Contour Mapping – Characteristics, Methods & Uses. The Contour are the lines joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of earth or we can say that the contour is a line in which the ground surface is intersected by the level surface obtained by joining points of the …
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How to calculate the Quantity of Earthwork in Road. In this Article u will learn step-by-step guidelines for measuring the QTY of earthwork (soil) in the Road, railway & the canal work with the help of mean area method. For explanation, the solution is given in the following example. Example …
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How to Calculate Gradient, Run and Rise in Civil Construction. In this Article i will calculate the slope, run & rise in the three different drawings as shown below. 1 – Slope calculation. Given Data. Run = 15m. Rise = 0.5m. Slope = [run ÷ rise] = [15m. ÷ 0.5m]. …
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How To Calculate The Asphalt Quantity For Road. In this article, I will discuss how to calculate the ( QTY ) Quantity of the Asphalt & its cost for the road construction. The calculation is very easy, u only need some data. There are many who get confused between the …
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What is Alignment of The Road ? The position occupied by the center line of the Road in plan is called alignment of road. The new road should be aligned very carefully as the cost of the Construction, maintenance, safety & ease in travel etc. depends much upon the alignment …
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Types Of The Road Camber – Advantages & Methods Of Providing Camber What Is The Camber ? Camber is the slope provided to Road Surface in the transverse direction to drain off the rainwater from the road surface. It is also known as cross slope of the road. In this article, …
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How To Estimate The Roofing Sheet Requirement For a Building Let us Calculate the Number Of Roofing Sheets required for the below-given building. Given data: Length of the building = 20 ft. Width of the building = 15 ft. Overhang on all four sides = 1ft Angle θ = 50° Calculation: …
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What Is Difference Between Camber and Super Elevation In Road Camber and Super-elevation in road is the important part of roadway or width of formation. Camber is provided at the center of carriageway to drain off rainwater from road surface. Super-elevation is provided at the edge of roadway in curve …
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How To Calculate the Volume And Weight of Asphalt For Road Construction Let us now Calculate the volume and weight of the asphalt in the below-given drawing. . Given data: Length of the asphalt = 2km = 2000m. Width of the asphalt = 8m. The thickness of the asphalt = 100mm. = 0.1m. …
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Super-elevation And Design Formula | Advantages | Highway Engineering Super-elevation or Banking of Road:- Advantages of providing Super elevation:- Derivation of Super Elevation : Super Elevation formula:- Design procedure of Super-elevation / Banking of road:- Step – 1:- Step – 2:- Step – 3:- Step – 4:- Super-elevation or …
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