I have a proposed sanitary sewer line that I need to design with a new 48" doghouse manhole. Local code stipulates that the new line must connect at exactly 90 degrees. My connection will be more than 90 degrees (see attached). Do you guys think this is too strict, especially if we have a...
Thank you for all the advice. I’ve completed three projects, a one hundred lot subdivision design (road, drainage, water and sewer design) and a large retail store with grading and utilities, and a large retirement home (road and utilities). Still not enough for them, and they’ve had these...
So I am one of those East Coast people who moved to middle of America (closer to my home state, but have been on the east coast for last 10 years). I started this land development job for about the last month. Most of my career has been working in public works projects, mainly sanitary sewer. Is...
Any suggestions on how to get this done. FFE for garage is 665.50 to make the be slightly above the existing parking lot of around 694.38. I need to cut down on the west side and drain to the existing inlet on the northwest corner of the garage at 693. I just need to keep the existing sidewalk...
The calculations were general stormwater calcs that were approved by the county. I simply double checked the calcs and add the table to the adjusted drawings. Highly doubt you can copyright Q=CIA or pipe capacity calcs. 😂 this is grading site plan not architectural or structural drawings. 90...
I run a small civil business. I was hired by a homeowner to make adjustments to the original grading plans because the homeowner made alterations to the locations of some BMP's. The home was nearly complete before a dispute between the homeowner and contractor happened. The contractor left the...
I have a piece of property that I wanted to build a gravel parking lot for some of my vehicles. The property is located in a 100 year floodplain, about 4' below county recognized floodplain. The property was filled prior to my purchase (about 2' above floodplain) but the county won't recognize...
I am building a new single family home. There is a 24" PCCP watermain that is in front of the house, but the local water authority's permit person told me that I can't tap into the 24" PCCP line because they don't allow home taps to mains that large. There are several homes along the block...
I just finished signing and sealing an as built of a swm facility in Maryland. The owner needs a swm easement and covenant to be documented and recorded. I’m plenty familiar with the process but what do you guys think of an Professional Engineer signing and sealing a easement document with an...
I am planning on building a new home on an empty lot in PG County MD. If I were needing electrical plans to submit to the county, does it have to be an licensed Engineer, PE, like civil engineers? Its only a single family home and not a large office or something.
So I'm a PE, with a background in water/wastewater engineering. I was asked by a friend to stamp his old grading plan he had made for his home that he was going to build. The approved plans are over ten years old and the PE who stamped it is retired and no longer has a license. The county is...
I've been doing freelance work for a few months now and a new opportunity has popped up to be a long term 1099 contractor. My question is really focused on P.E. license and a COA. I'm registered in D.C. as a licensed P.E. but I get confused when they mention a "COA" or Certification of...
Also, I'm not an expert in structural design, but if I used a large enough member to scab the top and bottom chords, would my main design concern be to make sure the section modulus is large enough to compensate for the loss of area from the hole?
The holes are 1.25" in diameter. He didn't think it through when he made the holes and just installed the cables thinking it was not a big deal. I was upset that he didn't just build a platform on top of the bottom chords, but now its too late.
