Engineering & Construction
Earthwork Quantity Calculator
Compare a bank cut with a compacted fill. Loose haul is cut times swell. Compacted yield is cut times the shrink factor you enter.
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How to use the Earthwork Quantity Calculator
- 1Enter the cut in bank measure and the compacted fill you need.
- 2Enter swell and shrink factors.
- 3Read loose haul, compacted yield, and the surplus or shortfall.
Questions
What is the shrink factor here?
Compacted volume divided by bank volume. 0.9 means 1 m³ of bank cut becomes 0.9 m³ when compacted.
Does this model layers or haul distance?
No. It is the volume balance of one cut and one fill.