SPOT ELEVATIONS –

GIVEN – 23.8
TAKING MIDPOINT CONTOUR 24.0

MODIFY CONTOURS –
28 28
28 27 27 UPHILL CONTOURS –
27
26 26
FOR 25 (CONTOUR) –
25
25 – 23.8 = 1.2 (RISE) , 33% SLOPE
25
26 23.8 23.8
25 RUN = RISE/SLOPE
= 1.2/0.33
24.0
= 3.6 M
2%
25
23
24.0 24.0 FOR 26,27,28 (CONTOUR) –
SLOPE IS 33 % i.e. contour interval should be 3m
24.0

DOWNHILL CONTOURS –
22
23.8
23
23.8 FOR 23 (CONTOUR) –
22
23
22
24.3 – 23 = 0.8 (25 % SLOPE)
RUN = RISE/SLOPE
= 0.8/0.25
= 3.2 M
FOR 23,22 (CONTOUR) –
SLOPE IS 25 % i.e. contour interval should be 4m

EARTHWORK CALCULATION (CUT AND FILL) WAHAB HUSSAIN B.ARCH 4TH YEAR