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  1. SHOchris

    Resilient or metal seated gate valves

    Is there reason to spec one over the other instead of just life span? The city I am doing work for specs only brass metal seated, but the contractor says that he has never used anything but resilient wedge gate valves...and that they are "better" I have read up on them some, but dont really see...
  2. SHOchris

    pipe flow calc

    i have a leaking pipe, all i know about it is size and pressure...i am trying to find the Qout of the leak... so how do i relate the water pressure to a velocity? "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ---Charles Schulz "Beer is living proof...
  3. SHOchris

    Exposed pipe in floodplain

    This is a continuation of this thread: http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=220948&page=1 but the questions have evovled to where they fit into this category more.... Due to the error in part by all, the sewer pipe will be sitting about 3-4" above creek bottom. My main problem now is who do...
  4. SHOchris

    choosing the right field (civil)

    I am a recent graduate with a civil bs. I interviewed with many companies and recieved offers from most. I narrowed them down by job type, atmosphere, pay, location, #PEs, hours worked, and the such...it wasnt really until i started my job in the municipal field that i began to wonder if this...
  5. SHOchris

    Connecting pipes of different material

    I have a 24" line that I am running under a creek. under the creek, i am required to use DI. I want to tie in to a 24" line that is 949_PVC on the other side of the creekbed. TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) madates that a manhole be used when changing direction or moving...
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    XREF problem

    I am having to change the directory paths for some 180 or so tif xref's that have been moved to a different folder on a different network drive. The original drawing had these ref's to a folder on a private computer.... When I change the directory path, everything works fine, preview shows up...
  7. SHOchris

    Boring under a creek

    I am reviewing a set of plans that involve an 8" water line that is being placed under a creek. It is supposed to be bored, not open cut. The thing that is throwing me is that the pipe makes a 90 degree bend directly under the creek. I dont think that is possible with boring, and if it is, I...
  8. SHOchris

    Sewage line capping

    I have a sanitary sewer line junction box that has 48" and 21" lines in and out. I want to cut usage the exiting 48" line. My question is can I plug it or do I need to plug the pipe, have a 10' stub-out and then cap it?

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