Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
What should you do if an existing utility system is in conflict with your restoration project?
First, contact the serving agency or company to help you determine the extent of the conflict. In
most instances, utilities have preexisting and overriding land rights, which supersede any prop-
erty rights of your project site. In most cases, you have little recourse other than to redesign your
project to work around and preserve the rights and restrictions associated with the utility. In rare
instances, utility systems can be relocated, but at the expense of the project sponsor. This is not a
simple matter, and professional engineers with experience working with the affected utility should
be consulted.
Construction Details
Construction details provide the team responsible for the installation of the project with essential
information about how elements of the project are to fit together. Construction details illustrate
the relationship of various materials and the way materials are joined and fit together. In many
cases, certain elements, such as barrier fences or equestrian gates, require particular materials
and construction methods in order to perform as desired. Construction details are engineering
drawings consisting of a few views of the same feature—plan view, side view, and cross-sectional
view—all provided to give the installation team the information they need to construct the device
or system correctly (fig. 9-7).
Plan Preparation
The size and complexity of a project will have a direct bearing on the number of plan sheets and
special features presented. Two methods have been used to present plans. On smaller projects,
the specifications generally will have been added to the large-format plan sheet. Larger projects
FIGURE 9-7.
Construction details for a wood pole barrier, an effective means of controlling vehicular access.
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