponding values

    Hello All, I have a list of names in one column and several values in a second column. I want to lookup all occurances of each name in column 1 and sum the corresponding values in column 2. Can someone please help me with this? Example Scott 1 Jon 2 Scott 3 Lookup...
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    Raster Images

    Hello all I use aerial photos in my drawings. Recently, when printing these drawings, the aerial photo will have evenly spaced white lines running vertical through the photo. Does anyone know what is going on? How to fix it? It appears some of the pixels are skipped and consequently nothing...
  10. MEM1

    Basin Size

    Hello all Is there a quick and dirty way to estimate the required size of a basin if I know what the peak inflow to the basin is and I know the maximum discharge of my outlet works? Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott
  11. MEM1

    Pipe sizing

    Hello all, I am designing a sediment basin with a required detention time of 15 hours. I developed my hydrograph and determined the volume and required discharge. I need to know how to calculate the maximum discharge from a pipe of given diameter. The basin is designed to be 3.5 feet deep...
  12. MEM1

    Sediment Basin Design

    Hello everyone, I am trying to design a sediment basin based on detention times. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott
  13. MEM1

    Help pumping water from a pond.

    First I must let everyone know I am an idiot when it comes to pumps and pumping systems. So please bare with me if I get really confused. Here's my problem: I am trying to pump water out of a pond. My pump sits on the berm of the pond and is driven by a gas powered engine. The suction line...
  14. MEM1

    Help pumping from a pond?

    I am trying to figure out how high my pump will suck water from a pond. I have a twelve inch suction line going into the pond. My pump sits on the berm that is 18 feet Higher than the end of the suction line. I need to know if my pump will suck water that high. Is there a way to calculate...
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    Using Fly Ash to Decrease Seepage Rate In Pond

    Hello, I want to use fly ash to decrease the seepage rate in runoff control structures at a feed yard. Fly ash is readly available at a local coal fired electric generating plant. I need to know how to calculate how much fly ash I will need. Can anyone help? Thanks

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