Prepared: April 2013
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Table of Contents
1.
General Information
2.
Definitions
2.010 Definitions
2.010.01 CADD Deliverables
2.010.02 Survey Corridor
2.010.03 Strip Map
2.010.04 Limited Strip Map
2.010.05 Topographic Map
2.010.06 Submittal
2.010.07 As-Built Documents
2.010.08 Control Basis
2.010.09 Digital Signature and Seal
3.
CADD Guidelines
3.010 General Information
3.020 File Naming Convention
3.030 CADD File Content and Accuracy
3.030.01 Accuracy
3.030.02 Unused Entities
3.030.03 Layer Naming Conventions
3.030.04 Support Files
3.030.05 CADD Text Fonts
4.
Right of Way and Survey Guidelines
4.010 Strip Maps
4.010.01 General Strip Map Guidelines
4.010.02 Strip Map Drafting Guidelines
4.010.03 Strip Map Support Information
4.020 Topographic Maps
4.030 Field Notes
4.040 Legal Documents
4.040.01 Easements
4.040.02 Use of Existing Easements
4.040.03 Location of Easements
4.040.04 Width of Easements
4.040.05 Easement Exhibits and Temporary Construction Easement
4.050 Construction Staking
4.060 As-Built
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5.
Design Guidelines
5.010 Design Services to be Provided
6.
Document Transmittal
6.010 Transmission of Electronic Files to the District
7.
Appendices
Appendix A – Naming Conventions
Appendix B – Layer Guide
Appendix C – Layer Index
Appendix D – Layer Index (Details)
Appendix E – Layer Index (Easements)
Appendix F – Quick Keys
Appendix G – LISP Routines
Appendix H – District Menu Customization
Appendix I – Asbuilt Info
Appendix J – Sheet Library
Appendix K – Structure and Designator Symbols
Appendix L – Miscellaneous Symbols
Appendix M – Note Library
Appendix N – Table Library
Appendix P – Template drawings
Appendix Q – Sample Plans and Strip Maps
Appendix R – Legal Documents
Appendix S – Field Information
Appendix T – Non Standard Details
Appendix U – Longitudinal Profile
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1.
General Information
It is the intent of these guidelines to establish the minimum standards, which must be met during the
process of plan preparation for The District. It is not the intent of these guidelines to limit the efficiency
or creativity of the design consultant. Instead, these guidelines have been put in place to ensure the
District continues to provide the same high quality plans and construction documents that everyone is
accustomed to using. Additionally these guidelines will continue to develop as necessary.
Please submit your questions and comment via email: [email protected]
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2.
Definitions
2.010 Definitions
2.010.01
CADD Deliverables:
An electronic representation of drawings required at the Preliminary Plan, Plan
Submittals and As-built Documents in compliance with these Plan Preparation
Guidelines and the Drawing Submittal Schedule as outlined by the District
representative.
2.010.02
Survey Corridor:
The Survey Corridor is defined as the area 60 feet in all directions of the proposed
alignment shown on the design study provided, or as delineated by a District
representative for the project.
2.010.03
Strip Map:
A CADD drawing developed to provide an accurate basis from which the District or
its agents may produce sewer construction plans and legal documents for
properties affected by a project design.
2.010.04
Limited Stripmap
A CADD drawing developed to provide an accurate basis from which the District or
its agents may produce sewer construction plans, but is not of sufficient quality
that legal documents can be produced for the taking of Easements or Temporary
Construction Easement.
A limited strip map can be prepared for projects that are located entirely within
street right-of-way, and when easement and/or temporary construction easement
rights will not need to be acquired from adjacent properties. The District must
approve the use of a limited strip map during fee negotiations. Sufficient property
control is required to establish the existing right-of-way lines. Lot lines and owner
information can be obtained from the City or County Assessors’ information.
2.010.05
Topographic Map:
A CADD drawing representing the earth’s surface and existing features, indicated
by a series of lines and symbols. The purpose of the Topographic Map (Topo
Map) is to provide a detailed drawing for use in the design and construction of a
sewer project. The map includes any existing features or obstacles within the
Survey Corridor that might impact the sewer design. The map will be in turn be
used in the preparation of sewer plans. Aerial photos are not acceptable as Topo
Maps.
2.010.06
Submittals:
Plan Submittals shall reflect requirement set forth in Attachment “A”.
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2.010.07
As-Built Documents:
The District’s final record of a project developed by manually marking up final
constructions documents to reflect the actual final field verified horizontal locations
and elevations of improvements built during construction.
2.010.08
Control Basis / Traverse Baseline:
Below is the control basis for all projects on which plans are prepared for the
District:
HORIZONTAL DATA
All horizontal data provided will be in State Plane Coordinates – Missouri East
Zone, NAD 83(HARN). Since the District requires State Plane Coordinates to be
the basis for all projects, GPS will most likely be utilized to establish survey
control. Due to the positional accuracy limits of GPS Equipment, special
consideration and specific survey techniques will need to be employed in order to
meet the accuracy standards of an “Urban Class Survey” established by the
Missouri Board of Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (4-CSR
30-16). The District will periodically check control established for projects and will
reject control that does not meet Urban Class Survey Standards.
MODOT now offer the use of continually operating base stations. These systems
have shown to be an effective way of doing Real Time Kinematic (RTK) surveys.
When utilizing these systems the vendor name and date of survey will need to be
indicated on the Stripmap.
VERTICAL DATA
Vertical Datum shall be referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD 1988) and provide a conversion to NVGD 29 (A.K.A. U.S.G.S.). (NVGD 29
is the datum used for the St. Louis County & St. Louis City Benchmark Books).
NVGD 29 may be submitted with conversion to NAVD 1988 provided it has been
previously approved by an MSD representative.
GPS can be used for vertical control but shall require redundancy to establish
elevations. (i.e. double occupancy of control points with a minimum of 4 hours
between occupations). Differential leveling shall be used to adjust elevations of
control points set by GPS.
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2.010.09
Digital Signatures and Seals:
The digital signature must be unique to, and under the sole control of the person
using it; it must also be capable of verification and be linked to a document in such
manner that the digital signature is invalidated if any data on the document is
altered.
For more information see:
Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and
Landscape Architects, Chapter 3, Board Rule 20 CSR 2030-3.060 (3)
A tutorial video on how to electronically sign a .PDF document utilizing Adobe
Acrobat can be found on the Missouri Div. of Professional Registration website:
www.pr.mo.gov/apelsla.asp
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3.
CADD Guidelines
It is the intent of these guidelines to establish the minimum standards, which must be met in the
submission of Computer Aided Design Drafting (CADD) deliverables for the District.
The District provides the following information with no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied,
including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The entire risk as to the quality of performance of the program is with the user. The District
does not warranty that the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements or that the
operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free.
Copyright is not claimed as to any part of AutoCAD© software or derivative works based thereon.
The following document contains AutoCAD blocks, standard prototype drawings, drawing sheet blanks,
and custom AutoCAD menus, which are used by the District for plan preparation. All files that are
referenced in this document are part of the MSDACAD.ZIP file unless noted. The MSDACAD.ZIP file also
contains the AutoCAD PC3 and CTB files to be used when plotting. Click on the link below to download
this file.
MSDACAD.ZIP
To see how the enclosed material can be installed on your system, please refer to Appendix H.
Example plans are available at Appendix Q or from the District Engineering Department.
3.010 General Information
The following information shall be submitted:
Electronic Files
•
All drawings (.DWG) shall be submitted in AutoCAD version 2012.
o All electronic drawing files created in anything other than AutoCAD must be
converted to AutoCAD. No .dgn or .dxf files will be accepted.
o Any AutoCAD files created in a version other than AutoCAD version 2012
may be submitted provided it has been previously approved by an MSD
representative.
o All drawing files must conform to the Districts CADD Standards set forth in
this document.
o All drawings must include project data. e.g. DTM, alignment, etc.
o All drawing files shall be in vector format.
•
One overall electronic Strip Map drawing for the entire project
•
ASCII file of coordinate list format (Pt., north, east, elevation, description)
•
Topo, Stripmaps, & Easements shall be in the same coordinate system.
Contact a District representative for clarification.
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3.020 File Naming Convention
All submitted CADD files of plans shall follow the Districts Naming Conventions herein:
Example:
19001-[C1-P1]. DWG
Oracle No.
Applicable extension
Coversheet and Plan & Profile 1
All submitted legal document shall follow the Districts Naming Conventions herein:
Example:
Oracle No 19001-12-25P610133-[E]. DWG
Applicable extension
Stripmap Parcel No.
Locator No.
Type of Document
For Further examples of electronic file names refer to Appendix A.
3.030 CADD File Content and Accuracy
3.030.01
Accuracy: Accepted professional standards and drafting practices shall be
maintained throughout the production of all CADD submittals, as well as the
General Plan Guidelines listed below:
General Design Plan Guidelines:
NOTE: These guidelines do NOT include Longitudinal Profile. (see Appendix U)
1.
Current Standard MSD Sheets and Blocks are to be used. Refer to St. Louis
Place (Appendix Q) for examples
2.
A cover sheet is to be used for all projects. The location map is to be included on
the cover sheet. Refer to St. Louis Place (Appendix Q) for examples
3.
Plan sheets are to be read from left to right. The downstream end of the project is
to be at station 0+00 on the far left side of the first Plan and Profile sheet. An
exception to this orientation exists for projects involving improvements to only one
side of a channel. In this case the plan and profile sheets shall be oriented as the
channel bank is viewed from the center of the channel.
4.
Plan sheet and corresponding Profile shall be on the same sheet.
5.
Centerlines and stationing are to be indicated on plan and profile views for all
projects.
6.
North arrow and bar scales are to be indicated on all plan views. The plan view
scale shall be 1”=20’. The profile view scale shall be 1”=20’ horizontally, 1”=5’
vertically. District approval must be obtained before using any other scale.
7.
The cross section scale shall be 1”=5’ horizontally, 1”=5’ vertically.
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8.
Excavation and fill quantities to the nearest square foot are to be included on the
cross sections. Crushed limestone quantities shall be indicated as directed by the
District.
9.
For gabion projects the plan view shall be at 1”=10’ horizontally.
10.
For pump station projects the plan view shall be at 1”=4’.
11.
For bio-stabilization projects the plan view may be at 1”=20’ or 1”=10’ horizontally
depending on the complexity. Please coordinate with the District project
representative.
12.
Cross sections are to be plotted from the bottom to top of sheet, consecutively
beginning at centerline station 0+00. Cross sections shall be plotted as viewed
looking upstream.
13.
Centerline stationing is to be included on cross sections.
14.
Project alignment curve data shall be shown on the plans and include the
following: Intersection angle, point of intersection, radius, length of arc and
tangent distance. Refer to St. Louis Place (Appendix Q) for examples
15.
Crushed limestone area is to be shown on cross sections of new channel.
16.
Details from MSD Standard Construction Specifications are not to be put on plans.
These will not be given out under any circumstances. Refer to the current MSD
Standard Construction Specifications Book.
17.
Use MSD Non Standard Details as required. Complete detail sheets if using Non
Standard Details. Non Standard Details are available in Appendix T.
18.
The scale used on special details shall be as required for clarity and shall be
specified on plans.
