Civil Drafting Technology

Civil Drafting Technology Chapter 11 Profiles

Figure 11–1: Profile leveling measurements are taken at the station points indicated on the map.

Figure 11–2: Profile leveling field notes include the station value and elevation at each station.

Figure 11–3: This profile drawing was created using the field notes shown in Figure 11–2.

Figure 11–4: Plan and profile used in mass transit construction. (Courtesy of Tri-Met, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon)

Figure 11–5: Typical plan and profile used by civil engineering companies. (Courtesy of Otak, Inc.)

Figure 11–6a: Begin the profile with the plan layout.

Figure 11–6b: Project end points of the sewer line and manhole center points into the area of the new profile.

Figure 11–6c: Establish the bottom outline of the profile. Construct horizontal lines at appropriate reference elevation values in the profile view.

Figure 11–6d: In the profile, locate all elevations required at manholes, such as grade (GRD) and invert elevation (I.E.).

Figure 11–6e: Draw lines representing features such as the grade and the sewer line.

Figure 11–7: Profile terms and symbols.

Figure 11–8: Vertical curve layout.

Figure 11–9: Components of the vertical curve formula.

Table 7–1: Points of the vertical curve in Figure 11–8

Figure 11–10: Visibility studies are useful in highway design.

Figure 11–11: The Carlson Civil user interface for vertical profile design includes both graphical and tabular data. (Courtesy Carlson Software)

Figure 11–12: A plan view of a site with a proposed roadway and profile created using Autodesk Land Desktop software.

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