CC 301 - QUANTITY MEASUREMENT

Chapter 3 The Quantity Measurement Substructure

Cut & Fill

Calculate the quantity of earthwork that involved for the cutting and filling work by using the square and
triangle method. Given:
i.

Formation Level

= 98.00 meter

ii.

Interval Distance

= 3.50 meter

iii.

Cutting top soil

= 150 mm

A
1

101.03

101.30

102.00

102.05

101.05

99.96

99.98

99.68

98.67

97.58

97.63

96.58

97.48

97.49

99.46

96.58

96.58

97.58

97.68

97.85

101.03

101.02

102.38

101.35

101.40

101.03

100.36

97.23

98.23

99.68

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NO

LOCATION

GROUND
LEVEL

TOP
SOIL

REDUCE
LEVEL

FORMATION
LEVEL

1
2
3
4
5
6

A-1
A-2
A-3
A-4
A-5
A-6

101.03
99.96
97.63
96.58
101.03
101.03

0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15

100.88
99.81
97.48
96.43
100.88
100.88

98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00

2.88
1.81
-0.52
-1.57
2.88
2.88

7
8
9
10
11
12

B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

101.30
99.98
96.58
96.58
101.02
100.36

0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15

101.15
99.83
96.43
96.43
100.87
100.21

98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00

3.15
1.83
-1.57
-1.57
2.87
2.21

13
14
15
16
17
18

C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
C-5
C-6

102.00
99.68
97.48
97.58
102.38
97.23

0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15

101.85
99.53
97.33
97.43
102.23
97.08

98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00

3.85
1.53
-0.67
-0.57
4.23
-0.92

19
20
21
22
23
24

D-1
D-2
D-3
D-4
D-5
D-6

102.05
98.67
97.49
97.68
101.35
98.23

0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15

101.90
98.52
97.34
97.53
101.20
98.08

98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00

3.90
0.52
-0.66
-0.47
3.20
0.08

25
26
27
28
29
30

E-1
E-2
E-3
E-4
E-5
E-6

101.05
97.58
99.46
97.85
101.40
99.68

0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15

100.90
97.43
99.31
97.70
101.25
99.53

98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00
98.00

2.90
-0.57
1.31
-0.30
3.25
1.53

SQUARE
METHOD
n
hxn
1
2.88
2
3.62
2
-1.04
2
-3.14
2
5.76
1
2.88
10
10.96
2
6.30
4
7.32
4
-6.28
4
-6.28
4
11.48
2
4.42
20
16.96
2
7.70
4
6.12
4
-2.68
4
-2.28
4
16.92
2
-1.84
20
23.94
2
7.80
4
2.08
4
-2.64
4
-1.88
4
12.80
2
0.16
20
18.32
1
2.90
2
-1.14
2
2.62
2
-0.60
2
6.50
1
1.53
10
11.81

TRIANGLE
METHOD
n
hxn
1
2.88
3
5.43
3
-1.56
3
-4.71
3
8.64
2
5.76
15
16.44
3
9.45
6
10.98
6
-9.42
6
-9.42
6
17.22
3
6.63
30
25.44
3
11.55
6
9.18
6
-4.02
6
-3.42
6
25.38
3
-2.76
30
35.91
3
11.70
6
3.12
6
-3.96
6
-2.82
6
19.20
3
0.24
30
27.48
2
5.80
3
-1.71
3
3.93
3
-0.90
3
9.75
1
1.53
15
18.4

80

120

81.99

123.67

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a) SQUARE METHOD:
i.

Quantity of earthwork (Cutting and filling)

= A x (h x n)
k
= (3.50 x 3.50) x 81.99
4
= 251.09 m3

ii. Quantity of earthwork (Cutting and filling)

= A x (h x n)
(n)
= (14.0 x 17.5) x 81.99
80
3
= 251.09 m

b) TRIANGLE METHOD:
i.

ii.

Quantity of earthwork (Cutting and filling)

= A x (h x n)
k
= (3.50 x 3.50) x 123.67
2
3
= 252.49 m3
Quantity of earthwork (Cutting and filling)
= A x (h x n)
(n)
= (14.0 x 17.5) x 123.67
120
= 252.49m3

Chapter 3 The Quantity Measurement Substructure