HopefulStudent
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Hello everyone, I would like to first introduce myself by saying that I am currently a senior at CSUF studying civil engineering and am currently taking a class on construction management and engineering.
I know that this is a long shot but, as my name states, I am a hopeful student and I am here requesting advice regarding earthwork in a project for the class that is completely hypothetical and made up by our group. If any terminology is used, please forgive me. I will try my absolute best to be as clear and accurate as possible.
We have a lot size of 300,000 square feet, 600' x 500' and on the land we are proposing to build a "steel minimill" that focuses on producing bar steel products. We understand that our land may not suffice for a steel minimill but all that aside, we are just looking for help regarding the earthwork. Now regarding the earthwork...
Essentially, what we have is a 6" stripping layer that we do not need over the entire lot area. This stripping volume came out to a total of about 5700 bcy. I understand that we would have to remove this layer prior to moving the soil for the cut and fills.
For the actual cut and fill volumes, we have a total cut of about 5300 bcy and and a total fill of 4900 bcy. This leaves us with about 400 bcy of soil that will be in excess at the end of the earthwork.
From here, because we are essentially the ones designing the project, we need to now look at the different types of equipment and the quantities of said equipment. This is sort of where my group and I are stuck and are looking for help. I am not looking for any exact answers, just some guidance, or suggestions. After we choose the equipment, we will be ready to do the calculations for the time but yes we need the equipment first.
At this point I am not sure what else to add to this post without digging myself a bigger hole than I may have already dug myself. With this being said, if anyone would be willing to help, I will be attaching all the pdfs of the drawings that I have made and converted to pdfs. I am willing to follow up on any questions that are asked of me. Thank you so very much to whoever reads this and , well, everyone in general and I hope that everyone remains in good health during these trying times.
I know that this is a long shot but, as my name states, I am a hopeful student and I am here requesting advice regarding earthwork in a project for the class that is completely hypothetical and made up by our group. If any terminology is used, please forgive me. I will try my absolute best to be as clear and accurate as possible.
We have a lot size of 300,000 square feet, 600' x 500' and on the land we are proposing to build a "steel minimill" that focuses on producing bar steel products. We understand that our land may not suffice for a steel minimill but all that aside, we are just looking for help regarding the earthwork. Now regarding the earthwork...
Essentially, what we have is a 6" stripping layer that we do not need over the entire lot area. This stripping volume came out to a total of about 5700 bcy. I understand that we would have to remove this layer prior to moving the soil for the cut and fills.
For the actual cut and fill volumes, we have a total cut of about 5300 bcy and and a total fill of 4900 bcy. This leaves us with about 400 bcy of soil that will be in excess at the end of the earthwork.
From here, because we are essentially the ones designing the project, we need to now look at the different types of equipment and the quantities of said equipment. This is sort of where my group and I are stuck and are looking for help. I am not looking for any exact answers, just some guidance, or suggestions. After we choose the equipment, we will be ready to do the calculations for the time but yes we need the equipment first.
At this point I am not sure what else to add to this post without digging myself a bigger hole than I may have already dug myself. With this being said, if anyone would be willing to help, I will be attaching all the pdfs of the drawings that I have made and converted to pdfs. I am willing to follow up on any questions that are asked of me. Thank you so very much to whoever reads this and , well, everyone in general and I hope that everyone remains in good health during these trying times.