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| used to show structures, topography, water and roadway |
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| used to locate bldg and land in order to determine their value |
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- divide a city into areas according to use
- used to control growth and population densities
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- direction a sloped site faces affects ground temperature
- South-facing slopes tend to collect more heat in the winter.
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- solar access- unobstructed view to the horizontal from southeast to southwest provide best sites for passive solar heating
- Shade- Plan for tall trees on the south west and west of the site. tree, vegetation around the site tend to keep it cooler and moister
- Prevailing Wind Direction
- Air Drainage -
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| a general term for the sediments laid down in river beds, flood plains, lakes fans at the foot of the mountain slopes and estuaries |
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soil that is devoid of interstitial oxygen
ex. wetland |
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| the angle btw the horizontal and the maximum slope that a soil assumes through natural processe |
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| a type of soil with characteristics resulting from prolonged saturation and chemically reducing condition such as occurs under anaerobic conditions |
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| The point at which soil acts like a liquid, typically under earthquake conditions |
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| mixture of two or more soil ingredients |
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| The ability of soil to hold together under pressure from a downhill force |
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| convex slope and concave slope |
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convex like ball
concave like saucer |
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| erosion controle brancket |
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made up of straw pr synthetic materials,
use where vegetation panted. |
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| heavy stone place around inlet and outlet of pipes or paved channels to provide protection against erosion. |
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| protects the bank by stabilizing the toe of the slope and by trapping sediment from the sloughing bank. used where portions of the bank are bare the perimeter are stabilized by existing vegetation |
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- divides a city into areas according to use
- used to control growth and population deinsitities
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- Average Daily Traffic - ( total annual volume / 265 days)used to give one a general idea of traffic volumes but should not use by itself in determining operating loads of roadway,
- Design Hourly Volume - use for resigning roadway
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