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Design Standards

This Public Infrastructure Design Manual is intended to set a standard of design for public infrastructure in the City of Brenham and the City of Brenham’s extraterritorial jurisdiction that is consistent, cost-effective, efficient, maintainable, and protects public safety. These standards are a guide for design, but not a substitute for good engineering. It is the obligation of the designer to use these standards responsibly and professionally to produce designs conforming to commonly accepted engineering practices. It may at times be desirable or necessary to vary from the standards in this manual to produce a product in accordance with these goals. When the need arises, please refer to the section on exceptions.

Any reference by this manual to any law, regulation, rule, publication, or any other source shall refer to the most recently adopted, promulgated, or otherwise effective version applicable as such may be amended from time to time.


Public Infrastructure Design Manual

Standard Details

The City of Brenham provides the following Standard Details to guide developers and engineers through the process of design and construction of publicly owned and/or maintained infrastructure.

Individual Drawings are available in Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD and MicroStation Formats. If a required detail is not included on this web page, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Standard Drawings shall apply.

Water
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
WTR-1 Thrust Restraint
(Tees)
07/2021
WTR-2 Thrust Restraint
(Horizontal Bends)
07/2021
WTR-3 Thrust Restraint
(Reducers)
07/2021
WTR-4 Thrust Restraint
(Vertical Offsets)
07/2021
WTR-5 Concrete Thrust
Block Detail
07/2021
WTR-6 Fire Hydrant 07/2021
WTR-7 Gate Valve 07/2021
WTR-8 Butterfly Valve 07/2021
WTR-9 Dead-End Main
with Automatic
Flushing Device
07/2021
WTR-10 2" Air Release
Valve Detail
07/2021
WTR-11 1" Water
Service Detail
(Single Service)
07/2021
WTR-12 1 1/2" and 2" Water
Service Detail
(Single Service)
07/2021
WTR-13 4" and Larger Meter
Service Detail
07/2021
SHT-3 WTR-1, WTR-2, WTR-3, WTR-4, WTR-5, WTR-6, WTR-7, WTR-8 07/2021
SHT-4 WTR-9, WTR-10, WTR-11, WTR-12, WTR-13 07/2021
Sanitary Sewer
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
SAN-1 Sanitary Sewer
Manhole
(Pre-Cast Concrete Manhole)
07/2021
SAN-2 Sanitary Sewer
Cleanout
07/2021
SAN-3 Sanitary Sewer
Service Detail
(Single)
07/2021
SAN-4 Sanitary Sewer
Service Detail
(Double)
10/2021
SAN-5 Drop Structure for
Manhole Detail
07/2021
SHT-5 SAN-1, SAN-2, SAN-3, SAN-4, SAN-5 10/2021
Streets
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
PAV-1 Typical Concrete
Pavement Section
(Local Street)
07/2021
PAV-2 Typical Concrete Pavement Section
(Minor Collector)
07/2021
PAV-3 Typical Concrete Pavement Section
(Major Collector)
07/2021
PAV-4 Typical Concrete Pavement Section
(Arterial)
07/2021
PAV-5 6" Concrete Curb
&
4" Concrete Curb
07/2021
PAV-6 Concrete Joint
Layout
(Local Street)
07/2021
PAV-7 Expansion Joint 07/2021
PAV-8 Sawed & Sealed
Contraction Joint
07/2021
PAV-9 Metal Keyway
Construction Joint
07/2021
PAV-10 Fixed Structure
Reinforcement
07/2021
PAV-11 Concrete Sidewalk
(Detached from Curb)
07/2021
PAV-12 Concrete Sidewalk (Attached to Curb) 07/2021
PAV-13 Residential Driveway
(Connecting to Local or Collector)
07/2021
PAV-14 Multi-Family
Residential and
Non-Residential
Driveway
07/2021
PAV-15 Allowable Driveway Grade (Residential or Commercial) 07/2021
PAV-16 Pavement Patch for Existing Asphalt Paved Areas 10/2021
PAV-17 Pavement Patch for Existing Concrete Paved Areas 10/2021
SHT-7 PAV-1, PAV-2, PAV-3, PAV-4 07/2021
SHT-8 PAV-5, PAV-6, PAV-7, PAV-8, PAV-9, PAV-10, PAV-11, PAV-12 07/2021
SHT-9 PAV-13, PAV-14, PAV-15, PAV-16, PAV-17 10/2021
Storm Sewer
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
STM-1 5' Curb Inlet 07/2021
STM-2 Storm Sewer
Junction Box
07/2021
STM-3 Grouted Storm Sewer Connection Detail 07/2021
STM-4 Gutter Depression
at Curb Inlet
07/2021
STM-5 Residential Driveway
Culvert
10/2021
SHT-6 STM-1, STM-2, STM-3, STM-4, STM-5 10/2021
Bedding & Backfill
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
BBF-1 Water & Sanitary Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
(Non-Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-2 Water & Sanitary Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
(Concrete Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-3 Water & Sanitary Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
(Asphalt Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-4 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for RCP Pipe
(Non-Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-5 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for RCP Pipe
(Concrete Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-6 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for RCP Pipe
(Asphalt Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-7 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for HDPE Pipe
(Non-Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-8 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for HDPE Pipe
(Concrete Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-9 Storm Sewer
Bedding & Backfill
for HDPE Pipe
(Asphalt Paved Areas)
07/2021
BBF-10 Pipe Location Marking (All Utilities) 07/2021
SHT-1 BBF-1, BBF-2, BBF-3, BBF-4, BBF-5, BBF-6 07/2021
SHT-2 BBF-7, BBF-8, BBF-9, BBF-10 07/2021
Signs & Right-of-Way
Number Description .pdf .dwg .dgn Revised
SGN-1 Street Name/Stop Sign 07/2021
SGN-2 Typical Street Light
Standard Details
07/2021
ROW-1 Typical Utility Layout (Local Street) 09/2021