IntEmb

The intercepting embankment subassembly models an intercepting embankment and optional ditch behind the embankment per Wisconsin DOT standard detail drawing 8E5-2.

This subassembly inserts links that model an intercepting embankment with optional ditch behind.The insertion of the upward link of the embankment (link 1) begins at the attachment point, unless the Distance from Attachment Point parameter is greater then 0, in which case the insertion begins at the intersection with the Daylight Surface at the location indicated.The offset of the end point of the downward link (link 2) is determined by adding the Total Embankment Width to the insertion point location of Link 1.The elevation of the end point of link two is on the Daylight Surface.The end point of Link 1, which is also the start point of Link 2, is determined by projecting the Link 1 Embankment Slope upward from the insertion point of Link 1 and the Link 2 Embankment Slope upward from the end point of Link 2 to the point of intersection.

Steep conditions on the Daylight surface could result in a situation in which it is impossible to locate an intersection of Link1 and Link2 slopes given the slopes and widths that are input.In these cases the subassembly will create no points or links at that station and a message will be displayed in the Event Viewer and written to a log file.

If a ditch width is defined, the ditch link is inserted starting from the end point of Link 2 of the Embankment downward using slope and width defined.If the end point of the ditch link is located above the daylight surface the subassembly will not create ditch points or links at that station and a message will be displayed in the Event Viewer and written to a log file.

The final daylight link is then inserted upward at the slope defined, to its intersection with the Daylight Surface.

The attachment point is at the Daylight_Cut or Daylight_Fill point. Can be inserted on either the right or left side.

In layout mode the subassembly displays the embankment links with slopes defined, using a width of 5 feet for Link 1 and 5 feet for Link 2.Link 2 is terminated with an arrowhead pointing outwards.The ditch link, where applicable, is shown using width and slope defined, followed by the daylight link extending upward at the slope defined for a distance of 10 feet.The daylight link is terminated with an arrowhead pointing outwards.

Note: All dimensions are in 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.

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.

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