19.
In plan view, indicate top and flowline elevations of existing structures.
20.
In profile view, dimension proposed length of reaches (to the nearest foot) and
determine proposed grade from centerline of structures. Indicate station and flow
line elevation at center of structures.
21.
If construction requires the removal of concrete pavement, show nearest
pavement joints, excluding sidewalks.
22.
Revision dates are not to be indicated on any plans until after District Board
Approval.
23.
Ties to control points shall be shown on plans. If the control point is positioned so
that it is not visible on the plan, show the typical “triangle / point number” symbol
and reference the actual location of the control point. Refer to St. Louis Place
(Appendix Q) for examples
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3.030.02
Unused Entities: Before Final Construction Document Submittal to either Design
Division or Program Management Division, all CADD files shall be purged of all
unused blocks, symbols, layers and font styles.
3.030.03
Layering Name Conventions
All CADD files shall be submitted using the District layering schemes provided in
this document (Appendices C, D, E). There is a separate scheme for Plan and
Profile / Cross-sections and one for details.
If a layer does not appear in the layering scheme, a new layer may be created, but
must be approved by an District Representative.
3.030.04
Support Files
All CADD Deliverables that are going to be submitted using X-ref’s, special
menu’s, or linking of Word or Excel documents through OLE (Object Linking
Embedding) technology shall include all such files when transferring CADD
Deliverables or “BIND” the drawings before transmittal.
A text file in an ASCII file format shall accompany every CADD Deliverable. The
text file shall include CADD filename(s), sheet number(s), descriptions(s) and
drawing attachment(s) for each file submitted (see sample below).
Sample File
St. Louis Place Sanitary Relief Phase II 19001 (2006999) 11/3/2010
19001-[C1-P1].DWG: Cover Sheet and Plan & Profile Sheet
Tab Label
Model
C1-1
P1-2…P3-4
X1-5…X3-7
D1-8…D2-9
Contained within Tab
Base Drawing, Profiles, Cross Sections,
and Details (if applicable)
Coversheet
Plan & Profile sheets(s)
Cross Sections (if applicable)
Detail sheet(s) (if applicable)
Example:
3.030.05
CADD Text Fonts
All CADD fonts shall conform to “St. Louis Place” sample drawing (Appendix Q)
and the information below. In addition all text in CADD deliverables shall use the
SIMPLEX font name (simplex.shx), unless otherwise noted below:
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Location
Cover sheet Title
Subdivision Name/City Block
Font Name
bold.shx
Ha.shx
Substitution
SansSerif.shx(bold)
RomanC.shx
Text Guidelines:
When entering text into a drawing the text style shall be simplex. For existing text the height shall be 100
guide and shall be placed on the layer which the text refers to, for example any text used to call out
fencing would be placed on the fence layer. All text other than existing text shall be placed on the layer
corresponding to the Leroy guide, for example text which is 120 Leroy guide is placed on layer 120. For
proposed text the height normally used will be 100 guide.
The table below indicates what height text shall be entered in an AutoCAD drawing to insure text is the
proper size for a given plot scale when the drawing is plotted. For example, when the plot scale is 1=20
and you want the plotted text height to be LeRoy guide 100 you would enter the text height as 2.0.
Text Height Table
Letter Guides
Plot Scales
1
LeRoy Guide 80
LeRoy Guide 100
LeRoy Guide 120
LeRoy Guide 140
LeRoy Guide 175
LeRoy Guide 200
0.08
0.1
0.12
0.14
0.175
0.20
5
10
20
50
100
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.875
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.75
2.0
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.8
3.5
4.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.75
10.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
17.5
20.0
20.0
20.0
50.0
50.0
100.0
100.0
ACAD variable settings
DIMSCALE Setting 1.0
LTSCALE Setting 1.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
10.0
Text Equation
For scales and text heights not listed above use the following equation
Drawing text height = Plot height * Plot Scale
For example if you want the plotted text height to be 0.1 (100 guide) and your plot scale is 200 the
drawing text height would be 20.
Drawing text height = 0.1 * 200 = 20
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4.
Right of Way and Survey Guidelines
This section is intended to give the user a detailed description of the process of developing Right of
Way and survey documents related to the design, easement acquisition and construction of sewers for
the District. Due to the broad range of scenarios associated with the types of projects done by the
District, this section may not cover every scenario and the District’s representative may have specific
instructions not covered here.
4.010 Strip Map Guidelines
The following is intended to aid in the developing of a Strip Map. The Example Strip Map
Drawings (Appendix Q), along with the guidelines shown throughout this manual shall be
adhered to when preparing a Strip Map. The Example Strip Map shows the minimum
information that will be required on a Strip Map.
The purpose of the Strip Map is to provide an accurate basis from which The District or
its agents may produce sewer construction plans and legal documents for properties
affected by a project design. The Strip Map shall show every parcel in its entirety, which
falls within any portion of the Survey Corridor. Right-of-Ways and large parcels shall be
shown far enough beyond the Survey Corridor in order to adequately define them.
4.010.01
General Strip Map Guidelines
1. Establish horizontal control within 50 to 200 feet of the proposed route. Note: The
baseline shall not be located on the proposed route, as this control is expected to remain
throughout the construction phase, if at all possible. The horizontal control shall meet the
accuracy standards of an “Urban Class Survey” as defined in the Current Minimum
Standards for Property Boundary Surveys (4CSR-16.010).
2. The baseline shall be monumented with a “Permanent” type survey monument or cross
on concrete within the Right of Way of public streets, (concrete must be in good
condition, do not use concrete that appears to be in an area of road repair). (Point
number assigned to monument to match field notes along with the Strip Map
designation). These points will need to survive for many years and special care shall be
taken to see that they do.
3. Establish Project Benchmarks by differential leveling (field notes signed and sealed by a
Professional Land Surveyor shall be submitted with the Strip Map – no trigonometric
levels will be accepted), with descriptions near the proposed route at 0.5-mile intervals
(minimum of two). Benchmarks shall be established from control as defined in section
2.010.08. At least two published benchmarks must be utilized. Established Project
Benchmarks shall be stable and accessible in an area not to be disturbed. Iron
pipes/bars are not acceptable benchmarks. Project Benchmarks shall be set so they
remain in existence throughout the entire project.
4. For the entire Survey Corridor locate sufficient property control to establish Subdivision
Boundaries, Interior lot lines, Large Parcels, and Right of Way (plus centerline of State
and County Right of Ways), to establish a “Best Fit” of Record Information with the actual
field survey. An individual boundary survey of each lot is not required. In addition to the
above monumentation, it will be required that a search for monumentation along the
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proposed route be conducted. Any such monumentation shall be located and shown on
the stripmap.
5. Research all assessor maps, deeds, subdivision plats, County Road Plans, State
Highway Plans, etc. as required. Much of this will be taken care of by getting Easement
Search Reports and Title commitments as outlined in Attachment “A” included in the Fee
Proposal.
6. All parcels that fall within the Survey Corridor shall be labeled with bearings, distances,
curve data, etc. in order to fully describe both record and calculated (if necessary)
dimensions of the entire parcel. See the Example Strip Map Drawings (Appendix Q).
7. Record and Calculated: All distances are considered record [within ½ foot] unless noted
as calculated (C). All bearings are shown as both record (R) and calculated (C).
8. Surveyor’s Report shall accompany the strip map. This report shall give a general
account how the strip map’s subdivision boundaries, interior lot lines, large Parcels, and
Right of Way line were established and any assumptions that were made in the process.
4.010.02
Strip Map Drafting Guidelines
1. The District will not accept any CADD drawing in which the Universal Coordinate System
(UCS), North Orientation, and Basis of Grid do not all agree with each other.
2. Strip Maps will conform to the CADD Guidelines herein established. Some additional
layers and blocks are associated with the strip map, see the Example Strip Map
Drawings (Appendix Q).
3. If Strip Map consists of multiple pages the cover Sheet shall include the following:
a. Title of District Project
b. Index of Sheets
c. Map Index, if more than two sheets (possible to combine with Location Map)
d. Location Map – North Arrow & Approximate Scale
e. Benchmark Descriptions – Published and Project
f. General Notes
g. Source of Record Information
h. Basis of Bearing
i. Legend
j. Disclaimers, If Any
k. References System to establish State Plane Coordinates
4. Three point ties of all Baseline Points
a. Three Point Tie Sketches to include:
i. Point number
ii. Monument description
Example: (Rebar w/cap MSD #10)
iii. Sketch
iv. North arrow
v. Dimension ties
vi. Sheet reference, if all ties are provided on an individual sheet
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5. Drawing Scale choices are 1”=20’, 1”=30’, 1”=40’, and 1”=50’. The District
Representative must approve any other scales.
6. Owners List
7. All easements provided by Easement Search Reports, Title Reports, Recorded Plats,
and/or other sources.
8. Meet the District’s Control Basis & Traverse Baseline as defined in section 2.010.08
9. The District may request that a project be tied to a previous project. In this case, a
minimum of two control points from the previous project must be collected on State Plane
Coordinates. A relationship between the collected coordinates for the present project
and the coordinates noted from the previous project shall be shown on the strip map.
4.010.03
Strip Map Support Information
The following information will be submitted along with the Strip Map as support information:
Electronic Files
• Shall be submitted per section 3.010
Field notes (See Appendix S for Sample Field notes)
• Traverse Notes, Location of monumentation
• Bench Loop (Signed & Sealed)
• Description of Known Benchmarks
• Description of Project Benchmarks
• Original Three Point Tie Sketches
Hard copies of additional Documents acquired to complete survey
• Property Conveyances
• Easement deeds
• PDF files may be accepted as directed by the District.
• Assessor’s Map
• GRS information used, if applicable
• Easement Search Reports, Title Reports
4.010.04
Limited Stripmaps Guidelines
The intended and only use of the Limited Stripmap is for projects or portions of projects
that lie totally and without question, within existing street right-of-way. The Limited
Stripmap does not work if Easements or TCEs may be required for a project area.
1. Horizontal and Vertical Control, control monumentation, benchmarks, and CADD
Standards.
2. Locate sufficient property control to establish the existing right-of-way lines.
3. Lot lines and owner information taken from City or County assessor’s information.
4. Area of Limited Stripmap shall be indicated and shown in a way that distinguishes it from
the regular Stripmap area. All lines and information in this area shall be ghosted except
the right-of-way lines, which would be shown as normal.
5. A note indicating that this area is a “Limited Stripmap Not to be Used for Easement
Acquisition”.
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4.010.05
Deliverables for Strip Maps
1. A digitally signed and sealed (see 2.010.09) file in portable document format (PDF). A
single page is preferred. However, multiple pages are acceptable.
o Single page strip maps shall include the following:
• Title of District Project
• Schematic of the project area drawn to a convenient scale showing a
minimum of property lines, street names, locater numbers and North arrow.
Label bearings and distances on property lines. But do not show on
schematic. See example
• Location Map – North Arrow & Approximate Scale
• Benchmark Descriptions
• General Notes
• Source of Record Information
• Basis of Bearing
• Legend
• Disclaimers, If Any
• References System to establish State Plane Coordinates
• 3 point ties
o Multiple page strip maps shall include a cover sheet, see section 4.010.02, item 3
for additional instructions.
