Inlet and catch basin in a sloping site
Hello all,
Im trying to find information of where is the best location to place a catch basin or an inlet in a sloping site. Common sense would say it's at the lowest elevation; but what if the site has complicated contour lines?
Thanks for any input you might have.
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Typically, you will see a trench drain or catch basin near the drive entrance or exit of the site because most likely you will be required to have zero run-off to a public street or adjacent properties. The rest you can work with your civil engineer and locate them, In ARE exam, if you are asked to locate the catch basins or trench drains and so on, NCARB will provide some kind of criteria for you to lay them out.
Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)
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Water has to slope into it. On a large sloping site or street, there will be one every 120' or so. A gutter can be built to slope to it, if needed.
Hope this helps!
Rebekka O'Melia, B.Arch, M. Ed, Registered Architect, NCARB, Step Up ARE Coaching
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Different areas have different rainfall data, so, in real ARE exams, if you encounter these kinds of questions, NCARB will give you a certain criteria, such as a catch basin for an area up to 18,000 s.f. and so on…
Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)
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Pick a project and read the civil plans. You will learn a lot by simply reading the consultant's plans.
Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)
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Help with reading contour lines here(number 34) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqQUel8W0R71cVQvIkcQ529D93rr2ggh
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