EARTHWORK VOLUMES EARTHWORK CROSS SECTIONS EARTHWORK CROSS SECTIONS Cut / Excavation wherever the existing ground is above the constructed section
Fill / Embankment wherever the existing ground is below the constructed section EARTHWORK CROSS SECTIONS Catch Points The points at which the cut or fill slopes intersect the ground
Hinge Points The points at which the cut or fill slopes intersect the nearly horizontal roadway surface
Example 1 The following are notes for an irregular cross section. Compute the cross-sectional area by dividing it into triangles and trapezoids. The roadway is 14 m wide and the side slopes are 1:2.
Solution
EARTHWORK VOLUMES AVERAGE END AREA METHOD
EARTHWORK VOLUMES Prismoidal formula
EARTHWORK VOLUMES
Example 2 Given the end area below. Calculate the volumes of cut and fill between sta. 351+ 00 and 352+50. If the material shrinks 12%, how much excess cut or fill is there?
Station End Areas(m^3) Cut Fill 351+00 57.93 351+50 52.28 351+75 23.58 352+00 8.4 3.73 352+14 13.8 352+50 33.34