2. Electronic drawing file of the survey in plan view.
o Text and line types shall be scaled to a 1”-20’ scale.
o See section 3.010 for additional instructions.
3. Original Field notes and electronic point file.
o See section 4.030 for additional instructions.
4.020 Topographic Map Guidelines
The following is intended to aid in the developing of a Topographic Map (Topo Map). The
Example Plan Drawings (Appendix Q), along with the guidelines shown throughout this
manual shall be adhered to when preparing a Topo Map.
The purpose of the Topographic Map is to provide a CADD drawing representing the
earth’s surface and existing features, indicated by a series of lines and symbols. The
purpose of the Topographic Map is to provide a detailed drawing for use in the design
and construction of a sewer project. The map is to include any existing features or
obstacles within the Survey Corridor that might impact the sewer design. This map will
be in turn be used in the preparation of sewer plans. Aerial photos are not acceptable as
Topo Maps.
The following is a list of existing features that shall be included on a Topo Map. This list
is intended to give an example of the information shown on a Topo Map, but does not
cover everything that might be encountered in the field.
Existing Data Requirements
•
Sufficient ground elevations to develop contours and profiles as needed.
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•
Houses and Sheds
•
Plot locations of structures, above and below ground, man-made or natural features
within the Survey Corridor.
•
Locate size, depth with direction of flow of sanitary sewers, combination sewers, storm
sewers, culverts, catch basins and manholes with inverts and outfalls of each. On
trapped inlets and manholes both the bottom of the structure and the elevation at the
stopper or waterline shall be shown.
•
If manholes or inlets cannot be found or need to be cleaned, the District representative
shall be contacted in order to coordinate with the District’s Operations Department.
•
Locate test borings or soil boring locations with the elevation of the top of holes.
•
Locate all trees in sparsely wooded areas. (i.e. maintained front and back yards)
•
Show perimeter outline of densely wooded areas and all trees 12” and above within the
perimeter.
•
First floor, top of foundation and/or basement elevations of homes as required by the
District project representative.
•
Flood plain cross-sections as necessary.
•
The topographic map shall be prepared at 1”=20’ drawing scale unless instructed
otherwise by a District Representative.
4.020.01 Longitudinal Profile Guidelines
The guidelines shown in (Appendix U) shall be adhered to when preparing a Longitudinal
Profile (Long Profile) Map.
4.030 Field Note Guidelines
The following is intended to ensure that field notes are prepared in a way that not only
works for the District, but also does not greatly hinder the survey crew’s productivity. The
following guidelines will be adhered to for all field notes.
Field Note Guidelines
1. The District Survey Descriptor Codes must be utilized for all fieldwork. The District Survey
Descriptor Codes can be found in Appendix S.
2. Electronic Survey Data to be provided:
a. Electronic Points File – electronic copy of the points file in an ASCII file format (Point,
Northing, Easting, Elevation, Description (P,N,E,Z,D)).
3. Paper Field Notes - Sample Field Notes can be found in Appendix S.
a. All on Loose Leaf Paper, National 446
b. Cover Sheet / Index Page
c. Instrument Point, Backsight Point, Foresight Point; Point Range
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d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
Changes in Rod Heights
Any notes to avoid confusion
Overall Project Sketch showing the following:
North Arrow
Streets ROW with names
Approximate Property Lines
Traverse Point Locations w/ Point Numbers
TBM / BM Locations w/ Name or Number
Property Points Found w/ Point Numbers
Manhole Locations w/ Point Numbers
Rough basic topo locations
i. building
ii. sidewalks
iii. wooded areas
iv. etc.
Topographic Area Sketch – where needed
i. North Arrow
ii. Necessary Topo in order to resolve any confusion
Traverse Points – Three Point Ties
i. North Arrow
ii. Street intersections and/or addresses, etc. in order to give general location
iii. Distances measured to 1/100 of a foot to three described, identifiable points.
iv. Type of control monument
v. Point number of control monument
Level Loop Notes
i. Complete description of published BMs used as start or any BM tied into as a
check, along with all elevations corresponding to such.
ii. Level Loop (Signed and Sealed)
iii. Closed level loop turning through all site TBMs
iv. Hard level check shots through all primary baseline control points.
Complete description of TBMs set including:
i. Type of TBM (cut square, spike in PP, etc.)
ii. Location of TBM (street intersection, address, etc.)
4.040 Legal Documents
4.040.01
Easements
All sewers shall be constructed in easements with working room. Existing easements without
working room may be used if and only if pre-approved by the District representative. All public
sewers, storm drains and open channels shall be constructed in public right-of-way or in
easements. All new easement exhibits shall be shown with adjacent temporary construction
easements and associated documents will be submitted as detailed in the Attachment “A”
included in the Fee Proposal. These guidelines along with samples shown in Appendix R will be
adhered to for all legal documents.
4.040.02
Use of Existing Easements
Every existing recorded easement that will be used or will affect a project shall be shown on the
plans submitted for review. The information on the plans shall include the City or County book
and page number and the width or variable widths of every existing recorded easement.
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All restrictive clauses as to the use of the easements, i.e. for utility purpose, storm sewer only,
sanitary sewers only, etc. shall be noted on the plan adjacent to the pertinent easement.
Construction of a sewer in the same easement with a water or gas main will not be approved
unless the easement is of such size that the location of the sewer and utility relative to each
other comply with dimensional clearances required by the regulatory authorities.
4.040.03
Location of Easements
In locating easements, consideration shall be given to the property owner’s interests. Undue
splitting and angling across property shall be avoided. Special consideration shall be taken
not to leave small remainder areas cut off by the easements. Do not divide properties
leaving unusable sections on either side of designed channel without approval from the District.
Easements shall be adequate enough to allow for proper access and maintenance of the sewer.
Temporary Construction Easement shall be required unless otherwise directed by the District.
Easement locations shall be fixed by distances (widths), angles or bearings to known property
lines or public right-of-way lines.
4.040.04
Width of Easements
The width of the easements shall be sufficient to allow proper access for maintenance of the
sewer. Easement widths shall provide a two (2) foot minimum clearance between outside limits
of sewer structures to easement line, with a ten (10) foot minimum width unless approved by the
District’s representative. All new easements shall include adjacent Temporary Construction
Easements as may be required for working room during construction, unless otherwise directed
by the District.
4.040.05
Easement and Temporary Construction Easement Exhibits
Easement and/or Temporary Construction Easement Exhibits and the associated documents
will be prepared for all proposed easements, licenses, or takings. All Easement, Temporary
Construction Easement Exhibits, and Area Sheets shall conform to the checklists and samples
in Appendix R. All documents will be submitted as detailed in the Attachment “A” included in the
Fee Proposal.
The following will be submitted for each proposed easement, license, or taking:
1.
Easement and/or TCE Exhibit
2.
Area Sheet showing the area of the overall property, area of new easement, and
area overlapping existing easements, etc. (See sample Appendix R)
4.050 Construction Staking Guidelines
This section is intended to provide guidelines as to how the District expects its
constructions staking to be conducted. The following checklist shall be used along with
the examples in Appendix S, when staking out District projects. The District
representative responsible for construction will coordinate all construction staking work
and can make adjustments as they see necessary. See Appendix S for checklist and
examples. A printable MSD CONSTRUCTION STAKING GUIDELINES booklet is
available in Appendix S.
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4.060 As-Builts
4.060.01
As-Built Project Types
(Capital Project):
- Project designed by consultants for the District.
- As-Built are prepared by consultant (per contract agreement)
District Designed:
- Project designed by the District and/or General Services Agreement (GSA)
Consultant
- As-Built are prepared by the District and/or GSA Consultant
4.060.02
As-Built Plan Preparation (General Instructions)
As a minimum, the following information shall be provided for As-Builts:
1. Storm, Sanitary and Combined
a. As-built drawing shall indicate the horizontal location, top and flowline
elevation, and corresponding grade of the storm, sanitary, combined sewers
and structures in both the plan and profile views.
(1) On trapped inlets and manholes both the bottom of the structure and
the elevation at the stopper or waterline shall be shown
2. Detention Basin
b. A field survey shall be made to confirm the location, size, and depth. As a
minimum, the as-built drawing shall include:
(1) As-built cross-sections of the basin plotted over the design crosssections.
(2) Spot elevations shown in plan, defining the location and elevation of
the basin berm and overflow spillway.
(3) Location, length, size, shape and flow line elevation of the detention
basin / channel concrete swale.
(4) Control and overflow structure location, size, elevation, and any other
information relevant to the proper operation of the structure (i.e.;
opening size; low flow; and outlet pipe size, slope and flow line
elevation; etc.)
3. Channel Improvement
a. A field survey shall be made to confirm the location, size, and depth. As a
minimum, the as-built drawing shall include:
(1) As-built cross-sections of the channel plotted over the design crosssections.
(2) Spot elevations shown in plan, defining the location and elevation of
the rock structure, and planting areas, and grading limits.
(3) Location, length, size, shape and flow line elevation of channel and or
walls.
4. Pump Station Construction
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a. As-Built Drawing shall indicate the physical location of the pump station,
retention, access road and other related structures.
5. As-built Deliverables
1. A Schematic (.dwg format) drawing of all District’s improvements using as built
layering standards. (see Appendix_I). Refer to example drawing in Appendix Q.
The drawing name should follow the format:
Job#-AB.dwg (Example: 19001-AB.dwg)
2. A corresponding electronic point file of all District’s improvements is required. The
format for the electronic point file shall be PNEZD comma delimited with the
extension .ASC. The file name should follow the format:
Job#-AB.asc (Example: 19001-AB.asc)
The D in PNEZD refers to description and is defined as: Identifying number
assigned to structure or location that corresponds with the plans (see sample).
Sample:
22, 1020432.283, 850432.952, 501.82, MH 23
23, 1020641.663, 850350.877, 503.96, MH 24
24, 1022447.353, 848806.986, 507.24, MH 25
6. Provide the original field notes signed and sealed by a Land Surveyor or Engineer
registered in the State of Missouri.
7. See section 4.060.03 for additional instructions dependent upon the As-Built Project
Type as defined in section 4.060.01.
4.060.03
As-Built Project Types Preparation (Specific Instructions)
Capital Project:
As-built documents, certified by a Land Surveyor or Engineer registered in the State of
Missouri will be submitted to the District for review prior to final payment for project
completion. As-builts should be produced electronically. A digitally signed and sealed
(see 2.010.09) file in portable document format (PDF). MSD asbuilt standards (see
Appendix_I) are to be adhered to. All horizontal and vertical data shall conform to section
2.010.08. If original coordinate system does not conform to section 2.010.08, include
coordinate translation. The District shall be notified if any facilities are not within a valid
District easement.
District Designed Project:
As-builts should be produced electronically. A digitally signed and sealed (see 2.010.09)
file in portable document format (PDF). MSD as-built standards (see Appendix_I) are to
be adhered to. All horizontal and vertical data shall conform to section 2.010.08. If
original coordinate system does not conform to section 2.010.08, include coordinate
translation. The District shall be notified if any facilities are not within a valid District
easement.
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5.
