PROBLEM 1

Solution a) Loose soil (in m3) = 1.25 * 48,000 = 60,000 Lm3

Cost of Hauling = 6.52 * 60,000 = $ 391,200
Cost of Excavation = 1.92 * 48,000 = $ 92,160
Total Cost of earthworks (hauling+ excavation) = 391,200 + 92,160 = $ 483,360
Unit Cost = 486,360/ 48,000 = $ 10.1325/Bm3
b) Capacity of Excavators = 1,590 Bm3
Capacity of trucks = 104/1.25 = 83.2 Bm3
Number of trucks = 1,590 / 83.2 = 19.11 = 20 Trucks
c) 1,590 Bm3 (production rate of excavator)
d) Project duration = 48000 Bm3 /1590 Bm3/day = 30.188 = 31 days (rounding off to
next day)
Total Bare cost = $ 483,360