Iowa Statewide Urban Design Standards Manual
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Table of Contents
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- Chapter 1: General Provisions
- Chapter 2: Stormwater
- Chapter 3: Sanitary Sewers
- Chapter 4: Water Mains
- Chapter 5: Roadway Design
- Chapter 6: Geotechnical
- Chapter 7: Erosion and Sediment Control
- Chapter 8: Recreational Trails and Sidewalk
- Chapter 9: Utilities
- Chapter 10: Street Tree Criteria
- Chapter 11: Street Lighting
- Chapter 12: Parking Lots
- Chapter 13: Signalization
- Chapter 14: Trenchless Construction
Chapter 1: General Provisions
- Section 1: General Conditions
- Section 2: Classifications of Improvements and Definitions
- Section 3: Submittals Procedures
- Section 4: Detailed Plans for Construction of Public Improvements
- Section 5: Public Improvements Contracts
- Section 6: Plans of Record
- Section 7: Proprietary Products
Chapter 2: Stormwater
- Section 2A-1: General Information
- Section 2A-2: RESERVED
- Section 2A-3: Stormwater Regulations and Permitting
- Section 2A-4: Stormwater Management Criteria
- Section 2A-5: Project Drainage Report
- Part 2B is RESERVED
- Section 2C-1: General Information for Stormwater Hydrology
- Section 2C-2: RESERVED
- Section 2C-3: Time of Concentration
- Section 2C-4: Rational Method
- Section 2C-5: RESERVED
- Section 2C-6: RESERVED
- Section 2C-7: Watershed Routing (Hydrograph Determination)
- Parts 2D-2F are RESERVED
- Section 2G-1: General Information for Detention Practices
- Parts 2H-2L are RESERVED
- Section 2M-1: General Information for Storm Sewer Design
- Section 2M-2: Groundwater Barriers and Outlets
- Section 2M-3: Street Flow and Intake/Manhole Capacity
- Section 2M-4: Storm Sewer Sizing
- Section 2N-1: General Information for Design of Culverts
- Section 2N-2: Culvert Hydraulics
- Section 2O-1: Channel Types and Structures
- Section 2O-2: Open Channel Flow
- Section 2P-1: Stormwater Easements
- Section 2Q-1: References
Chapter 3: Sanitary Sewers
- Section 3A-1: General Information
- Section 3B-1: Flow Determination
- Section 3C-1: Facility Design
- Section 3D-1: Pipe and Manhole Materials
- Section 3E-1: References
Chapter 4: Water Mains
- Section 4A-1: General Information
- Section 4B-1: Size Determination
- Section 4C-1: Facility Design
- Section 4D-1: References
Chapter 5: Roadway Design
- Section 5A-1: General Information
- Section 5B-1: Street Classifications
- Section 5C-1: Urban Geometric Design Guides
- Section 5C-2: Urban Geometric Design Criteria
- Section 5D-1: HMA Pavement Mixture Selection
- Section 5E-1: PCC Pavement Mixture Selection (Section currently in development phase)
- Section 5F-1: Pavement Thickness Design Parameters
- Section 5F-2: Flexible Pavement Design Nomograph
- Section 5F-3: Rigid Pavement Design Nomograph
- Section 5G-1: Crack Control and Load Transfer
- Section 5G-2: Types of Joints
- Section 5G-3: Jointing Rural Intersections
- Section 5G-4: Jointing Urban Intersections
- Section 5G-5: Jointing Concrete Overlays
- Section 5H-1: Railroad Crossings
- Section 5I-1: General Access Management
- Section 5I-2: Limiting the Number of Conflict Points
- Section 5I-3: Driveway Spacing
- Section 5I-4: Driveway Design Criteria
- Section 5I-5: Removing Turning Vehicles from Through Traffic Lanes
- Section 5I-6: Reducing the Number of Turning Movements
- Section 5I-7: Other Improved Roadway Operations
- Section 5I-8: Pedestrian Safety
- Section 5J-1: Traffic Impact Studies
- Section 5K-1: Road Right-of-Way and Roadway Easements (Easements have been removed from the chapter but can be found under related documents/sample forms)
