Estimating in Building Construction

Excavation 71

FIGURE 9.6.Grid with Elevations.

EXAMPLE 9-4 FILL VOLUME

FIGURE 9.7.Excerpt of Grid 13. FIGURE 9.8.Data for Grid 13. 

Using grid 13 (Figure 9.7) from Figure 9.6 as an example, determine

the fill quantity. From Figure 9.7, the information in Figure 9.8 is

known about grid 13.

That amount of fill is then entered in the fill column of the cut and

fill worksheet (Figure 9.16).

3,125 ccf of fill

ccf of fill

1.3¿1.5¿0.4¿1.8¿

4

2,500 sf

ccf of fill

Sum of fill at intersections

Number of intersections

Area