Design Guidelines
It is the intent of the design guidelines to establish minimum requirements to be included in consultant
design services. The consultant will be responsible for all design services, including municipal/agency
coordination, engineering calculations, strip map and topography surveys, soil investigation,
construction document preparation, right-of-way acquisition document preparation, permit applications
and all other services required to obtain bids for construction.
The scope of the project will be indicated in the Request For Proposal (RFP). The scope may vary from
a general idea of the problem to a detailed design study. A list of the basic services to be provided for
each design phase may also be included in the RFP for the consultants’ reference. The consultant is to
review these services to assure that provisions are included in the contract for these and all other
design services. Note that engineering services during construction may also be included in the scope
of the project.
5.010 Design Services to be Provided
Based on the information received, the Consultant is responsible for the design of the project
including length, sizes, alignment, etc. The sizes and alignments shall be checked and verified
but the scope shall be as indicated in the RFP. If the consultant disagrees with the alignment or
sizes of sewers, or channels, the concerns shall be discussed with the District prior to
completing the design. If the Consultant believes further special investigation and/or preliminary
design work is required prior to proceeding with the final design, these costs shall be included in
the proposal and identified as such. This will include any investigations up or downstream of the
project, as required. Additionally, unless otherwise directed by the District, the Consultant as
part of the contract shall do all of the following services.
1.
All work is to conform to the current “Plan Preparation Guidelines”, the “Request
for Proposal”, and the “Contract.”
2.
Plans and technical specifications are to be prepared by a registered Professional
Engineer licensed in the State of Missouri and sealed in accordance with State
Statutes.
3.
Design and prepare detailed construction plans, specifications, quantities and cost
estimates. Plans, technical specifications, and pay quantities are to conform to the
District’s current “Rules and Regulations and Engineering Design Requirements
for Sanitary Sewerage and Storm Water Facilities”, and “MSD Standard
Construction Specifications.”
4.
Coordinate work with the District’s Project Manager in accordance with the
“Coordination Schedule With The District.” Items to be completed at each review
stage:
a. It is the responsibility of the Consultant to set up coordination meetings with the
District’s Project Manager and meet all review schedule dates as required.
b. Conference memorandum of items discussed and/or decisions made, with the
District, municipalities, utility companies, or other agencies, are to be submitted
by the Consultant to the District’s Project Manager within a week.
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5.
As directed, notify, municipalities, and property owners of pending design and field
work and answer any related questions they might have. Attendance at special
meetings may also be required to present the project scope and answer questions.
Visual aids may be required for the presentation.
6.
The Consultant shall contact all railroads, utilities, MDNR, Corps of Engineers,
municipalities, the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the State Highway
Department as appropriate for a particular project to ascertain requirements and
conflicts and to provide general job coordination. Project approval from these
organizations shall be obtained with concurrence by the District. The plans shall
be designed accordingly.
a. Initial contact shall be made with St. Louis County, municipalities, railroads,
utilities, City of St. Louis, MDNR, Corps of Engineers and State Highway
Department before Plan Review Submittal to avoid redesign because of special
requirements.
b. There will be no additional payment made for redesign required due to noncompliance with the requirements of the State Highway Department, City of St.
Louis, St. Louis County, Corps of Engineers, MDNR, municipalities, or other
agencies.
c. Work required to change and/or redesign the plans due to apparent utility or
existing sewer conflicts, agency requirements or the District Plan Review is
included in the initial fee.
7.
Determine proper pipe and/or channel size, alignment, and length. Final
recommendations shall be approved by the District. Prepare a floodplain study if
required. The 100 year water surface elevation must be evaluated to assure that
channel improvements do not result in an increased 100 year water surface
elevation.
8.
Conduct field alignments and level surveys in order to correctly represent all of the
conditions that would be encountered at or near the project during construction of
work in accordance with District requirements. The survey shall extend both
upstream and downstream a sufficient distance as required to ensure proper
design and transitions. The minimum Survey Corridor width shall be 120 feet
unless otherwise approved by the District. Meet the District’s Control Basis &
Traverse Baseline as defined in section 2.010.08. All Survey work shall conform to
District standards presented in the current “Plan Preparations Guidelines.”
9.
Adequate soil borings to determine rock excavation, special pipe bedding, shoring
requirements, slope stability and other soil characteristics required to complete the
design. The approximate number of borings and/or corings and depths to be
completed shall be indicated in the proposal and may vary in number, depending
on the project type, location, and available information. The location of all soil
borings shall be DIRECTLY above the proposed alignment and tied to the survey
vertically and horizontally unless otherwise approved by District Project Manager.
Copies of the boring logs and geotechnical information shall be submitted and
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become the property of the District. The geotechnical report shall indicate the
expected limits of Class “A” and Class “B” Excavation and other pertinent design
information.
10.
Soil boring shall be performed in the presence of an experienced geologist or
qualified field representative to prepare preliminary boring logs. Existing geology
in the project area must be researched and documented prior to preparing the
boring plan. Provide Percent Recovery for all rock corings. Borings shall extend
ten (10) feet below the proposed sewer line if rock is not encountered in order to
evaluate the rock profile. Contact the District Project Manager before mobilizing
for drilling so a District representative can observe the drilling operation.
11.
All calculations and work shall be submitted, titled, and dated. All work is to be
neat, legible and submitted electronically. A digitally signed and sealed (see
2.010.09) file in portable document format (PDF). Work shall include but not be
limited to the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Final hydraulic calculations based on actual sizes and slopes used.
Structural calculations.
Quantity calculations.
Earthwork calculations.
The District may supply preliminary hydraulic calculations and flood studies.
These are to be reviewed and verified by the consultant.
12.
Coordinates are to be shown for all sewer structures, a minimum of two survey
control points, and a minimum of two 3-point tie details per plan sheet.
13.
In plan view, indicate top and flowline elevations of existing structures.
14.
In profile view, dimension proposed length of reaches and determine proposed
grade from centerline of structures. Indicate station and flow line elevation at
center of structures.
15.
Where crossing pavement is required, indicate location of nearest joints if sewer is
to be installed in “open cut.” If possible, design crossing perpendicular to paving
and under one section of the pavement. Verify with the appropriate agency if a
tunnel is required.
16.
Granular fill in trenches within street right-of-ways shall not include the top 24
inches in lawn areas.
17.
Concrete design shall use the working stress design method or the alternate
Ultimate Strength design presented in the Corps of Engineers Manual EM-110-22104.
18.
Concrete walls with two rows of reinforcing steel shall be a minimum of ten inches
thick. In addition, short sections in vertical wall channels and retaining walls shall
also be ten inches thick at fence post locations to properly accommodate the post
sleeves.
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19.
If Special Design Details are required, use available District Non-Standard Details
(Appendix T) or contact the District Project Manager.
20.
Identify lots by lot numbers and street addresses with current owners names.
(See current St. Louis Place plans.) Provide mailing list for Open Line Meetings.
21.
Sodding is to be used for restoration on all projects unless otherwise directed. Lot
areas with existing zoysia sod shall be identified on the plans.
22.
Indicate first floor, top of foundation, and/or basement elevations of buildings and
tops and flowlines of vents to be served by sanitary projects. This may be required
for storm projects located parallel to existing sanitary sewers. Investigate sewers
to be abandoned to assure no active lateral connections remain.
23.
St. Louis County, municipalities, or other agency specifications are to be
incorporated into final design plans and technical specifications with the
knowledge and approval of the District.
24.
Non-standard items included in the project design shall have technical
specifications written as necessary and as required to cover, supplement, and
clarify those special items. Pay items for non-standard items shall be determined
on a project specific basis.
25.
Flood study requirements are available from the District. Contact the District’s
Project Manager.
26.
The District will assemble the Contract Bid Package using the plans, technical
specifications, and quantities submitted by the Consultant with all easement
agreements incorporated. The District will prepare the “Front End Documents.”
27.
The guidelines shown in (Appendix U) shall be adhered to when preparing a
Longitudinal Profile (Long Profile) Map.
NOTE: (Any variance from these guidelines must be approved by the District Project Manager.)
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6.
Document Transmittal
6.010 Transmission of Electronic Files to the District
All submittals shall be delivered to the design project manager with the following guidelines.
All CADD Deliverables shall conform to section 3 and shall be submitted on CD Rom media
(non re-writable with a minimum of 650MB capacity). Directory structure of submitted CD shall
be the same as the creator’s hard drive. Please remember to make the CD accessible for
multi-users.
Please use the CD Label below:
Click here for Word file (CDlabel.doc) to create label
Use Avery Laser #5931
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Appendix A
NAMING CONVENTIONS
All electronic files, for a job, are to be stored in one directory. The job number is to be used as the
name of the directory. The follow example is for an alleged job with a job number of 2006999. If
drawing tabs are used, the tabs shall be named as shown below.
PLAN DRAWINGS
File Name
2006999 BASE.DWG
Description
Drawing file contains survey points, all existing information, and
proposed information. (WHEN USING MODEL SPACE)
2006999 SM1.DWG
First property line strip map drawing
2006999 C1.DWG
Cover Sheet
2006999 P1.DWG
First plan & profile sheet
2006999 P2.DWG
Second plan & profile sheet
2006999 X1.DWG
First cross section sheet
2006999 D1.DWG
First detail sheet
2006999 SP1.DWG
First site plan sheet
2006999 S1.DWG
First pump station specification sheet
2006999 PS1.DWG
2006999 PS2.DWG
2006999 PS3.DWG
Pump station plan view and section view sheet
Pump station structural detail sheet
Pump station equipment sheet
2006999 TX1.DWG
First tax plat.
2006999 A1.DWG
First addendum sheet
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
File Name
2006999-11K121954-[E].DWG
Description
Easement plat for Locator #11K121954
2006999-11K121954-E.DOC
Legal description for easement on Locator #11K121954
2006999-11K121954-TCE.DOC
Legal description for TCE on Locator #11K121954
*.ORG Copy original drawing to this extension prior to making major
alignment or design changes to a drawing (suggested).
The District Representative must first approve any names for drawings that do not conform to
the above.
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Appendix B
LAYER GUIDE FOR PLAN AND PROFILE, CROSS SECTION, COVER SHEET & STRIP MAP
Layer Name
0
80
100
120
140
175
200
BANKS
BORDER
BLDG
CL
CITY
CONTROL
DES
DESIGNCL
DESIGNPRO
DWGINFO
EXESMT
EXGR
EXHATCH
EXPRO
EXSAN
EXSTM
FENCE
FL
GRID
NEWESMT
NEWHATCH
NEWGR
NEWPRO
NEWSAN
NEWSTM
ORIGPL
PL
PVMT
RADLINE
ROW
SHADOW1-4
SHADOW3-8
STRUC
SUBD
SWALE
TOPO
TREE
UTILITY
Contents
Construction lines
80 guide text
100 guide text, leaders and misc 00 pen
120 guide text and misc 0 pen
140 guide text and misc 1 pen
175 guide text and misc 2 pen
200 guide text and misc 3 pen
Tops and toes of creeks and tornado symbol
Plan border, North arrow, etc.
