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I am trying to find a feasible way of supplying consistant potable water in a remote location. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Here are the facts: 1000 US gallon StorageTank with faucet, pressure by gravity. Potable water is hauled in. Water usage is about 1500 US gallon per season...

We directional drilled a 3" HDPE dr17 sewer forcemain, 200 metres in sandy conditions. Driller bored the pilot hole and reamed back with a 10" reamer and used mud in the retrieval. But when the forcemain came back it was oblong shaped. it doesnt look like the pipe failed but definately stressed...

We are going to be field fitting alot of sewer pipes in manholes coming up in a recent job. The preference is to come in at the bottom of the manhole with a pre-benched base, but we may have a scenerio where we will have to drill into the side of a manhole and come in above the bottom. Is a...

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with directional drilling sewer pipe. I'm very interested in doing a small project (150metres) this way. I heard you can use a conintuous length of PE pipe and fuse the connections as you go to keep adding length. I would like to hear any opinions if...

I need a spec for a tech (armored) cable. It will run from the transformer and power 2 manufactured homes that need 220V- 100 amp service each. We need tech cable because it is going to running along ground till spring. any help would be appreciated.

I have a PE domestic water pipe that is 1-1/8" OD. What would the ID be? I need to see if the service is big enough to handle two mobile trailers and a HQ. Thanks for any answers.

would anyone have a round about price of a manhole that would be 8' tall, precast with cone and cover?

We have just built a small scale water treatment plant in one of our parks. 7000 gallon holding tank with chlorinator. Everything is working fine but the bugs are really bad. I have never seen them flying around iin the plant but they are dead on the ground by the thousands. The plant is...

I am in Civil and don't have much experience in electrical at all. I am doing up a contract for some electrical work to site service some camping lots. I got the plans from the electrical engineer and I want to call the electrical supplier wholesale to get some prices. how do I say these items...

We have a 100' water tower. 1/2" to 3/4" steel painted with lead primer and coating. We have just installed a transducer in the top that senses the water level to a control panel in the plant. I want to find out how accurate it is (or if it is even close). Does anyone know how we can tell the...

Does anyone know of a free program to convert .dxf to .shp files. I am trying to bring autocad drawings into my gps and this is the first step that would save alot of time.

We are replacing a water pipe that looks like a hard plastic but was told it was Asbestos cement. Anyone have any experience with this pipe? Was it common to use before and I assume it is illegal now. When cutting into it, should we use standard precautions?

I have not used this linkseal system before but it seems on site the concrete slab is 16" think but the linkseal is only 12". Isn't the seal supposed to protrude for both top and bottom? This is for a hdpe water pipe coming into a small treatment plant. Thanks

Does anyone know if there would be any problem with putting gas, electrical and water line in the same trench? I would think there would be a problem with water and electrical in the same trench but not sure. Thanks

We are repainting the inside and out of an existing water tower. It is a welded steel tower that is 80 feet high and 12 ft in diameter. It was built around the 1970's. I was thinking it was an easy job of removing old paint and putting a new potable water compatable paint on, but after taking...

We have our park system that we are updating. We have an existing asphalt trail about 7 ft across. The asphalt i think is about 2-3" thick on top of 6-8 inches of gravel subgrade. Roots from nearby trees (poplar, alder, birch) are infiltrating in the area under the asphalt and over the gravel...

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good mobile chlorine analyser. I work for Parks and part of my job is to check the potable water supply out of the water taps for free chlorine on a daily basis. There is about 7 Parks that we have to do. Something quick and easy that records the...

I am curious to other engineers thoughts on a question nagging me: Is an engineer's job to find the safest option to construct or repairing OR is it the engineer's job to find the most economical, reliable way of doing the work safely. Explanation: I heard the quip- "Anyone can build a house...

We have a water well for drinking water that has a high flouride. Does anyone know of a reasonable, economical way of getting rid of the excess flouride. The water is pumped from the well directly to standpipes in a campground.

I am looking to build a small 600 sq ft cabin on a lake lot. I would like to incorporate a timber frame structural skeleton enclosed by strawbales for the walls. The lot is in alberta, canada where the winters can be severely cold. It will not be a heated space throughout the winter so I worry...