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The Contech Design Center enables engineers to accelerate the design process for bridge and stormwater projects, generating project-specific drawings, engineering calculations, and CAD files while collaborating with Contech engineers. This helps reduce design time, ensures regulatory compliance, and improves constructability. |
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Deep foundations play an important role in projects where the ground can't adequately support the structure above. From buildings and bridges to wind turbines and electric transmission lines, these applications often require foundations that extend well below the ground surface.
We all know that is true, but a reminder never hurts. I’ve worked for decades with a variety of construction product manufacturers and only realized in recent years the true value of expanding competition. Historically, companies worked to get an advantage in specifications with minor inclusions (I remember one being the color of the stripe on the pipe as being critical!). Proactively working to consider and include every legitimate product in designs and specifications, however, has proven to be the best path.
Effective stormwater treatment starts with understanding the pollutants present in runoff and how different stormwater control measures (SCMs) remove them. In the first of a three-part series, learn how identifying pollutants and their forms can help engineers select more effective SCMs, optimize treatment performance, and meet regulatory requirements.
Stormwater management is an essential part of site design, but it doesn't have to come at the expense of aesthetics or usable space. For civil engineers and landscape architects, the challenge is meeting water quality requirements while preserving the character and functionality of a development.
