“USDA Service Center Agencies Online Services
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The following basic steps should be followed for all engineering designs engineering (regardless of complexity):
1. Identification of the problem and its scope.
2. Site Investigation.
3. Collection of basic design data.
4. Assembly and analysis of data.
5. Design.
6. Preparation of plans and specifications.
7. Review and approval of plan.”
( ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/VA/Technical/Engineering/EngTr...


“School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, AAU
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In designing a sewer system, the designer must
- conduct preliminary investigations,
- review design considerations and select basic design data and criteria,
- design the sewers which include preparation of a preliminary sewer system and design
of individual sewers, and
- prepare contract drawings and specifications.”
( http://aaucivil.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/ch-4-sewers-desi... )


“RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
OWTS REPAIR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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All applications for OWTS repairs shall include basic design data and a drawing detailing the property and/or pertinent portion thereof showing the size and location of the proposed OWTS. Information to be provided on the plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
…”
( http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/isds/p... )


“Metric Handbook : Planning and Design Data by David Littlefield
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Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of.”
( http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Metric-Handbook-Planning-and-Design-... )


“Wiley Online Library
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The availability, collection, and proper application of accurate and complete Basic Design Data (BDD) are essential aspects of Loss Prevention practice. This article presents a case study to illustrate the importance of properly collecting and applying accurate BDD when designing Fired Equipment. In the case study presented, an explosion occurred inside a newly installed Catalytic Thermal Oxidizer (CatOx) shortly after initial start-up. Root cause investigation revealed that the project team, in the design and specification of the CatOx control system, had misapplied the BDD. Consequently, this led to operation of the CatOx within the flammability envelope of the particular system, resulting in an explosion.
( http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/prs.10195/abstrac... )