Wes Marshall, P.E. University of Connecticut May 2007 CE 276 Site Design Final Exam Outline
Chapters 1 – 5 & 7
Contours & Topography Contours Reading & interpreting contours Contour characteristics Drawing a section Slope formula
Site Grading Grading Road grading Terrace grading Path / road layout Grade change devices Grading around buildings Cross slope grading Curbs & swales
Earthwork Reading cut & fill on a grading plan Factors influencing grading decisions Adjustment factors for cut & fill volumes
Chapters
Chapter 9 Storm Water Management Hydrologic cycle Impact of site development Storm Water Management Philosophies / Goals / Tools Best Management Practice & techniques Detention, retention, and infiltration pond facilities & design Porous pavements & constructed wetlands
Chapter 10 Soil Erosion & Sediment Control Factors affecting erosion Regulations Erosion & Sediment Control Plans Erosion & sediment control Strategies and considerations Methods Maintenance General rules of thumb
Chapter 11 Rational Methods Delineating drainage areas Finding the hydraulically most remote point and the time of concentration Hydrographs Rational & Modified Rational Method Storm frequency & duration Runoff coefficients
Chapter 12 NRCS TR-55 Method When to use & limitations Comparisons to the Rational Methods Finding C, Q, T c, and q Hydrologic soil groups and hydrologic condition Estimating sheet flow, shallow concentrated flow, channel flow Graphical peak discharge method & tabular hydrograph method Estimating detention basin storage
Chapter 13 Designing & Sizing a Storm Water System Components of storm water systems Types of drainage systems Open, closed, combination Advantages & disadvantages of each Designing swales Designing pipe systems Considerations Sizing pipes Subsurface drainage
Final Project is due in the main civil office upstairs by 3pm this Friday Final Exam is in this room a week from tomorrow… Thursday May 3 rd from 6-8 PM