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  1. bussp

    Parking lot Grade brakes

    I have always used a maximum difference in slope of 1% before using a vertical curve.
  2. bussp

    Slope/Sheet Erosion

    If you would have to use a french drain system, consider filling the trench above the drain tile with gravel, toped by a filter fabric, and then some top soil on the top 4".
  3. bussp

    Earthwork Computer Program

    I have used SoftDesk and AutoCadd Land Desktop for about 10 years now, and have found the earthwork tools to be very good. As previously mentioned in other post, it is imerative that you know how to check the work, so that you have a high confidence level in the numbers that are generated. The...
  4. bussp

    CAT Performance Handbook

    Visit your local CAT dealer, they usually have some in stock, or they can order one.
  5. bussp

    Information on current civil construction

    I would suggest picking up a "Construction Management" text book, such as "CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS", R.L. Peurifoy, to give you a good broad over view of the construction process. There is no substitue for getting out on the construction sites and...
  6. bussp

    building a private road

    Everyone has been on the money here with what is important DRAINAGE!!!, and as far as equipment selection, the only situation I could see the back hoe as being benefical would be if you have any deap excavations, such as for culverts. If you have alot of dirt to move, a scraper would be the...
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