UrbanReplaceCurbGutter1

This subassembly is used to replace an existing curb and gutter, with the sod strip tying to the existing inside edge of sidewalk. The vertical placement of curb and gutter is determined by allowable milling and/or overlay at the flange points and by allowable ranges of slopes for sod strip.

To apply this subassembly, flange point information (alignment or offset value) is essential.

Attachment

The attachment point is outside/highside point of the sod strip edge of the sidewalk. Though notionally this attachment point is to mark the highside of the sod strip, actual location of sod strip high point could vary from this as the user attaches an appropriate marked point or alignment and profile. Therefore, this attachment point is more of layout time assistance rather than design point control.

Input Parameters

Note: All dimensions are in meters or feet unless otherwise noted. All slopes are in run over rise form (for example, 4 : 1) unless indicated as a percent slope with a "%" sign.

Parameter

Description

Type

Default

Side

Specifies to insert the subassembly either on the right or the left side of the attachment point.

Left/Right

Right

Flange Point Offset from CL

Point defining the offset of the face of the flange of the gutter. This offset is as measured from the baseline point.

Numeric

3.6 m

10 ft

Sidewalk Point

This inside sidewalk point will be used as the high point of sod strip. (OPTIONAL)

String

None

Max Milling

Maximum allowable depth of the flange point below the edge of existing pavement. Numeric, positive

0.05 m

2.5 in

Desirable Lift

Desirable difference in elevation from the edge of existing pavement to the flange point. A positive value is for the flange point being above the existing pavement.

Numeric, positive

0.08m

3.5 in

Min Sod Slope Minimum allowable slope from the back of curb to the sidewalk point.  

0.02

Max Sod Slope

Maximum allowable slope from the back of curb to the sidewalk point.  

0.06

Mark Inside Point

Mark Flange Point - name of a marked point to be stored at the flange point - for later rehab subassemblies. String

None

  The following are the same parameters as CurbAndGutterGeneral subassembly.    

Subbase Depth

Depth to subbase at the flange point. Use zero if there is no subbase.

Numeric, positive

0.450 m

1.5 ft

Subbase Extension

Distance the subbase is extended beyond the back-of-curb. Use zero to terminate the subbase at the back-of-curb.

Numeric, positive

0.3 m

1 ft

Subbase Slope Method

Selects whether to use the Outside Lane superelevation slope for the subbase layer, or to set a numeric % slope value

Selection list

Fixed Slope

Subbase %Slope

% slope of the subbase layer. Not used if Use SE is set to True.

Numeric

-2 (%)

Dimension A

(mm/in)

Depth of the gutter at the flange point.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

175 mm

6 in

Dimension B

(mm/in)

Width from the flange point to the gutter flowline.

 

400 mm

16 in

Dimension C

(mm/in)

Depth from the flange point to the gutter flowline.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

25 mm

1 in

Dimension D

(mm/in)

Height of curb from the gutter flowline to the top-of-curb.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

150 mm

6 in

Dimension E

(mm/in)

Width from the gutter flowline to the back-of-curb.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

200 mm

8 in

Dimension F

(mm/in)

Width of the top-of-curb.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

150 mm

6 in

Dimension G

(mm/in)

Height of the back-of-curb.

Numeric, positive,

non-zero

325 mm

13 in

Target Parameters

This section lists the parameters in this subassembly that can be mapped to one or more target objects, such as a surface, alignment, or profile object in a drawing. For more information, see To Specify Corridor Targets.

Parameter

Description

Status

Inside Edge of Sidewalk This will set the offset value for the highside point for sod strip. The following object types can be used as targets for specifying this offset: alignments, polylines, features lines, or survey figures.

Optional

Flange Point This will establish the offset value of flange point to start the subassembly. The following object types can be used as targets for specifying this offset: alignments, polylines, features lines, or survey figures.

Optional

Inside Edge of Sidewalk Profile This will set the offset value for the highside point for sod strip. The following object types can be used as targets for specifying this elevation: profiles, 3D polylines, feature lines, or survey figures.

