GRADING AND

FINISHING
JOREN ALEONA G. ALEGRE
 GRADING

THE PROCESS OF BRINGING

EARTHWORK TO THE DESIRED
SHAPE AND ELEVATION(OR
GRADE).

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The basic grading terms:
1. Cut
2. Fill
3. Transition Lot
4. Site Clearing / Demo
5. Mass Excavation
6. Over-Excavation

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 FINISH GRADING

F I N I S H I N G I N V O LV E S S M O O T H I N G S L O P E S ,
SHAPING DITCHES AND BRING THE EARTHWORK
T O T H E E L E V AT I O N R E Q U I R E D B Y T H E P L A N A N D
.
S P E C I F I C AT I O N F I N I S H I N G U S U A L LY F O L L O W S
C L O S E LY B E H I N D E X C A V A T I O N , C O M P A C T I O N A N D
GRADING .

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 MOTOR GRADER

is a construction machine with a long

blade used to create a flat surface
during the grading process. Typical
models have three axles, with
the engine and cab situated above the
rear axles at one end of the vehicle and
a third axle at the front end of the
vehicle, with the blade in between.

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TRIMMERS

Is capable of compacting base

material, laying asphalt or acting as a
slip form paver. While grade trimmers
lack the versatility of motor graders,
their accuracy and high speed make
them very useful on large roadway
and airfield projects

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 GRADE EXCAVATOR

are heavy construction
equipment consisting of a boom, dipper
(or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating
platform known as the "house".  The
house sits atop an undercarriage
with tracks or wheels. They are a natural
progression from the steam shovels and
often mistakenly called power shovels.

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