Survey

1)The number of inhabitants of the structure: commercial or residential. A: 100
2)The ages and gender of inhabitants. A: Male & Female. 16+.
3)Future plans to add onto the structure: future expansion. A: N/A
4)A list of activities to be done with the structure (i.e., office use, office and living use, or storage only) A: Storage, office use.
5)Entertainment habits. A: Music
6)Desired number of rooms, minimum sizes, & types of rooms. A: 7, looby, office, restrooms, storage.
7)Kitchen with types of appliances desired. A: Dish washer, walk in freezer.
8)Bathrooms with the number, size, and types of fixtures desired. A: sink & toliet
9. Planned length of use of structure. A: 40ft
10. ADA requirements. A: sink-34" off the ground. Toliet-24"
11. Budget for structure. A: N/A
12. Style of structure. A: Modern
13. Special needs, i.e.: Handicap access. A: Doors

Parking Lot

4.6.2

1)Determine the following information about the PLTW firehouse plan:
· What is the diameter of the existing water main? A: 8 inches
· What is the diameter of the proposed water service? A: 6 inches
· What is the elevation of the top of the hydrant? A: 301.79
· What diameter pipe is used for the building’s sanitary sewer line? A: 6 inches
· Where is the gas meter to be located? A: To the right corner when walking into the front door. (hard to explain)
· What is the spot elevation in the front left-hand corner of the building? A: 300
2)Why do you think red is the color used to depict electricity? A: Deadly, dangerous.

Questions 4.4.1

1)Why did we exaggerate the vertical scale when we did the profile layout of the road? A: We didn’t know the actual scale.
2)What differences would there be in the design of a road if we changed the road type from a collector to an arterial? A: There would be a road over the lower road.
3. What are some of the factors you would have to consider if you were asked to design a new parking lot for your local library? A: Exits, entrence, people walking, ADA regulations, ect.

Vocab

~Arterial: main route, channel, or other course of flow or access
~Curve Length (L): Determining the length of an irregular arc segment
~Degree of Curve (D): states that the degree of curve is the central angle formed by 2 radii drawn from the center of the circle to the ends of a chord 100 feet (or 100 meters) long
~Driveway: type of private road for local access to 1 or a small group of structures, & is owned & maintained by an individual or group
~Egress: the size opening a window creates for access
~Feeder: riser, also known as a feeder, is a built into a metal casting mold to prevent due to shrinkage
~Freeway: divided highway facility with full control of access & 2 or more lanes for the exclusive use of through traffic in each direction
~Horizontal Alignment: combination of tangents, horizontal curves & spirals which defines the horizontal location of a roadway
~Ingress: The act of entering, Permission to enter, A door or other means of entering
~Point of Intersection (P.I.):intersection: a point where lines intersect
~Point of Tangency (PT): the tangent line (or simply the tangent) to a curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point
~Radius (R): length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere ~Sight Distance: length of roadway visible to a driver or pedestrian; the distance a person can see along an unobstructed line of sight
~Tangent Line:the steepest line in the diagram below
~Transit Line:a line providing public transit
~Vertical Alignment: combination of tangent grades & vertical curves which defines the vertical location of a roadway