CONSTRUCTION DEPTH MODULE

# Earthwork Constr. & Layout Response CMWB CERM

Page #
1 Latitudes & Departures 78-13

10 Coordinate System
fast facts
1. A Benchmark provides only elevation data.

2. Coordinate System provides northing and easting

coordinates within a defined system.

3. Coordinates require a minimum of eight significant digits.

4. The project site coordinates and datum are referenced by the

State Plane Coordinate System

5. State Plane Coordinate System is represented as a grid map of

the United States where coordinates are referenced within the
1st Quadrant.

State Plane Coordinate System (SPS or SPCS)

Û̂ The system uses a simple Cartesian coordinate system to specify!locations than a complex spherical
coordinate system
Ú̂ The system is highly accurate within each zone (error less thanµ1:10,000).
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13 COMPUTING COORDINATES

CONVERSION TO LAND BEARINGS / AZIMUTH

In land navigation, azimuth is usually denoted as alpha, α, and defined as a

horizontal angle measured clockwise from a north base line or meridian.
The reference plane for an azimuth in a general navigational
context is typically true north, measured as a 0° azimuth. In any event, the
azimuth cannot exceed the highest number of units in a circle – for a 360°
circle; this is 359 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds
(359° 59' 59").
In land surveying, a bearing is the clockwise or counterclockwise
angle between north or south and a direction. For example, bearings are
recorded as N57°E, S51°E, S21°W, N87°W, or N15°W. In surveying,
bearings can be referenced to true north, magnetic north, grid north (the Y
axis of a map projection), or a previous map, which is often a historical
magnetic north.

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# Response CMWB
Problem Statement CMWB Page #
1 Maximum wall height (given) 21-ft Table 4.2; 27’- 4” permitted; per 17
column 125<γ Solid and Fully
Grouted Hollow Units
2 Maximum Vertical spacing of braces 6’-8” See Table A1.a and Figure 37 &
Above Grade (Note masonry control A1.1; Type S air entrained; See 41
joints given as 24’-8”) footnotes for this Table and
APPENDIX A (pg 36)
3 Maximum height of Wall brace 12’-0” Table 4.2; Column 125<γ use 17
connection during initial period Ungrouted Hollow Units as the
contractor will place grout after
the initial period
4 Vertical brace located from the control 4’-11 Figure A1.1; Calculate 0.2 x 41
joint 24.67’ = 4’11”
5 Vertical Brace(geometry) 1H:2V 12-ft Calculate using Geometry n/a
6 Horizontal Brace (geometry) 1H:2V 6-ft Calculate using Geometry n/a
7 Compression (diagonal Length) 13’-5” Calculate using Geometry n/a
8 Angle Between Diagonal & Horizontal 63º Calculate using Geometry n/a
9 Maximum Height above top brace 4’-8” See Table A1.c; Column AE 37
PCL/MaC M/S
10 Initial Period Unsupported maximum 12’-0” See Table 4.2 = 12’-0”; Column 17
height for 20-MPH wind speeds 125<γ use Ungrouted Hollow
Units as the contractor will
place grout after the initial
period
11 Restricted zone after wall is constructed 25-ft each As defined; Height of wall plus 14
(height + 4-ft) side 4-ft. (21-ft + 4-ft)
12 During the intermediate period, the 35-mph or See Table A1.a * asterisk and 37
restricted zone must be evacuated at more. highlighted in yellow below
wind speeds of : table
13 Reinforced bonded; The wall can Since the reinforcement given 38
Solid and Fully Grouted be braced as in the problem statement is
Vertical reinforcement, No.5 at 2-ft on a reinforced greater than the minimum
center; wall after amount required (which is #5
placement bar @ 48” o.c.) according to
and footnote # 7 of Table A1.a,
necessary (page 38) the wall can be
curing time braced as a reinforced wall
for the grout after placement and necessary
is in place curing time for the grout.
12-hrs
Mortar Type – Column Headings Decoded
PCL/MoC M/S = Portland Cement/Lime or Mortar Cement M or S type
PCL/MoC N = Portland Cement/Lime or Mortar Cement N type
AE PCL/MaC M/S = Air Entrained Portland Cement/Lime or Mortar Cement M or S type
AE PCL/MaC N = Air Entrained Portland Cement/Lime or Mortar Cement N type

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