Houses, shed garages, decks and assoc. text
Centerline of const. in plan and profile
City boundary lines
Coordinates, control point and designator
Structure designator
Engineering layer for drawing layout
Engineering layer for drawing on profile
Information about drawing, not for plotting
Existing easements and assoc. text (120 guide)
Ex. ground line in profile and cross section
Conc.limestone and all other ex hatching
Ex. pipes and structures in profile
Existing sanitary lines in plan
Existing storm lines in plan
Fences and associated text (100 guide)
Flowline creek and assoc. text (100 guide)
Grid lines
New easmt lines and assoc. text (140 guide)
All new hatching
Proposed ground line in profile
New construction in profile
New sanitary lines in plan
New storm lines in plan
Original property lines or old lot lines
Property lines and associated text
Pavements, curbs, and asphalt symbol
Radius dimension lines
Right of way
1/4" shadow text
3/8" shadow text
New and existing structures in plan
Subdivision boundary lines
Flow direction arrows
Miscellaneous topo and assoc. text (100 guide)
Trees, bushes, hedges and text (100 guide)
Utility lines and assoc. text (100 guide)
Line Type
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
center2
phantom2
continuous
continuous
center2
continuous
continuous
hidden2
dashed2
continuous
hidden2
fence2
dashed2
fence2
flowline2
continuous
dashed2
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
dashed2
continuous
continuous
dashed2
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
subdivision2
continuous
continuous
continuous
utility2
(Or specific
utility linetype)
Note: Survey points shall not be placed on the above layers use TOPOIN lisp routine or other methods
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Color
white (7)
magenta (6)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
cyan (4)
blue (5)
(9)
cyan (4)
red (1)
magenta(6)
blue (5)
white (7)
cyan (4)
(150)
(150)
yellow (2)
yellow (2)
(9)
(9)
yellow (2)
(45)
green (3)
red (1)
red (1)
(8)
green (3)
magenta (6)
(15)
cyan (4)
(12)
blue (5)
red (1)
yellow (2)
red (1)
magenta (6)
cyan (4)
yellow (2)
(10)
white (7)
cyan (4)
yellow (2)
(9)
(84)
red (1)
Appendix C
LAYER INDEX FOR PLAN, PROFILE AND CROSS SECTIONS
Item
View
Layer
Asphalt edge symbol
Asphalt pavement lines
Barbecue grill or pit
Basketball goal
Bedding limits
Berms, ex.
Berms, new
Bird Paraphernalia
Box culvert, ex
Box culvert, inside
Box culvert, new
Buildings
Bushes
Center line
Center line
Clean out (vent)
Clothesline
Concrete hatching, ex.
Concrete hatch, new
Concrete pvmt lines
Contours, existing
Contours, 10' inc., ex.
Contours, new
Control pt designator
Control point symbol
Coordinate text
Culvert Pipe, existing
Culvert pipe, new
Curb inlet, ex. & new
Curbs
Decks
Design Redups
Design redups
Dog House
Drain pipe, existing
Drain pipe, new
Driveways
Easement, ex.
Easement, hatching
Easement, new
Fences
Fence, new
Fire hydrant
Flowline, ex.
Flowline, new
Gabions, existing
Gabions, existing
Gabions, new
Garages (detached)
Gardens
Gas line
Gas line symbols
Grading limits
Gravel, existing
Gravel, new
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Xsect
Plan
Plan
Plan
All
Plan
All
Plan
Plan
Plan, Profile
Xsect
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Profile
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan, Profile
Plan
Plan, Xsect
Plan
Plan, Xsect
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan, Profile
Plan
Profile
Plan, Profile
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
all
all
PVMT
PVMT
TOPO
TOPO
HID100
BANKS
NEWBERM
TOPO
EXCHAN
HID140
NEWCHAN
BLDG
TREE
CL
XCL
TOPO
TOPO
EXHATCH
NEWHATCH
PVMT
EXCON
EXCON10
NEWCON
CONTROL
CONTROL
CONTROL
EXSTM
NEWSTM
STRUC
PVMT
BLDG
DESIGNCL
DESIGNPRO
TOPO
EXDRAIN
NEWDRAIN
PVMT
EXESMT
NEWHATCH
NEWESMT
FENCE
NEWFENCE
UTILITY
FL
NEWFL
TOPO
EXPRO
GABION
BLDG
TOPO
UTILITY
UTILITY
GRADELIMIT
EXHATCH
NEWHATCH
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Comments
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - white, hidden2
New layer - yellow, contin.
New layer - green, dashed2
New layer - green, hidden2
New layer - cyan, continuous
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - red, hidden2. Assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - red, dashed2
New layer - yellow, continuous
Layer for engineer or designer to work on
Layer for engineer to work on for profiles
New layer color 9, hidden2.Assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - green, continuous
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
assoc. text, 100 layer
assoc. text, 120 layer
New layer - green, fence2
New layer - green, flowline2
New layer - cyan, continuous
Call out det. garages on same layer, 100 guide
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - green, dashed2
Item
View
Layer
Ground line, existing
Ground line, proposed
Headwalls, ex.
Hedges
Houses
House hatching
Inlet, ex. & new
Inlet MH, ex. & new
Iron pipe
Landscape ties
Lateral, ex.
Lateral, new
Light standard
Mail box
Match line
Manhole, ex. & new
North arrow and Bar Scale
Patio edge lines
Payline limits
Perm. working room
Planters
Pools and pool equip.
Power pole
Power pole guy wire
Property lines
Property line break
Property line symbol
Property line Z or hook
Property owner names
Radius lines
Railroad ties, ex.
Retaining walls, ex.
Retaining walls, new
Right of way lines
Rip rap, existing
Rip rap, new
Sanitary line, ex.
Sanitary line, ex.
Sanitary line, new
Sanitary line, new
Sheds
Sheet piling, ex.
Sheet piling, new
Sidewalks
Sinkhole
Stop sign
Storm channel, ex.
Storm channel, new
Storm line, ex.
Storm line, ex.
Storm line, new
Storm line, new
Street name
Structure designator
Stumps
Subdivision line
Temp. Const. License
Testhole line and text
Profile, Xsect
Profile, Xsect
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan, Profile
Plan
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan
Plan
Plan
Xsect
Easement
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan, Profile
all
all
all
Plan
Profile, Xsect
Plan
Profile, Xsect
Plan
Plan, Profile
Plan, Profile
Plan
Plan,Profile
Plan
All
All
Plan
Profile, Xsect
Plan
Profile, Xsect
Plan
all
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan Profile
EXGR
NEWGR
TOPO
TREE
BLDG
BLDG
STRUC
STRUC
TOPO
TOPO
EXLAT
NEWLAT
TOPO
TOPO
BORDER
STRUC
BORDER
PVMT
100
WORKESMT
TOPO
TOPO
UTILITY
UTILITY
PL
PL
PL
PL
100
RADLINE
TOPO
TOPO
RETWALL
ROW
EXHATCH
NEWHATCH
EXSAN
EXPRO
NEWSAN
NEWPRO
BLDG
TOPO
SHEETPILE
PVMT
TOPO
TOPO
EXCHAN
NEWCHAN
EXSTM
EXPRO
NEWSTM
NEWPRO
175
DES
TREE
SUBD
NEWEASMT
100
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Comments
Hatching scale = drawing scale
New layer - magenta, hidden2
New layer - green, dashed2
Related text to be placed on topo layer
New layer - cyan, continuous
Call out shed on BLDG layer, 100 guide
New layer - Cyan, continuous
New layer - green, dashed2
New layer - cyan, continuous
Include ROW width in parenthesize
Include assoc. text, 140 guide
Item
View
Layer
Testhole symbol
Toes of bank or slope
Topo items
Tops of bank or slope
Top left bank
Top right bank
Tornado symbol
Traffic signal
Trees
Walkways
Water line
Water line symbols
U. S. survey line
Utilities
Vent (sanitary)
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Profile
Profile
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
Plan
120
BANKS
TOPO
BANKS
EXGRLEFT
EXGRRIGHT
BANKS
TOPO
TREE
PVMT
UTILITY
UTILITY
PL
UTILITY
TOPO
Comments
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
New layer - dark green, dashed2
New layer - red, hidden2
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
Indicate line is U.S. survey line
Include assoc. text, 100 guide
Existing Topo features which are not indicated above and are not of great significance shall be placed on the TOPO layer.
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Appendix D
LAYERS INDEX FOR DETAILS
Layer Name
Contents
Line Type
Color
0
80
100
120
140
175
200
BORDER
CL
DASH100
DASH120
DASH140
DWGINFO
EXCAV
EXGR
EXHATCH
HID100
HID120
HID140
NEWGR
NEWHATCH
PAYLINE
PIPE
REBAR
STRUCWALL
Construction lines
80 guide text
100 guide text, leaders and misc. 00 pen
120 guide text and misc. 0 pen
140 guide text and misc. 1 pen
175 guide text and misc. 2 pen
200 guide text and misc. 3 pen
Detail border
Centerline
Misc. 00 pen to be dashed
Misc. 0 pen to be dashed
Misc. 1 pen to be dashed
Information about drawing, not for plotting
Actual line of excavation
Existing ground line
Conc., limestone, and ex. hatching
Misc. 00 pen to be hidden
Misc. 0 pen to be hidden
Misc. 1 pen to be hidden
New ground line
All new hatching
Payline width for excavation
Pipes
Reinforcing steel
Walls for structures
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
center
dashed2
dashed2
dashed2
continuous
continuous
hidden2
continuous
hidden2
hidden2
hidden2
continuous
continuous
dashed2
continuous
dashed2
continuous
white (7)
magenta (6)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
cyan (4)
blue (5)
cyan (4)
magenta(6)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
yellow (2)
yellow (2)
(9)
(9)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
(15)
magenta (6)
yellow (2)
yellow (2)
white (1)
green (3)
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Appendix E
LAYERS INDEX FOR EASEMENTS AND TCE’S
Layer Name
Contents
Line Type
Color
0
80
100
120
140
175
200
AREA
BORDER
CL
DEFPOINTS
EXESMT
NEWESMT
NEWHATCH
ORIGPL
PL
RADLINE
ROW
SHADOW1-4
SUBD
Construction lines
80 guide text
100 guide text, leaders and misc. 00 pen
120 guide text and misc. 0 pen
140 guide text and misc. 1 pen
175 guide text and misc. 2 pen
200 guide text and misc. 3 pen
Area boundary
Easement border
Centerline of proposed easement
Information about drawing, not for plotting
Existing Easements
New Easement
Hatching of new easement
Original property lines
Property lines
Curve radius lines
Dedicated right-of-way lines
Subdivision names
Subdivision limits
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
continuous
center2
continuous
hidden2
dashed2
continuous
dashed2
continuous
hidden2
continuous
continuous
Subdivision2
white (7)
magenta (6)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
cyan (4)
blue (5)
white (7) NOPLOT
cyan (4)
magenta(6)
white (7)
yellow (2)
green (3)
magenta (6)
red (1)
yellow (2)
magenta (6)
cyan (4)
yellow (2)
cyan (4)
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Appendix F
QUICK KEYS FOR COMMANDS
The following keys can be used instead of typing the entire command. The definitions for these are in the District acad.pgp file
or the acad.lsp file.
Key
A
Description/Use
Arc command.
B
Break command.
C
Change command.
CP
Copy command.
D
Dtext command.
DE
Ddedit command, text editing box
DV
Ddview command.
E
Erase command.
