EARTHWORK

EARTHWORK CROSS SECTIONS

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