Materials
Projects
KPFF
Engineering 101
Project Phases (1-5)
100

This structure is required when lengths of stormwater pipe exceed 300 feet.

What is a stormwater manhole?

100

Name a KPFF project on campus.

What is river campus?

100

Three engineering services the KPFF Portland office offer.

Civil engineering, structural engineering, and surveying.

100

Grading, stormwater and utility design, drainage reports, roadway design, site plan development, and erosion control management fall under this profession.

What is a civil engineer?

100

Schematic design is this phase of the project.

What is Phase 1? 

200

This material combines concrete and steel for greater strength in compression and tension.

What is reinforced concrete?

200

KPFF is currently working on a project in this popular Oregon state park.

What is Smith Rock?

200

The percentage of interns who return to KPFF as full-time employees.

What is 30%?

(Internship applications open in mid-October!)

200

The main software used by most civil designers and engineers at KPFF.

What is AutoCAD Civil 3D?

200

Punchlist and record drawings fall under this phase of the project.

What is Phase 5?

300

This pipe material is typically used on small storm and sanitary lines.

What is PVC?

300

KPFF was involved on a project with this popular sports brand company.

What is Adidas?

300

The KPFF Portland office is this many years old.

What is 50 years old?

300

This is what RFI stands for.  

What is a request for information?

300

Construction Documents fall under this phase of the project.

What is Phase 3?

400

This sieve size differentiates coarse aggregates from fine aggregates.

What is No. 200?

400

This KPFF project connects 7th Ave across the I-84.

What is the Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge?

400

The number of KPFF offices in the U.S.

30 

(Portland, Seattle, Eugene, San Diego, LA, Washington D.C., Long Beach, Chicago, New York, etc.)

400

CMP stands for this.

What is corrugated metal pipe?

400

Construction Administration is this phase of the project.

What is Phase 4?

500

These are the typical four main ingredients of concrete. 

What are cement, water, aggregates, and admixtures?

500

This innovative material was the highlight of the Portland International Airport remodel.

What is glulam timber?

500

The Portland office is actively working on this many civil engineering projects around the world (within 10).

What is ~400?

500

A collection of products, materials, and cut sheets that contractors provide to the design team for approval before construction begins.

What is an engineering submittal?

500

Design Development is this phase of the project.

What is Phase 2?