EX
Extend command.
F
Fillet command.
I
Insert command.
L
Line command.
LA
Layer command.
M
Move command.
O
Offset command.
P
Pline command.
R
Redraw command.
RO
Rotate command.
S
Scale command.
T
Trim command.
V
View command.
Z
Zoom command.
ZE
Zoom extents command.
ZP
Zoom previous command.
X
Explode command.
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Appendix G
AVAILABLE LISP ROUTINES
ARCLEAD *
Draws leaders using arcs. To use type ARCLEAD or select from menu. Contained in ACAD.LSP file.
ARCTEXT **
Writes text along an arc. Program must be loaded prior to execution.
BEARNOTE **
Writes bearing and distance of a line on the line. Program must be loaded prior to execution.
BLOCKROT *
Rotate all blocks selected by a user at an angle specified by the user. To use select from lisp pull down
menu, then select blocks (this routine only works on blocks so in text or lines are selected they will be
ignored), then enter the rotation angle.
DATE *
Changes dwgdate attribute in drawing to current date. To use type DATE. Contained in ACAD.LSP file
FRZ *
Freezes and turns off layer by selecting entity on that layer. Type FRZ or select from menu, then select
items on layer to be frozen, press return once all items are selected. Contained in ACAD.LSP file.
ISOLAY *
Turns off all layers except the layers which are selected by user. To use type ISOLAY or select from
menus, then select an item on layer to set as the current layer, next pick items which are on layers you
wish to keep on, then press return to execute. (See Onlay)
LINETAB *
Creates a table containing line designator, distance of lines, and Bearings of lines. For use when drawing
area is to congested to enter line info near the line. If you have a lot of data create a text file which
contains line designator, distance, and bearing for each line of data. Select LINETAB from lisp pull down
menu, then select insertion point for upper right corner for table, next either select file which contains data
or type data in one line at a time.
MSRT **
Insert a block multiple times with the same parameters. Program must be loaded prior to execution.
OFF *
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Turns off layer by selecting entity on that layer. Works same as FRZ. Contained in ACAD.LSP file.
ONLAY *
Turns on all layers which have been turned off (any layer which has been frozen will remain frozen. To
use type or select ONLAY and press return. Works in conjunction with ISOLAY.
PERPLINE *
Draws perpendicular line from the nearest end point of a line selected by the user. Program must be
loaded prior to execution.
(PF) *
Whenever you need to select a survey point, such as during the line command, type (PF) or select from
menu, you will then be prompted to type in a point number. (PF) will return the coordinates of that point
number. Only works if TOPOIN was used to bring in survey points.
PNO *
Locate survey point numbers within a drawing. Survey points must be brought in using TOPOIN for this
routine to work. Program must be loaded prior to execution. For older drawings the original PNO routine
has been renamed PNOOLD and needs to be loaded prior to execution.
SET *
Change current layer by selecting entity on that layer or type layer name. Contained in ACAD.LSP file.
SETSCALE *
Resets DIMSCALE and LTSCALE to a scale specified by user. The DIMSCALE will equal the scale and
LTSCALE will equal 1/2 the scale set by the user. Program works for both architectural units and decimal
units. Program must be loaded prior to execution.
TEXTCHG *
Modifies change command to simplify text editing or to globally change text. Program must be loaded
prior to execution. Will not work if the current text style you are using does not prompt you for a text
height.
TRANSROT *
Translate and rotate drawing to new coordinate system. Program must be loaded first before using. The
old coordinates and new coordinates must be known for at least 2 points prior to execution.
TREELINE *
Draws treeline given endpoints. User must check if treeline arcs are pointed in proper direction. Program
must be loaded prior to execution.
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UTILME *
Places Xs or utility designations within fence or utility line (must be District linetype). The text can be
place on lines, arcs, and plines. If plines have been curve fitted or splined text may not be placed in the
correct locations. Program must first be loaded. When executing all lines, arcs and plines selected must
be of the same type, for example all 2 " gas lines.
YE *
Prompts user to select a layer or layers, then erases all items on selected layers.
YS *
Prompts user to select a layer or layers. User can then access all items on selected layer(s) using any
AutoCAD editing command and typing P for previous.
ZE *
Restores a view called Extents. If this view does not exist the routine will issue a zoom extents command
and create the view.
ZI *
Zoom in 0.6x times.
ZO *
Zoom out 0.6x times.
* programs developed by District staff
** programs taken from Cadence magazine
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Appendix H
District Menu Customization – MSD ACAD
This section deals with the MSD ACAD program. The District has developed this program throughout the
years and feels that it may be an asset to the CAD user preparing plans for the District.
The District provides the following information with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. The entire risk as to the quality of performance of the program is with you. The District does
not warranty that the functions contained in the program will meet your requirements or that the
operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error free.
Copyright is not claimed as to any part of AutoCAD© software or derivative works based thereon.
Click on the link below to download the MSDACAD. ZIP file.
MSDACAD.ZIP
This file contains all the information needed to install the program and the drawing blocks associated with
it.
The instructions below detail how to install the program.
These 3 MSDACAD lines must be added above the Acad lines.
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These 3 MSDACAD lines must be added above the Acad lines
Change menu file to MSDACAD with correct path.
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Use correct path to Template file location
Enter Autocad and at command line type _menuload, the screen below shall appear.
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To load MSD2000.mnu, First unload all other menus. MSD2000.mnu must
Be loaded first. Browse for MSD2000.mnu, double click on it and then click load. Click on
MENU BAR folder and insert MSDACAD. Click back over to MENU GROUPS folder and
reload all other menus previously loaded, including standard ACAD.mnu.
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Click back to the MENU BAR folder and insert all pull downs menus that
previously inserted.
were
When all pull down menus have been reinserted, End Autocad.
Restart Autocad and the District menu will be loaded and ready to go.
At this point you might want to save your settings as a District profile.
With Autocad open, go to the tools pull down, scroll down to the bottom to Options.
Click on it, a dialog box will pop up, at the far right you will see a Profile folder. Open the
Profile folder and click on “Add to list”. A new box will pop up and type in MSD2000 in
the Profile name box. Click “Apply and Close”.
You have just saved your settings, with the MSD2000 menu.
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Appendix P
TEMPLATE DRAWINGS
Decimal Units - prototype drawing name MSDENG
This is the prototype drawing that is loaded when you begin a new drawing (provide that instructions were
followed in Appendix H to setup msdacad). The default layers for the MSDENG prototype drawing are
listed in the layer guide section under layers for plan and profiles. The default text style is AutoCAD's
simplex font. The default dimensioning text size is 100 Leroy Guide (this may be modified by changing
the DIMTXT variable).
When using decimal units the base unit is 1 foot. When drawing in AutoCAD all items shall be drawn at
full scale i.e. A line that is 5.5 feet long would be drawn 5.5 feet long, and if you use AutoCAD LIST
command to select the line, it will be listed with a length of 5.5 feet. The plot scale controls the drawing
scale which appears on plotted output. The AutoCAD variables DIMSCALE and LTSCALE and text sized
used must correspond to the plot scale. The following pages indicate the proper text sizes, DIMSCALE
setting and LTSCALE setting to be used for the various plot scales. The default plot scale for this
prototype is 1" = 20'.
Default Units
System of units: Decimal
Number of digits to right of decimal point: 8
System of angle measure: Decimal Degrees
Number of fractional places for display of angles: 8
Direction for angle 0.00000000: 0
Do you want angles measured clockwise: N
Default Dimension Variable settings
Variable
Setting
Description
Variable
Setting
DIMALT
DIMALTD
DIMAPOST
DIMASO
DIMASZ
DIMBLK
DIMBLK
DIMBLK2
DIMCEN
DIMDLE
DIMDLI
DIMEXE
DIMEXO
DIMLFAC
DIMLIN
DIMPOST
DIMRND
Off*
2*
No Suffix*
On*
0.1000
None*
None*
None*
0.0900*
0.0000*
0.3800*
0.1000
0.0625*
1.0000*
Off*
No Suffix*
0.0000*
Alternate units selected
Alternate unit decimal places
Default suffix for alternate text
Create associative dimensions
Arrow size
Arrow block name
First arrow block name
Second arrow block name
Center mark size
Dimension line extension
Dim. on line increment for continuation
Extension above dimension line
Extension line origin offset
Linear unit scale factor
Generate dimension limits
Default suffix for dimension text
Rounding value
DIMSAH Off*
DIMSCALE 20
DIMSE1
Off*
DIMSE2
Off*
DIMSHO Off*
DIMSOXD Off*
DIMTAD Off*
DIMTIH
On*
DIMTIX
Off*
DIMTM
0.0000*
DIMTOFL Off*
DIMTOH On*
DIMTOL Off*
DIMTP
0.0000*
DIMTSZ 0.0000*
DIMTVP 0.0000*
DIMTXT 0.1000
DIMZIN
0*
* Default Value
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Description
Separate arrow blocks
Overall scale factor
Suppress the first extension line
Suppress the second extension line
Update dimensions while dragging
Suppress outside extension dimension
Place text above the dimension line
Text inside extensions is horizontal
Place text inside extensions
Minus tolerance
Force Line inside extension lines
Text outside extensions is horizontal
General dimension tolerances
Plus tolerance
Tick size
Text vertical position
Text height
Zero suppression
The following pages show typical scales which civil plans are drawn at.
The DIMSCALE and LTSCALE must correspond to the plot scale. These control dashing of lines,
dimension text size and size of symbols inserted from the menu. The SETSCALE lisp routine can be
used to change these values.
Text heights: Plotted height is the actual size in inches that the text will be plotted out at for each Leroy
guide. Drawing height is the actual number that is typed in at the text height prompt of the text command.
Plot Scale 1" = 5'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
5
5
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale 1" = 10'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
10
10
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 20'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Drawing Height
0.400
0.500
0.600
0.700
0.875
1.000
1.250
Drawing Height
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.75
2.00
2.50
20
20
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Drawing Height
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.8
3.5
4.0
5.0
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Plot Scale: 1" = 30'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
30
30
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 40'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
40
20
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 50'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
Drawing Height
3.20
4.00
4.80
5.60
7.00
8.00
10.00
50
25
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 60'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Drawing Height
2.40
3.00
3.60
4.20
5.25
6.00
7.50
Drawing Height
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.75
10.0
12.50
60
60
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
Drawing Height
4.8
6.0
7.2
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LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 80'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
80
80
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 100'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Drawing Height
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
17.5
20.0
25.0
200
100
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 500'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Drawing Height
6.4
8.0
9.6
11.2
14.0
16.0
20.0
100
100
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Plot Scale: 1" = 200'
DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
8.4
10.5
12.0
15.0
Drawing Height
16.0
20.0
24.0
28.0
35.0
40.0
50.0
500
500
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Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Drawing Height
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
87.5
100.0
125.0
Plot Scale: 1" = 1000'
DIMSCALE:
1000
LTSCALE:
1000
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Drawing Height
80
100
120
140
175
200
250
Plot Scale: 1" = 2000'
DIMSCALE:
2000
LTSCALE:
2000
Text Heights
Letter Guide
Plotted Height
LeRoy 80 Guide
0.080"
LeRoy 100 Guide
0.100"
LeRoy 120 Guide
0.120"
LeRoy 140 Guide
0.140"
LeRoy 175 Guide
0.175"
LeRoy 200 Guide
0.200"
1/4" Shadow Guide
0.250"
Drawing Height
160
200
240
280
350
400
500
Architectural Units - template drawing name MSDARCH
To
load
this
prototype
start
a
new
drawing,
enter
the
name,
then
type
=C:\MSDACAD\PROTO\MSDARCH. The default layers for the MSDARCH prototype drawing are listed
in the layer guide section under layers for details. The default text style is AutoCAD's simplex font. The
default dimensioning text size is 80 Leroy Guide (this may be modified by changing the DIMTXT variable).
