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  1. RJLDesign

    Pump Stations

    I am starting to size pump stations for developments I am working on. I am wondering if anyone has or knows of a free program that can give me a rough pump sizing. I would need to see the relevant curves but nothing to stick my life to just something for a quick calculations. I am in Australia...
  2. RJLDesign

    Pump Stations

    I am starting to size pump stations for developments I am working on. I am wondering if anyone has or knows of a free program that can give me a rough pump sizing. I would need to see the relevant curves but nothing to stick my life to just something for a quick calculations. I am in Australia...
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    rear lot drainage (swales anyone?)

    I honestly can not see how you could go without swales. Your local council will argue that you have increased the discharge. Your second problem is legal point of discharge. You may need a small piped system to drain the water to the street. The neighbour will have the right to go the the...
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    Where have the drafting classes gone?

    I don't know how companies are going in the US but in Australia its hard to even find school graduates that even want to be drafties. They have cut the classes back here so hard simply because know body wants to do it any more. Diplomacy Has Failed Time For Some Action
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    ARC Details

    Guys and Girls I am looking for a LSP file that will give me a given arcs RATS. eg I pick on my road CL and it will draw a little box with text showing the arcs Radius Arc Tangent Secant Any help would be greatly appreciated. Diplomacy Has Failed Time For Some Action
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    Design of Manhole >6m depth

    All the above comment are quiet good and important. But do not forget about ground water at those depths. You dont want it to float. Hows your skin friction to the sounding soils ? Diplomacy Has Failed Time For Some Action
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    Road Stormwater Capacity

    My fellow designers Im after some freeware or maybe some software some one maybe willing to share. Im after a program that will give me a roads stormwater capacity when given the cross sectional profile and road longitudinal grade. Any help would be greatly appreciated Rj Diplomacy Has...
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    Hydrostactic presure to retaining walls

    Morning my structural minded colleges I have what will hopefully be an easy question for you. Residential blocks with 1.5% fall across them with 1.0m retaining wall between them. In a major storm the water runs down through every ones blocks and out into a field. Not a problem yards are graded...
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    Survey 101 For The Design Office

    It is true the clients wallet is always a matter of concern. A clinet wants the cheapest job yet all the quality. But im afraid that the standard of survey that is being produced by most surveyors is pure garbage. In Queensland (Australia) the survey must be collected and reduced by a...
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    Survey 101 For The Design Office

    This question is for the old survey junkies out there. I am a civil designer in Australia and for the record my survey skill are limited so please excuse my terminology and knowledge. As a designer I rely on the terrain model provided highly but lately I have found that the survey being...
  11. RJLDesign

    Fire access to a new subdivision

    Be carfull usally main roads are under control of DMR/RTA dept. And most councils and DMR/RTA dont agree on access issues. If your main road is under main road control your access could be granted but the council could hit your client with major roundabout or traffic light intersection. And as...
  12. RJLDesign

    Overtime pay

    I am lucky enough to get over time paided. But i must admitt it is not a common thing. Hell i still fill out a manual time sheet and get paid by cheaque. You may have rights but think doing a little over time may get you a little latitude if you need extra time for lunch or come in late one...
  13. RJLDesign

    Inlet Design

    not really what im after guys. Im talking about a inlet in a drain or swale. say a 900mm x 900mm chamber with 300mm taken up with inlet bar.
  14. RJLDesign

    Inlet Design

    Fellow designers I am trying to find a little progem that will give me the inlet capsities of a chamber when given the required info. e.g. 900mm RW pit with 300mm of grate volume removed and 150mm cover. Either in a DOS based for or excel file any help be great Rj (PS. Im in australia so...
  15. RJLDesign

    Inlet Design

    Fellow designers I am trying to find a little progem that will give me the inlet capsities of a chamber when given the required info. e.g. 900mm RW pit with 300mm of grate volume removed and 150mm cover. Either in a DOS based for or excel file any help be great Rj (PS. Im in australia so...
  16. RJLDesign

    Minimum street grades

    0.4% is the flattest a kerb machine can lay to. so you dont want your road flatter then 0.4% for a long distanse for your contractors are hand forming it. Plus if you go much flatter then 0.4% you get even flatter grades around your intersection kerb gradings. I personnly do not design below...
  17. RJLDesign

    AutoCAD 2004

    Fellow CAD users the director of the firm i work for has asked me to look into upgrading to AutoCAD 2004. We currently run 2002 and find it stable and meets all our needs. Has anyone heard about anything fantastic or not so fantastic about 2004. I cant very well ask the dealers here in...
  18. RJLDesign

    *.lsp file for Curve RATS

    Hiya guys im chasing a lsp or addon files for AutoCAD 2000+ that will give me a gives curve RATS in a nice little table for that i can put on my traffic layouts RATS= Radius Arc Tangent Secant If any of you may have a copy your willing to share or know where i could down load it you would make...
  19. RJLDesign

    max street slopes

    I agree 12% usually is not what you want to design above. How ever going to 15% can be done but should only be used as a last resort method. However having a heavy grade on the road can save you having to need a "slow point" in the road. Because people are not going to fly down the...
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    Chasing a AutoCAD aadon File

    Hiya guys im chasing a lsp or addon files for AutoCAD 2000+ that will give me a gives curve RATS in a nice little table for that i can put on my traffic layouts RATS= Radius Arc Tangent Secant If any of you may have a copy your willing to share or know where i could down load it you would make...
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