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Stimating Arthwork: Prof Awad S. Hanna
Stimating Arthwork: Prof Awad S. Hanna
EARTHWORK
B. Management conditions
Equipment conditions and maintenance
practices
Skills of work force and management
Planning, supervision and coordination of
work.
1.25
1.0
0.90
Loose: Vl
Loose cubic yards (LCY)
Density L Lb/LCY
Compacted: Vc
Compacted cubic yards (CCY)
Density C LB/CCY
Loose density
Load factor = Bank density
Exact values will vary with grain size, moisture content, compaction,
etc. Test to determine exact values for specific soils.
Prof Awad S. Hanna
Typical Soil Volume Conversion
Factors
Init ial Convrt ed t o:
Soil Type Soil Condit ion Bank Loose Compact ed
Clay Bank 1.00 1.27 0.90
Loose 0.79 1.00 0.71
Compact ed 1.11 1.41 1.00
Common eart h Bank 1.00 1.25 0.90
Loose 0.80 1.00 0.72
Compact ed 1.11 1.39 1.00
Rock (blast ed) Bank 1.00 1.50 1.30
Loose 0.67 1.00 0.87
Compact ed 0.77 1.15 1.00
Sand Bank 1.00 1.12 0.95
Loose 0.89 1.00 0.85
Compact ed 1.05 1.18 1.00
2’-0”
or more Angle of Repose
Prof Awad S. Hanna
Approximate Angle of Repose
For Sloping Sides of Excavation
Original
Ground Line
(90 Deg.)
80
82
84
86
88
300'
A B C D E F
100' 100' 100' 100' 100'
500'
78.5
Sec. A’- A 78
76
82
78
84
80
86
88
90
78.5
78
77
193 x 1.8
76.7 Area = = 173.7
2
76
Section A’- A
80.3
80
79
210 x 1.8
76.7 Area = = 189.0
2
78
Section B’- B
A B C D E F
87.6 88.6 89.4 90.4 91.6 93.2 94.3
G H J K L M
87.4 88.2 89.5 90.6 91.6 92.7 93.5
N O P Q R S
87.2 87.7 89.0 90.4 91.3 92.0 93.1
Notes:
1. Bring the entire site to elevation 90.
No Scale 2. All grids are 50’x 50’ = 2500 sq. ft.
3. Present contours
Need Need
150'
Fill Cut
300'
Quick and Dirty
Assume one grid 90' 91'
Existing 90.50
90.5'
Proposed 90.00
Cut 0.50
Total Cost = 150 x 300 x 0.50 = 833CY
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Prof Awad S. Hanna
If we choose the grid size to be 50’x50’
= 1.92
cut =
= 177.77 CY
and so on.