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When using Architectural units the base unit is 1 inch. When drawing in AutoCAD all items shall be drawn
at full scale i.e. a line that is 5' 3" long would be drawn 5' 3" long, if you use the AutoCAD LIST command,
select the line the distance listed would be 5' 3". The plot scale controls the drawing scale which appears
on the plotted output. AutoCAD variables DIMSCALE and LTSCALE and the text size must correspond
to the plot scale. The following pages indicate the proper text sizes, DIMSCALE setting and LTSCALE
setting to be used for various plot scales. The default plot scale for this prototype is 1/2" = 1'.
Default Units
System of units: Architectural
Denominator of smallest fraction to display: 64
System of angle measure: Decimal Degrees
Number of fractional places for display of angles: 8
Direction for angle 0.00000000: 0
Do you want angles measured clockwise: N
Default Dimension Variable settings
Variable
Setting
DIMALT
DIMALTD
DIMALTF
DIMAPOST
DIMASO
DIMASZ
DIMBLK
DIMBLK1
DIMBLK2
DIMCEN
DIMDLE
DIMDLI
DIMEXE
DIMEXO
DIMLFAC
DIMLIN
DIMPOST
DIMRND
Off*
2*
25.4000*
No Suffix*
On*
0.1000
None*
None*
None*
0.0900*
0.0000*
0.3800*
0.1000
0.0625*
1.0000*
Off*
No Suffix*
0.0000*
Description
Variable
Alternate units selected
Alternate unit decimal places
Alternate unit scale factor
Default suffix for alternate text
Create associative dimensions
Arrow size
Arrow block name
First arrow block name
Second arrow block name
Center mark size
Dimension line extension
Dimension line increment for continuation
Extension above dimension line
Extension line origin offset
Linear unit scale factor
Generate dimension limits
Default suffix for dimension text
Rounding value
Setting
DIMSAH Off*
DIMSCALE
DIMSE1 Off*
DIMSE2 Off*
DIMSHO Off*
DIMSOXDOff*
DIMTAD Off*
DIMTIH On*
DIMTIX Off*
DIMTM 0.0000*
DIMTOFL Off*
DIMTOH On*
DIMTOL Off*
DIMTP
0.0000*
DIMTSZ 0.0000*
DIMTVP 0.0000*
DIMTXT 0.0800
DIMZIN 0*
* Default Value
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Description
Separate arrow blocks
24 Overall scale factor
Suppress the first extension line
Suppress the second extension line
Update dimensions while dragging
Suppress outside extension dimension
Place text above the dimension line
Text inside extensions is horizontal
Place text inside extensions
Minus tolerance
Force Line inside extension lines
Text outside extensions is horizontal
General dimension tolerances
Plus tolerance
Tick size
Text vertical position
Text height
Zero suppression
The following pages show typical scales which civil plans are drawn at.
The DIMSCALE and LTSCALE must correspond to the plot scale. These control
dashing of lines, dimension text size and size of symbols inserted from the menu. The
SETSCALE lisp routine can be used to change these values.
Text heights: Plotted height is the actual size in inches that the text will be plotted out at
for each Leroy guide. Drawing height is the actual number that is typed in at the text
height prompt of the text command.
Plot Scale: 1/16" = 1' (1" = 16' or 1" = 192")
DIMSCALE:
192
LTSCALE:
192
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
15.36" (15 23/64")
19.20" (19 13/64")
23.04" (23 3/64")
28.88" (13 7/8")
33.60" (33 19/32")
38.40" (38 13/32")
Plot Scale: 3/32" = 1' (1" = 10.6667' or 1" = 128")
DIMSCALE:
128
LTSCALE:
128
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
10.24" (10 15/64")
12.80" (12 51/64")
15.36" (15 23/64")
17.92" (17 59/64")
22.40" (22 13/32")
25.60" (25 19/32")
Plot Scale: 1/8" = 1' (1" = 8' or 1" = 96")
DIMSCALE:
96
LTSCALE:
96
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
7.68" (7 11/16")
9.60" (9 19/32")
11.52" (11 33/64")
13.44" (13 7/16")
16.80" (16 51/64")
19.20" (19 13/64")
Plot Scale: 3/16" = 1' (1" = 5.3333' or 1" = 64")
DIMSCALE:
64
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LTSCALE:
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
64
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
5.12" (5 1/8")
6.40" (6 13/32")
7.68" (7 11/16")
8.96" (8 61/64")
11.20" (11 13/64")
12.80" (12 51/64")
Plot Scale: 1/4" = 1' (1" = 4' or 1" = 48")
DIMSCALE:
48
LTSCALE:
48
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
3.84" (3 27/32")
4.80" (4 51/64")
5.76" (5 49/64")
6.72" (6 23/32")
8.40" (8 13/32")
9.60" (9 19/32")
Plot Scale: 3/8" = 1' (1" = 2.667 or 1" = 32")
DIMSCALE:
32
Ltscale:
32
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
2.56" (2 9/16")
3.20" (3 13/64")
3.84" (3 27/64")
4.48" (4 31/64")
5.60" (5 19/32")
6.40" (6 13/32")
Plot Scale: 1/2" = 1' (1" = 2' or 1" = 24")
DIMSCALE:
24
LTSCALE:
24
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
1.92" (1 59/64")
2.40" (2 13/32")
2.88" (2 7/8")
3.36" (3 23/64")
4.20" (4 13/64")
4.80" (4 51/64")
Plot Scale: 3/4" = 1' (1" = 1.3333' or 1" = 16")
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DIMSCALE:
LTSCALE:
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
16
16
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
1.28" (1 9/32)
1.60" (1 19/32")
1.92" (1 59/64")
2.24" (2 15/64")
2.80" (2 51/64")
3.20" (3 13/64")
Plot Scale: 1" = 1' (1" = 1' or 1" = 12")
DIMSCALE:
12
Ltscale:
12
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
0.96" (0 61/64")
1.20" (1 13/64")
1.44" (1 7/16")
1.68" (1 11/16")
2.10" (2 3/32")
2.40" (2 13/32")
Plot Scale: 1 1/2" = 1' (1" = 0.6667' or 1" = 8")
DIMSCALE:
8
LTSCALE:
8
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
0.64" (0 41/64")
0.80" (0 51/64")
0.96" (0 61/64")
1.12" (1 1/8")
1.40" (1 13/32")
1.60" (1 19/32")
Plot Scale: 3" = 1' (1" = 0.3333' or 1" = 4")
DIMSCALE:
4
LTSCALE:
4
Text Heights
Letter Guide
LeRoy 80 Guide
LeRoy 100 Guide
LeRoy 120 Guide
LeRoy 140 Guide
LeRoy 175 Guide
LeRoy 200 Guide
Plotted Height
0.080"
0.100"
0.120"
0.140"
0.175"
0.200"
Drawing Height
0.32" (0 5/16")
0.40" (0 13/32")
0.48" (0 31/64")
0.56" (0 9/16")
0.70" (0 45/64")
0.80" (0 51/64")
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Appendix Q
SAMPLE DRAWINGS
The files below are the sample drawings that shall be used when preparing sewer
plans and strip maps.
(click to download ExampleDwg.ZIP file that contains all of these drawings)
Plans – St. Louis Place
17999-[C1-X4].DWG
Strip Map
SMSAMPLE1.DWG
SMSAMPLE-INSERT.DWG
SM-TEMPLATE.DWT (Strip map Template)
As-Built
AS-BUILT SCHEMATIC EXAMPLE.DWG
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Appendix R
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
The files below are samples of how legal documents associated with sewer projects
are to be prepared. The Easement / TCE Checklist is to be used when preparing
Easements and Temporary Construction Easement.
TCE – Temporary Construction Easement
STE – Subterranean Easement
(click to download a LegalDocs.ZIP file that contains all of these files)
Easement & Temporary Construction Easement Sample Drawings and Associated
Checklist
Easement (Subdivision Lot) – 2006999-11K121954-[E].DWG
Easement (Metes & Bounds) – 2006999-11K121954-[E]1.DWG
Easement with TCE – 2006999-11K121954-[E-TCE].DWG
Subterranean Easement – 2006999-11K121954-[STE].DWG
Template Drawing – ESMTPLAT.DWG
Easement / TCE Checklist – ESMT-CKLIST.DOC
Condemnation Document Samples
Easement Cover Sheet – ESMT-COVER.DOC
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Appendix S
FIELD INFORMATION
The files below are samples of how field notes, cut sheets, point description codes,
construction staking and final sheets are to be prepared.
(click to download a FieldInfo.ZIP file that contains all of these files)
Field Notes
FIELDNOTES.DOC is a word document that contains a scanned set of sample field
notes.
Point Descriptor Codes
DESCRIPTORS.DOC is a word document that contains a scanned Point Descriptor
Code Book.
Electronic Cut-Sheet
CUTSHEET PROTO.XLS is an Excel file for making cutsheets. The District does not
warranty this file in any way.
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Appendix T
NON STANDARD DETAIL
The Non-Standard Details book is a collection of CADD generated drawings from
different past
projects. These drawings can be used as guides in new projects as a starting point for
creating new
drawings. The engineer in considering these references should remember that
structural calculations
should be performed to modify these drawings to his project’s conditions. While these
drawings have
been taken from past projects, errors may exist. Any errors should be brought to
MSD’s attention for
correction.
All the drawing files listed below can be downloaded at http://www.msd.st-louis.mo.us/
Full size plan sheets are available upon request.
(click to download a NonStandardDwg.ZIP file that contains all of these files)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NAME
PLOT SCALE
FILE
BOX CLULVERT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
BOX CULVERT
SECTION
HEAD & TOE WALL
DETAIL SHEET
CONNECTING – CULVERTS
BOX SECTION
¼ = 1’
1” = 12”
1” = 12”
1” = 12”
¾ “=1’
1”=1’
BOXCV01
BOXCV02
BOXCV03
BOXCV04
BOXCV05
BOXCV06
1” = 2’
½” = 1’
1” = 4’
1” = 10’
½” = 1’
CHAMB01
CHAMB02
CHAMB03
CHAMB04
CHAMB05
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
CHAN01
CHAN02
CHAN03
CHAMBERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
CHAMBER FOR 66” & 48” PIPE
JUNCTION PLAN
SLUICE GATE STRUCK
SLUICE GATE MOUNT DDT’S
JC FOR 33” PIPE
CHANNELS
1. CHANNEL DETAIL SHEET
2. DESIGN CHANNEL FORM
3. DESIGN CHANNEL TABLE
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
WIDE VERT. CHAN.
