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So that the water can drain to the sides.

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Measure the length of your stride and call it S. Then walk from the curb to your front door on eh sidewalk and count the number of strides. Say it is N. Then the length is S x N = Length in whatever unit you measured your stride.


Where are detectable warning tiles required?

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What is 4.2 as a whole number?

Oh, dude, 4.2 as a whole number is 4. I mean, it's like the decimal part is just chilling there, not invited to the whole number party. So, you just round down and kick the .2 to the curb. It's like telling the decimal, "Sorry, not sorry, you can't sit with us."


What is the square footage of area inside a regulation 400m track?

Fun question. IAAF standards require 84.39 straightaways on both sides and 115.61m curves, measured from either 20 cm or 30 cm from the inside of the first lane, depending upon whether there is a no curb or rail or if there is a curb or rail. This should not change the area of the space inside the point of measurement, though. The lengths of the two curves add to a full circle, so 2 x pi x radius = 231.22. Solving for r gets you 36.8, which means the width of the internal rectangle is 73.6 (2 x radius). The area of the internal rectangle is 84.39 x 73.4 (length x width), with a product of 6211.1 (approximate, since pi was used in the calculations). The area of the two halves of a circle on each end is pi x 36.8 squared (pi x radius squared), with a product of 4254.47 meters squared (again, approximate since pi was used in the calculations) The sum of the two areas is 10,465.57 meters squared (approx.)


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The median of a road is higher than either side in order to have rainwater flow off to the curb sides of the road. In ancient Rome, their roads were built this way.


What causes a shifted belt on a tire?

Striking a curb, hitting a pothole at higher speeds. Defective Tire. Striking a curb, hitting a pothole at higher speeds.


What kind of bit is a Curb?

A single-bar bit with a curve in the middle and shanks and a curb chain to provide leverage in a horse's mouth.


What is a yellow curb?

A yellow curb means no parking along that curb.


Where is a sewer?

Sewer system is where waste goes from your plumbing. ADD: Sewers are the pipe system that runs underneath the surface of the ground usually along the side of roads or under sidewalks. The rain runs over to the curb and then travels along the curb until it comes to a grate. The water then flows into the grate and down into the sewer pipeline.


What is the width of an average Manhattan street from curb to curb?

Curb-To-Curb Width: 14.6m (47.9ft), Out-to-Out Width: 28.0m (91.9ft).


How do you write a sentence using curb?

She kicked him to the curb. The car was parked just along side the curb. His mom stubbed her toe on the curb.


What is a white curb?

just a curb


Are a valley curb and a rollback curb the same?

Rollback curb is shaped like an "s" if you will. Valley curb is typically a "V"-shaped trough.


What are your requirements when a customer wants to recycle products and has a recycle bins. Such as does a customer have to remove labels from their soup cans what about papers. Who picks it up For residential is it always a curb side service?

You can contact a specific place to ask them a specific question.


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Who has the brand that is a curb bit?

All a curb bit is, is a bit with a curb chain. A curb chain is a chain that can hook on to a bit. It allows more control with the bit. About every type of bit has hooks on it that a curb chain will attatch to.