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Concrete Pedestrian Pier Details
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Galvin Jun 11.
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Listen to Jason. work with the structural and ask questions.
My advice would be to not even attempt it without the direct input of a structural engineer who has worked with piers before. They would know best the types of soils under the lake as to what kind of piers you can use, as well , the spacing. The dep…
Eric;
I think there is a project in Minnesota; the City of Minnetonka's new Government Center is using a solution which might work for you. A large bioretention area takes runoff from a large parking lot. Instead of permeable pavers, or curb cuts w…
I concur. You need to first dissipate the energy of the water coming out of the pipe. As mentioned above, rip-rap or concrete dissipation mats (look these up) are required at the pipe outfall. You will then need some sort of fore bay (or two) to fur…
Just as Andrew said - energy dissipation rocks below a flared pipe - exactly the detail I've used before. Cleanout is not ideal as sediment tends to drop in the rocks.
We do it from time to yime by using energy dissapation rocks below a flared pipe end and if it is a large area we section off the first area for sediment to drop out as well before the water spills over into the bigger area.
A lot of the commercial…
Eric,
I love shameless self-promotion. Speaking of which, I have just launched a content-heavy blog on landscape and culture called Grounded Design. I update 3-4 times a week.
http://www.groundeddesign.com
It contains musings on the form, meaning…
for those interested in my observations in the UK visit
http://gardenbeet.wordpress.com/
I am a retailer so just skip my product reviews - they are not intended for you lot
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- Landscape Designer, Other
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- Land Planner
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- Graduated 2004 with a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture from Virginia Tech, and an Associates in Art from TCC
- Years of Professional Experience
- 5-10
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- Land Planning Solutions
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- Playground designers throughout history.
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- Painting, 3d Modeling, Pen and Ink Rendering
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- At 12:10am on January 5, 2009,
John Black said… - Eric, your graphics are gorgeous. I enjoyed your blog post on your process and would love to read more in future posts about how you manipulate your drawings after scanning them.
- At 8:25pm on December 15, 2008,
Margaret Ryan said… - Hi Eric, I'd like to get in touch with you regarding some a playground topic for your blog. But I can't find your email anywhere! I work in the playground industry (and I am a fellow Virginian!) You can reach me at Margaret@pdplay.com
- At 2:56am on November 2, 2008,
panadorn soontornyart said… - hello....Eric ,
.......VERY very very GOOD WORK....
- At 3:40pm on August 26, 2008,
Brandon Reed said… - VERY GOOD WORK!
Great Graphic Style!
- At 12:55pm on June 16, 2008,
Brian Ray said…
- Hi Eric -
Good luck with your process to expand your practice. It's an uphill battle, but worth it.
- At 5:39pm on June 10, 2008,
Tracey said… - Thanks for the feedback on my question - appreciate it!
- At 9:05pm on May 12, 2008,
Rick Anderson said… - Thanks for the props, I appreciate it. I look forward to diving into for
um(s) at some point, hope you guys will take at easy on me.
- At 3:43pm on May 12, 2008,
Andrew Spiering said… - Eric,
For whatever reason, the links you have under "favorite resources" are not linking properly. I added a few more web links in the profile questions, so you can link to your favorite blogs there.
Thanks!
- At 9:06am on May 5, 2008,
Andrew Spiering said…
- Eric,
Your wish has been granted! There is a new category in the Forum called, "Exams", where you can post your questions regarding LARE.
Hope this helps in your preparation...
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