- Section 5L-1: References
Chapter 6: Geotechnical
- Section 6A-1: General Information
- Section 6A-2: Basic Soils Information
- Section 6A-3: Typical Iowa Soils
- Section 6B-1: Subsurface Exploration Program
- Section 6B-2: Testing
- Section 6B-3: Geotechnical Report
- Section 6C-1: Pavement Systems
- Section 6D-1: Embankment Construction
- Section 6E-1: Subgrade Design and Construction
- Section 6F-1: Pavement Subbase Design and Construction
- Section 6G-1: Subsurface Drainage Systems
- Section 6H-1: Foundation Improvement and Stabilization
Chapter 7: Erosion and Sediment Control
- Section 7A-1: General Information
- Section 7B-1: Regulatory Requirements
- Section 7C-1: The Erosion and Sedimentation Process
- Section 7D-1: Design Criteria
- Section 7E-1: Design Information for Erosion and Sediment Control Measures
- Section 7E-2: Compost Blanket
- Section 7E-3: Dust Control
- Section 7E-4: Grass Channel
- Section 7E-5: Mulching
- Section 7E-6: Permanent Seeding
- Section 7E-7: Temporary Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECP)
- Section 7E-8: Sodding
- Section 7E-9: Surface Roughening
- Section 7E-10: Temporary Seeding
- Section 7E-11: Turf Reinforcement Mats (TRM)
- Section 7E-12: Vegetative Filter Strip
- Section 7E-13: Check Dam
- Section 7E-14: Diversion Structure
- Section 7E-15: Level Spreader
- Section 7E-16: Rock Chutes and Flumes
- Section 7E-17: Rock Outlet Protection
- Section 7E-18: Flow Transition Mat
- Section 7E-19: Temporary Slope Drain
- Section 7E-20: Filter Berm
- Section 7E-21: Filter Sock
- Section 7E-22: Wattle
- Section 7E-23: Flocculents
- Section 7E-24: Flotation Silt Curtain
- Section 7E-25: Inlet Protection
- Section 7E-26: Sediment Basin
- Section 7E-27: Sediment Trap
- Section 7E-28: Silt Fence
- Section 7E-29: Stabilized Construction Exit
- Section 7F-1: Appendix
- Section 7G-1: References
Chapter 8: Recreational Trails and Sidewalk
- Section 1: General Information
- Section 2: Recreational Trail Design
- Section 3: Sidewalk Design
- Section 4: Easement Requirements (Easements have been removed from the chapter but can be found under related documents/sample forms)
- Section 5: Design Reference Material
Chapter 9: Utilities
- 9A-1: General Information
- 9B-1: General Information (for Trench Design)
- 9B-2: Rigid Pipes
- 9B-3: Flexible Plastic Pipes
- 9B-4: Ductile Iron Pipe
- 9B-5: Depth of Bury Tables
- 9C-1: Casing Pipe
- 9D-1: References
Chapter 10: Street Tree Criteria
Chapter 11: Street Lighting
- Section 1: General Information
- Section 2: Roadway Lighting Design
- Section 3: Design Reference Material
Chapter 12: Parking Lots
- Section 1: General Information
- Section 2: Site Provisions
- Section 3: Layout Design Criteria
- Section 4: Surface Design
- Section 5: Required Amenities
- Section 6: Design Reference Material
Chapter 13: Signalization
- Section 13A-1: General Information
- Section 13B-1: Warrants
- Section 13C-1: Operation Requirements
- Section 13D-1: Signal Display
- Section 13E-1: Controller
- Section 13F-1: Detectors
- Section 13G-1: Wiring/Cabling
- Section 13H-1: Timing
- Section 13I-1: Design Reference Material
Chapter 14: Trenchless Construction
- Section 14A-1: General Information
- Section 14B-1: Planning a Bore
- Section 14B-2: Methods of New Construction
- Section 14C-1: Evaluation of Existing Conditions for Rehabilitation
- Section 14C-2: Pipeline Rehabilitation
- Section 14C-3: Utility Access Rehabilitation
- Section 14D-1: References
Page last revised: January 19, 2010
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