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LEGEND   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| THIS CONTRACT  \u003Cbr>EXISTING  \u003Cbr>⊗158.5  \u003Cbr>SPOTELEVATION  \u003Cbr>×157.7  \u003Cbr>165  \u003Cbr>CONTOUR LINE  \u003Cbr>155-  \u003Cbr>EMBANKMENT AND SLOPE  \u003Cbr>3:1  \u003Cbr>DRAINAGEWAY OR DITCH  \u003Cbr>FIRE HYDRANT  \u003Cbr>歌  \u003Cbr>o  \u003Cbr>ELECTRICAL MANHOLE OR HANDHOLE  \u003Cbr>LIGHT POLE  \u003Cbr>OR  \u003Cbr>POST OR GUARD POST  \u003Cbr>◎  \u003Cbr>UTILITY POLE  \u003Cbr>SURVEY CONTROL POINT OR  \u003Cbr>△  \u003Cbr>POINT OF INTERSECTION  \u003Cbr>CENTER LINE OR INFILTRATION  \u003Cbr>TRENCH  \u003Cbr>PROPERTYLUNE  \u003Cbr>P/L-  \u003Cbr>DOUBL WAL CONTAINMENT  \u003Cbr>EXTRACTON PIPELINE  \u003Cbr>DRAWNG MATCH LINE  \u003Cbr>N 1000.00  \u003Cbr>STRUCTURE,BUILDING OR FACILITY  \u003Cbr>LOCATION POINT-COORDINATES  \u003Cbr>E 1000.00  \u003Cbr>OR  \u003Cbr>STRUCTURE,BUILDING OR FACILITY  \u003Cbr>BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENT  \u003Cbr>CONCRETE SLAB,PAVEMENT  \u003Cbr>595  \u003Cbr>OR SIDEWALK  \u003Cbr>P88800  \u003Cbr>GRAVEL SURFACING  \u003Cbr>CHAIN LINKFENCE  \u003Cbr>SWING GATE  \u003Cbr>NOTES:  \u003Cbr>1.EXISTING PIPING,EQUIPMENT,AND TOPOGRAPHYIS SHOWN SCREENEDAND/OR  \u003Cbr>UGHT-LINED.NEWPIPING,EQUIPMENT,STRUCTURE,AND FINISHED GRADE  \u003Cbr>IS SHOWN HEAVY-UNED.  \u003Cbr>2.THIS ISA STANDARD LEGEND SHEET.SOME SYMBOLS MAY APPEAR  \u003Cbr>ON THIS SHEET AND NOT BE USED ON THE PLANS.   |  |  |  |  | DESIGN CRITERIA  \u003Cbr>1.APPLICABLE CODE:1997(UNIFORM BUILDING CODE)UBC,ASAMENDED BY THE  \u003Cbr>STATE OF CALIFORNIAAND LOCALAGENCIES(2001 CBC).  \u003Cbr>2.REFER TO THE DRAWING8 FORADDITIONALAND SPECIFIC STRUCTURE LOADINGS  \u003Cbr>AND REQUIREMENT8.  \u003Cbr>3.WINDLOAD:  \u003Cbr>UBC WIND PRESSURE  \u003Cbr>MPHWIND SPEED  \u003Cbr>三915  \u003Cbr>EXPOSURE  \u003Cbr>IW  \u003Cbr>4.SEISMIC LOAD:  \u003Cbr>UBC SEISMIC ZONE4  \u003Cbr>FOR ELECTRICALAND MECHANICAL,PIPING,AND  \u003Cbr>TANKS AND THEIRANCHORAGE THE BASE SHEAR EQUATION  \u003Cbr>OF Fp=0.7CalpWpAND:  \u003Cbr>Nv=1.0  \u003Cbr>SOIL PROFILE=SD  \u003Cbr>1=1.25  \u003Cbr>Ip=1.5  \u003Cbr>Na=1.0  \u003Cbr>5.SOIL DESIGN PARAMETERS:  \u003Cbr>A.NETALOWABLE SOILBEARING PRESSURES:  \u003Cbr>1500 PSF W/1/3 INCREASE FORWIND OR SEISMIC.  \u003Cbr>B.COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONAGAINST SLIDING:0.35  \u003Cbr>C.EQUIVALENT PASSIVE FLUID PRESSURE:670 PCF  \u003Cbr>GENERAL INFORMATION  \u003Cbr>1.FOR NUMBER,TYPE,SIZE,ARRANGEMENT,AND/ORLOCATION OF EQUIPMENT PADS  \u003Cbr>SEE OTHER DiSCIPLINE DRAWINGS.COORDINATE WITH EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER PRIOR  \u003Cbr>TO PLACING SLABS,WALLSAND FOUNDATIONS.COORDINATE PIPING OPENINGS WITH  \u003Cbr>OTHERDISCIPLINE DRAWINGS.  \u003Cbr>2.CUTNO STRUCTURALMEMBERS FOR PIPES,DUCTS,ETC,UNLESS SPECIFICALLY  \u003Cbr>DETAILED ORAPPROVED INWRITING BY THE ENGINEER.  \u003Cbr>3.VISITS TOTHE JOB SITEBYTHE ENGINEER TO OBSERVE THE CONSTRUCTION  \u003Cbr>DO NOTINANY WAY MEAN THAT ENGINEER IS GUARANTORS OF CONSTRUCTORS  \u003Cbr>WORK,NOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE OR SPECIALINSPECTIONS,  \u003Cbr>COORDINATION,SUPERVISION,NOR SAFETYATTHE JOB SITE.  \u003Cbr>4.SPECIALINSPECTION(OWNER FURNISHED)IS REQUIREDINACCORDANCE WTH  \u003Cbr>UBC INSPECTIONS 108AND 1701 ON THE FOLLOWING PORTIONS OF THE WORK:  \u003Cbr>CONCRETEPLACEMENT  \u003Cbr>REINFORCING STEELPLACEMENT  \u003Cbr>STRUCTURALWELDING  \u003Cbr>ANCHORS,EMBEDS AND BOLTS INSTALLED IN CONCRETE  \u003Cbr>GRADING,EXCAVATION,AND FILLING  \u003Cbr>5.SPECIFIED CONCRETE TESTING DURING CONSTRUCTION WILLBE  \u003Cbr>OWNER FURNISHED.SPECIFIED LABORATORY TEST MIXES SHALL BE THE  \u003Cbr>RESPONSIBILITYOF THE CONTRACTOR.  \u003Cbr>FOUNDATIONS  \u003Cbr>1.SLABS-ON-GRADE SPECIFICALLYNOTED TO BEONFIL SHALL BEAR  \u003Cbr>ON 6\"MIN.COMPACTED GRANULAR FILLAS SPECIFIED.  \u003Cbr>2.LINE OF EXISTNG GRADES,AS SHOWN ONTHE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND  \u003Cbr>SECTIONS ARE APPROXIMATE.THEY ARE AT THE WALL FACE,OR ON THE  \u003Cbr>SECTION END EXCEPTAS NOTED.  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