Optional

EGTopSurf Name of the existing surface, used to determine the edge of pavement elevation at the flange point, and is also used to determine the elevation of the Sidewalk Point if given as an offset or alignment; but profiles not set. The following object types can be used as targets for specifying this surfaces: surfaces.

Required

If marked points are provided, target parameters are unnecessary and will be ignored even if set. If marked points are not set and offsets or alignments are used to locate points, it is expected to set profiles through target parameters. If they are not, this subassembly takes its elevation from the surface set in the target parameter listed above.

Output Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Default

Superelevation Axis of Rotation

Indicates whether the subassembly supports the axis of rotation calculation. To view a description of the parameter, in the Properties window, hover the cursor over the parameter.

For more information, see Profile Grade Line Adjustments During Superelevation.

Static (Description)

Sod Strip Slope

Cross slope of designed sod strip Numeric

Gutter Slope

Gutter slope in the new curb and gutter subassembly

Numeric, positive

Behavior

This subassembly is used to place a new curb and gutter parametrically, and can optionally tie (with a sod strip) into either the inside edge of the existing sidewalk, or to a new sidewalk created with another subasembly. The horizontal placement of the curb and gutter is determined from the previously known flange point location. Highside of the sod strip can be located either by a fixed offset or any other marked point, such as the inside edge of sidewalk. Alternatively, this point can come from target parameters of an aligment and profile. Newly designed flange point, optionally marked so that it can be used as input later for replacement lane subassemblies.

Key steps in completing this conditional subassembly are as follows:

  1. Get existing pavement elevation at the flange point offset.
  2. Set flange point elevation based on the minimum lift value.
  3. Next insert curb and gutter points from P to P4 using the input parameters (similar to CurbAndGutterGeneral).
  4. If the inside sidewalk marked point is assigned, establish that point as P10. If marked point is not associated, look for target parameters for 'inside edge of sidewalk" alignment. If yes, then get profile elevation from the surface target parameter.
  5. If none of the above data is available for the highside of the sod strip, use the offset as dictated by attachment point to establish point P10.
  6. Find the slope between P4 and P10.
  7. Check whether that slope is within the parameters of Min/Max sod strip slopes.
  8. If it is lower than minimum, set the slope to minimum allowable and computed points P4 to P1 backwards. Similarly, if the slope is more than maximum allowable sod strip slopes, set it to maximum allowable and calculate P4 to P1.
  9. Check whether the elevation difference between P1 and P11 is within tolerable limits of max milling. If P is below P11 and difference is more than max milling, then abort, resulting in an error displayed in the event viewer.

All other curb and gutter links are inserted, based on the Input Parameter dimensions Dimension A - Dimension F. All dimensions must be positive, non-zero values. If a non-zero subbase depth is given, the subbase layer is inserted to the back of curb, and continues for the Subbase Extension width. The subbase layer closes to the bottom-back-of-curb as shown in the diagram.

Layout Mode Operation

In layout mode , this subassembly is set based on the attachment point and the default flange point offset from baseline. The width of the sod strip is computed by subtracting the curb and gutter total widt from "flange point to attacment point" distance. The minimum allowable sod strip slope is used to calculate the back of curb point from which the rest of the curb and gutter is drawn, using the input parameters given.

Point, Link, and Shape Codes

The following table lists the point, link, and shape codes for this subassembly that have codes assigned to them. Point, link, or shape codes for this subassembly that do not have codes assigned are not included in this table.

Point / Link

Code

Description

P1

Flange

Flange point of the gutter

P2

Flowline_Gutter

Gutter flowline point

P3

TopCurb

Top-of-curb

P4

BackCurb

Back-of-curb

L1–L6

Curb

All curb links

L1–L3

Top

Finish grade on the curb and gutter

L7

SubBase

Datum

L4, L8, L9

Datum

L11

Top, Datum, Sod

S1

Curb

Curb-and-gutter concrete area

S2

SubBase

Coding Diagram