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Potential issues with Large Diameter Sewer, Low Design Flows?
I'm in the process of redesigning a sewer system for a small commercial project due to a utility conflict. Original intention was to extend a 10" public sewer main along street frontage and tap 6" service off of it for project; this has been scrubbed due to utility conflict blocking 10" main...- CivDevil
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- Forum: Waste disposal & treatment
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Health Insurance - Groups for Engineering Firms
I work for a small engineering firm which is looking at going from a group plan to private insurance due to the ever-escalating costs of insurance and the economic slowdown. Given that my employer-based group plan is going away, are there other industry-based groups that I can ally myself...- CivDevil
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- Forum: Engineer Business Practices and Issues
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Comparing 2-hr, 100-yr to 24-hr, 100-year storm
Question Background: I'm working on a rectangular parcel that is bounded on the north and west sides by existing washes. A regional drainage study (HEC-1) has defined the peak flows associated with a 24-hr, 100-yr storm for the area. The existing washes are not large enough to convey these...- CivDevil
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- Forum: Storm/Flood engineering
