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Earthwork cross-sections

Paste cross-section levels, set the formation level and template, and get every section drawn with cut and fill areas, volumes, a mass haul diagram and a DXF you can open in AutoCAD.

1. Levels data

One point per line: chainage, offset, ground RL

# chainage, offset (− left / + right), ground RL
0, -20, 99.458
0, -15, 99.599
0, -10, 99.802
0, -5, 100.077
0, 0, 100.400
0, 5, 100.723
0, 10, 100.998
0, 15, 101.201
0, 20, 101.342
20, -20, 98.689
20, -15, 99.000
20, -10, 99.263
20, -5, 99.453
20, 0, 99.582
20, 5, 99.690
20, 10, 99.828
20, 15, 100.034
20, 20, 100.309
40, -20, 97.995
40, -15, 98.067
40, -10, 98.170
40, -5, 98.339
40, 0, 98.579
40, 5, 98.858
40, 10, 99.127
40, 15, 99.340
40, 20, 99.480
60, -20, 97.309
60, -15, 97.533
60, -10, 97.747
60, -5, 97.905
60, 0, 97.989
60, 5, 98.019
60, 10, 98.038
60, 15, 98.097
60, 20, 98.226
80, -20, 97.206
80, -15, 97.166
80, -10, 97.117
80, -5, 97.107
80, 0, 97.168
80, 5, 97.296
80, 10, 97.453
80, 15, 97.590
80, 20, 97.664
100, -20, 96.988
100, -15, 97.041
100, -10, 97.124
100, -5, 97.186
100, 0, 97.186
100, 5, 97.114
100, 10, 96.994
100, 15, 96.874
100, 20, 96.803
120, -20, 97.652
120, -15, 97.508
120, -10, 97.316
120, -5, 97.124
120, 0, 96.981
120, 5, 96.910
120, 10, 96.901
120, 15, 96.912
120, 20, 96.892
140, -20, 98.049
140, -15, 97.917
140, -10, 97.846
140, -5, 97.795
140, 0, 97.713
140, 5, 97.564
140, 10, 97.345
140, 15, 97.087
140, 20, 96.840
160, -20, 99.258
160, -15, 99.064
160, -10, 98.801
160, -5, 98.498
160, 0, 98.206
160, 5, 97.970
160, 10, 97.808
160, 15, 97.700
160, 20, 97.602
180, -20, 100.034
180, -15, 99.776
180, -10, 99.590
180, -5, 99.460
180, 0, 99.340
180, 5, 99.179
180, 10, 98.948
180, 15, 98.650
180, 20, 98.322
200, -20, 101.221
200, -15, 101.063
200, -10, 100.833
200, -5, 100.537
200, 0, 100.212
200, 5, 99.908
200, 10, 99.666
200, 15, 99.496
200, 20, 99.374

Offsets are negative on the left of the centre line. Chainage can be 1250 or 1/250; offsets can be L10, CL, R10. Paste from Excel works.

Open CSV / TXT

11 cross-sections read, 99 level points.

2. Formation level

Start chainage (m)Formation RL there (m)Gradient (%), + rising1 in 500 rising

3. Section template

PresetFormation width (m)Cross fall each side (%)1 in 30Bank side slope (H : 1V)Cutting side slope (H : 1V)Drain / berm in cutting (m)Bulking factor of cutFor mass haul; 1 = none

Presets are typical starting values. Check widths and slopes against the current RDSO formation guidelines or IRC:SP:73 / IRC:SP:84 for your project and soil.

Cross-section

CH 0/000

GroundFormation and slopesFill (bank)Cut

Formation RL

99.600

Ground RL at CL

100.400

Cut depth 0.800 m

Fill area

0.00m²

Cut area

9.66m²

Toe to toe

11.75m

L 5.50 · R 6.25

Quantities (average end area)

Total fill

3,551.4m³

Prismoidal: 3,463.9 m³

Total cut

136.3m³

Prismoidal: 96.3 m³

Net

-3,415.1m³

Borrow needed

Chainage	FL	GL	Cut m²	Fill m²	Cut m³	Fill m³	Mass m³
0/000	99.600	100.400	9.66	0.00			0.0
0/020	99.640	99.582	0.41	0.20	100.7	2.0	98.7
0/040	99.680	98.579	0.00	10.05	4.1	102.5	0.3
0/060	99.720	97.989	0.00	18.54	0.0	285.8	-285.5
0/080	99.760	97.168	0.00	31.34	0.0	498.7	-784.3
0/100	99.800	97.186	0.00	33.11	0.0	644.5	-1,428.7
0/120	99.840	96.981	0.00	36.07	0.0	691.7	-2,120.5
0/140	99.880	97.713	0.00	25.41	0.0	614.8	-2,735.2
0/160	99.920	98.206	0.00	17.89	0.0	433.0	-3,168.3
0/180	99.960	99.340	0.00	4.97	0.0	228.6	-3,396.9
0/200	100.000	100.212	3.15	0.00	31.5	49.7	-3,415.1
Total					136.3	3,551.4	-3,415.1

Mass haul diagram

The DXF has every section stacked one below the other, at the vertical scale chosen above, on layers GROUND, FORMATION, TEXT and DATUM.