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PICTURES OF PAST FLOODING

School Drainage Project, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

CE 4905 Senior Design 2003
Slide Show Scenes of 2003 Projects

TEAM MISSION:
“To have the kids be able to come to school without getting their feet wet.”

BACKROUND:
The site for an addition to the school is located at one of the lowest elevations in the neighborhood. This site and the surrounding area experience heavy downpours during the rainy season and homes and the site flood up to 12 inches in some places.

DRAINAGE TEAM MEMBERS Brent Dankert Nicole Ravnikar Elizabeth Kaminsky Erik Snyder   SITE DEVELOPER
Christine Miller
SITE GRADING:
Calculated fill needed on site by Average End Area Method on cross-sections
Fill material was purchased and obtained from ditch excavation
  FIELD OPERATIONS:
Surveying
Cartography
Drainage Ditch Excavation
Operation Inspection
Estimating
IntelliCAD Drawings
Specifications
UNIQUE CHALLENGES:
Language Barriers
Political Barriers
Social Impact of Project
Environmental Impact of Project

CONCLUSION:
Upon the full implementation of the site grading and the drainage ditch designs the children will be able to get to school without getting their feet wet.
 
DRAINAGE SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES:
   
Alternative 1 – inexpensive, requires road crossing
Alternative 2 – expensive, requires many culverts
Alternative 3 – inexpensive, requires road crossings
   
FINAL SOLUTION:
Combination of Alternatives 1 and 2 with improved existing ditches

   
 
Slide Show Scenes of 2003 Projects
 
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