GENERAL NOTES
TRAPEZOIDAL SECTION
TANS. SEC.
TOE WALL
CUTOFF WALL
CUTOFF WALL (CHAN. PAVING)
WEEP HOLES
EXPANSION JOINT
¼” = 1’
¼” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
¾” = 1’
½” = 1’
1” = 1’
CHAN04
CHAN05
CHAN06
CHAN07
CHAN08
CHAN09
CHAN10
CHAN11
CHAN12
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
FOOTING EXPANSION JOINT
OPENNING REINFORCEMENT
SEWER DISCHARGE IN CHANNEL
SEWER CROSSING
FOOTBRIDGE DETAIL
FOOTBRIDGE DETAIL TABLE
CHANNEL RAMP
SLOPE PROTEC.
BANK PROTECT I
BANK PROTECT II
BANK PROTECT III
BANK PROTECT IV
BANK PROTECT V
BANK PROTECT VI
BANK PROTECT VII
GEO WEB
½” = 1’
3/8” = 1’
¾” = 1’
¼” = 1’
¼” = 1’
¼” = 1’
1” = 400’
½” = 1’
1” = 3’
1” = 3’
1” = 3’
1” = 3’
1” = 3’
1” = 3’
1” = 4’
1” = 1’
CHAN13
CHAN14
CHAN15
CHAN16
CHAN17
CHAN18
CHAN19
CHAN20
CHAN 21
CHAN22
CHAN23
CHAN24
CHAN25
CHAN26
CHAN27
CHAN28
FENCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
FEN. POST IN EARTH
FEN. POST IN CHANNEL (TRAP)
POST PLACEMENT EX, WALL
POST PLACEMENT (VERT.)
FENCE INSTALLATION
LOCKING DEVICE (GATE)
ENTRANCE GATE (PIPE)
ENTRANCE GATE (CHAIN)
CHAIN LINK GATE (6 FT. HIGH)
BOLLARD
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
½” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 2’
1” = 1’
½” = 1’
1” = 2’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
FENCE01
FENCE02
FENCE03
FENCE04
FENCE05
FENCE06
FENCE07
FENCE08
FENCE09
FENCE10
3/8” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
MHINL01
MHINL02
MHINL03
MHINL04
MHINL05
MHINL06
MHINL07
MANHOLES/INLETS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
R.C. MANHOLE CAP
TRAPPED DRAIN (CITY OF ST. LOUIS)
SPECIAL TRAPPED INLET
SPECIAL INLET MANHOLE
SPEC MH TOP #1
SPEC. MANHOLE TOP
SPECIAL INLET TOP (UNEVEN SILLS)
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
TRENCH DRAIN DETAILS (W/MH)
TRENCH DRAIN NO. II (W/O MH)
DROP STORM MH
SPEC MH TOP #2
SPEC MH ON 42” PIPE
DROP STRUCTURE
SPECIAL GRATE INLET
SPEC MH – 3 WAY 42” PIPE
DOUBLE INLET (1)
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
MHINL08
MHINL09
MHINL10
MHINL11
MHINL12
MHINL13
MHINL14
MHINL15
MHINL16
1” = 20’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
PVMT01
PVMT02
PVMT03
PVMT04
PAVEMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
HANDICAP RAMP
TYPICAL SECTION (ASPH-CONC)
ROLLED CURB
HIGH VERT. CURB
PIPES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
PRECAST BULKHEAD
MASTER TRAP
SUB-RELIEF
BEDDING FOR FLEX PIPE
SPECIAL BEDDING
CLEAN OUT ON FRENCH DRAIN
UNDERDRAIN
½” = 1’
1” = 1’
¼” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 3’
½ ” = 1’
PIPES01
PIPES02
(NO FILE AVAILABLE)
PIPES04
PIPES05
PIPES06
PIPES07
½” = 1’
½” = 1’
1” = 1’
½” = 1’
3/8” = 1’
½” = 1’
6” = 1’
6” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 4’
PUMP01
PUMP02
PUMP03
PUMP04
PUMP05
PUMP06
PUMP07
PUMP07A
PUMP08
PUMP09
PUMP10
PUMP11
PUMP11A
PUMP12
PUMP13
PUMP14
PUMPS & FORCE MAINS
1. THRUST BLOCKS
2. AIR & VACUUM MH
3. AIR RELEASE
4. AIR VALVE MH
5. F M DISCHARGE
6. ANTENNA POLE
7. LADDER-UP
7A. LADDER-UP
8. PUMP DETAILS I
9. PUMP DETAILS II
10. PUMP DETAILS III
11. PUMP DETAILS IV
11A. PUMP DETAILS IV
12. PUMP SPEC’S I
13. PUMP SPEC’S II
14. SITE PLAN
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SITE WORK
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
SILT CONTROL
TIE RET. WALL DETAIL
WATER SERVICE VAULT
WATER SERVICE
WATER METER
SWALE DETAIL
SIGNS I
SIGNS II
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1” = 1’
1” = 20’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 1’
1” = 4’
1” = 1’
1” = 400’
SITE01
SITE02
SITE03
SITE04
SITE05
SITE06
SITE07
SITE08
Appendix U
LONGITUDINAL PROFILE
The Long Profile Survey shall provide plan and profile views of the channel thalweg, the deepest part
of the channel, to be used for a geomorphic analysis. The elevations shall be consistent with MSD’s
standards. The coordinate system shall be in State Plane Coordinates.
Surveying
These points should be described as necessary for relocation:
• Stationing endpoint
• Stationing checkpoints at least every 500 feet
• Prominent landmarks
Thalweg: Take as many shots as necessary to define any slope breaks in the long profile, pools, and
riffles. In segments where the channel is flat and without pools, riffles, or other undulations in channel
slope, a minimum of one shot shall be taken every 20 feet. See Figures 1 and 2. Other required survey
shots include:
• Bed elevation in deepest part of the channel (thalweg) at the selected station
• Water surface elevation (if applicable) at each bed elevation point
riffle head
riffle tail
riffle
pool
= bed and water surface shot
Channel with pool/riffle structure
• Shots wherever water surface elevation changes.
• Shots at bed slope breaks.
Figure 1. Channel bed and water surface elevation points for a channel with pool
riffle structure. This covers most channels with slopes of 1% or less. The points
should be taken at minimum 20-foot horizontal intervals and should accurately
define breaks in bed slope and abrupt breaks in water surface slope.
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= bed elevation shot
Steep channel with no pool/riffle structure
Water surface shots not necessary unless significant pools present.
Define channel slope and general degree of bed roughness.
Figure 2. Long profile elevation shots for a high-slope channel with
no pool-riffle structure. Water surface elevations are not taken
unless significant pools exist.
Minor Tributaries: Should a minor tributary be discovered that discharges into the main channel being
surveyed, the surveyor shall long profile survey 200 feet of the minor tributary beginning at the
confluence tie into the main stem. The station of the confluence of the minor tributary must be noted
and described on the survey in plan and profile.
Structures: As encountered, record station and elevation of:
•
•
•
•
•
Flared End Sections: Locate and define the floor of flared end sections on stream culverts. Use
a minimum of three shots each for the front edge (sill) and the culvert/flared end section edge.
Make sure to take a flow line shot and distance to the next upstream structure (including top and
flowline) feeding the flared end to determine slope. Use additional shots as necessary.
Culverts: Locate and define the upstream and downstream edges of each culvert box, call out
the culvert size, length and type (example: Double 10’x12’ – 120’ - Concrete Culvert), Make
sure to take shots of the flow line of each individual culvert at the up and down stream edge to
determine slope. Should the culvert be the furthest up or down stream limit, make sure to
extend the long profile 50 feet up or down stream of that limit.
Bridges: Locate and define the bridge opening by shooting a section at the up and down stream
face to define the channel section, the support structure and the lower cord of the bridge. Set a
BM on all bridge abutments or convenient location. Should the bridge be the furthest up or
down stream limit, make sure to extend the long profile 50 feet up or down stream of that limit. If
a well-defined “water line” is visible, obtain the elevation of the “water line” in several locations.
Roadway and foot path crossings: Locate and define the centerline of the roadway or footbridge,
the lower cord of the roadway or foot bridge.
Storm water structures (i.e. outlet pipes, etc.): Locate and define flow line elevation and sill at
the outfall and at the next upstream juncture, pipe diameter and type for all structures that empty
into the channel.
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•
•
•
Locate and define elevations, limits, size and type of all permanent structure in or along the
channel (i.e. retaining walls, sanitary sewer crossings or other utility crossings or bridges).
Locate and define prominent landmarks convenient for location on aerial photographs and
maps. Entry of gullies and tributaries, major utilities, bridges, etc.
Note other structures as encountered.
Provide stations and elevations for the thalweg and existing structures (i.e. storm water outlets, utility
crossings, retaining walls or bridges)
Stationing and Annotation
•
•
•
•
Stationing line: The station line shall follow the thalweg. The thalweg station line typically
meanders from bank to bank and in and out of pools.
Endpoints: The stationing shall start at station 0+00. This point will be paint and chisel marked,
if at all possible, and clearly described. The 0+00 station shall be at the downstream limit of the
long profile survey.
Station markers: Flagged lath stakes shall be set in banks at each 100-foot station. If possible,
set the station stakes up on the bank to avoid loss during high water flows. Additionally, tie
flagging to a tree or shrub overhanging the channel to further mark station locations.
Stationing and Elevation Benchmarks (BMs) checkpoints: These BMs shall be set at locations
convenient for a surveyor working in the channel to sight with a laser level. Additionally, tie
flagging to a tree or shrub overhanging the channel to further mark BM locations. BMs shall be
clearly marked and described.
In order to make stationing recoverable for several years, semi-permanent stationing
checkpoints shall be established and recorded approximately every 1000 feet of channel length
and at the beginning and the end of the project reach. These semi-permanent marks can be
BM hubs, storm sewer structures (such as outfalls), bridges, etc. BMs should be marked and
recorded, or set, if necessary, in conjunction with stationing checkpoints. Existing fixed
structures such as storm water outlets, bridge supports, bedrock outcrops, concrete retaining
walls, etc. can be used. BMs should be marked by means of paint, chisel, and/or P-K nail in
order to remain visible for at least three years.
Note: Left Descending Bank and Right Descending Bank are always described when facing
downstream.
Deliverables for Long Profiles
The following deliverables are required.
o A digitally signed and sealed (see 2.010.09) file of the long profile survey shall be provided in
portable document format (PDF).
o Flag and label hundred foot stations (1+00, 2+00, etc.) along the channel so field scientists
and engineers can walk the channel after the survey and easily identify the location of items
by station.
o Space Delimited Text File of survey points.
o Provide electronic drawing file of the survey in plan view. This can be combined with the
boundary and topographic survey submittal drawing if appropriate. Text and line types shall
be scaled to a 1”-20’ scale.
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o Provide electronic drawing file of the thalweg in profile view. The electronic profile drawing
may be combined with the plan view drawing. Profile text and line types shall be scaled to
1”=20’ horizontal and 1”=5’ vertical.
o A table of BMs including location by station, left or right bank and description of form
(whether chiseled mark or spike) for each BM. The list shall include the State Plane
Coordinates for each BM.
o Original Field notes. See section 4.030 for additional instructions
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