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TUTORIAL 1 Earth Volume

This document contains a tutorial on calculating volumes of excavation for trenches of various dimensions and soil types. It provides formulas for converting between bank cubic meters (BCM), loose cubic meters (LCM), and compacted cubic meters (CCM) using load factors, swell percentages, and shrinkage factors. It then gives examples of calculating excavation volumes in BCM, LCM and CCM for trenches of different sizes excavated in clay, earth, sand and gravel, and rock soils.

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TUTORIAL 1 Earth Volume

This document contains a tutorial on calculating volumes of excavation for trenches of various dimensions and soil types. It provides formulas for converting between bank cubic meters (BCM), loose cubic meters (LCM), and compacted cubic meters (CCM) using load factors, swell percentages, and shrinkage factors. It then gives examples of calculating excavation volumes in BCM, LCM and CCM for trenches of different sizes excavated in clay, earth, sand and gravel, and rock soils.

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NAME: NUR AZLIN IDAYU BINTI MD ADAM @ MOHD ADNAN

DATE: 28 APRIL 2021

TUTORIAL 1

Formula:
Load Factor: Shrinkage Factor: Swell %:

BCM to LCM using load BCM to LCM using swell %: Shrinkage %:


factor:

LCM to BCM using load LCM to BCM using swell %: BCM to CCM using shrinkage factor:
factor:
BCM X Shf

1. Fill in the blanks

Soil Weight (kg/m3) Swell (%) Shrinkage (%) Load Shrinkage


factor factor
type Loose Bank Compacted

Clay 1480 1880 2325

Sand &
1779 1999 2266
gravel

Rock 4200 2490 2640

Earth 2800 1660 2240

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NAME: NUR AZLIN IDAYU BINTI MD ADAM @ MOHD ADNAN
DATE: 28 APRIL 2021

2. Find the volume of excavation in BCM and LCM required for a trench 1.05m wide, 2.35m deep and
185m long. The soil type is clay. Assume that the trench sides are straight. Find the volume in CCM
if 30% of the excavated material is used for filling.

Sketch the trench: BCM =

LCM =

CCM =

3. Find the volume of excavation in BCM and LCM required for a trench 2.25m wide, 1.35m deep and
235m long. The soil type is earth. Assume that the trench sides are straight. Find the volume in
CCM if 55% of the excavated material is used for filling.

Sketch the trench: BCM =

LCM =

CCM =

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NAME: NUR AZLIN IDAYU BINTI MD ADAM @ MOHD ADNAN
DATE: 28 APRIL 2021

4. Find the volume of excavation in BCM and LCM required for a trench 1.05m wide, 2.35m deep and
185m long. The soil type is sand and gravel. Assume that the RIGHT trench side is 1:1 and the
LEFT trench side is 1:2. Find the volume in CCM if 75% of the excavated material is used for filling.

Sketch the trench: BCM =

LCM =

CCM =

5. Find the volume of excavation in BCM and LCM required for a trench 0.95m wide, 1.35m deep and
65m long. The soil type is rock. Assume that the RIGHT trench side is 1:1 and the LEFT trench
side is 1:1. Find the volume in CCM if 60% of the excavated material is used for filling.

Sketch the trench: BCM =

LCM =

CCM =

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