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Chapter 4
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Earthwork Calculations
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Borrow material:
Bulk density = 1.65 Mg/m3
Water content = 7%
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Determine,
(a) Volume of borrow material required for 1 cubic meter of compacted
road embankment
(b) Volume of additional water required for the entire volume of
embankment.
(c) The number of truckloads of soil required if hauling capacity per truck
is 10 m3.
(d) Cost of construction of embankment given the following costs:
Purchase and borrow pit material at site, haul 2 km round trip, and
spread with bulldozer = RM 50/m3
Extra haul for each km round trip = RM 5/m3
Compaction = RM 5/m3
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(a)
Dry density of borrow material dry = bulk / (1 + w) = 1.65 / (1 + 0.07) = 1.54 Mg/m3
(b)
Total volume of embankment = AL = 20 x 10,000 = 200,000 m3
Additional water required = (OMC – WC) x dry x V
= (0.10 – 0.07) x 1.70 x 200,000
= 10,200 Mg
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(c)
Soil inside truck is in loose condition, i.e. volume is the volume after excavation
which is subjected to swelling (bulking).
Soil before excavation = 1.10 x 200,000 = 220,000 m3
Soil after excavation = 1.25 x 220,000 = 275,000 m3
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(c)
Soil inside truck is in loose condition, i.e. volume is the volume after excavation
which is subjected to swelling (bulking).
Soil before excavation = 1.10 x 200,000 = 220,000 m3
Soil after excavation = 1.25 x 220,000 = 275,000 m3
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(d)
Compaction cost = RM 5/m3 x 275,000 m3 = RM 1,375,000
Purchase and borrow pit material at site, haul 2 km round trip and spread
= RM 50/m3 x 275,000 m3 = RM 13,750,000
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