Topic 10 – Sloping Sites

02200 – Earthworks

Stepped Foundations

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 Topic 10 – Sloping Sites

02200 – Earthworks

Stepped Foundations

Excavation of trenches

Plan of stepped
foundations

Profile of foundations

Method:

Calculate lengths of A, B and C

Then:

Length D = Center line of trench – (A+B+C)

* By doing this way trench excavation has been measured to the total girth of trench and any errors will be
reduced.

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