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Cut & fill analysis with mass haul diagram | End Area + Prismoidal Methods | Ghilani & Wolf Ch.26 | Merritt Civil Engineering Handbook Sec.21

Total Cut Volume

3800.0 m³

End Area Method

Total Fill Volume

2750.0 m³

End Area Method

Net Volume (Cut - Fill)

+1050.0 m³

Surplus material — export needed

Mass Haul Diagram

Cumulative earthwork volume along the alignment. Positive = cut, Negative = fill. Points crossing zero indicate transition between cut and fill zones.

-650

0+000

-550

0+020

350

0+040

1500

0+060

2150

0+080

1900

0+100

1050

0+120

Cut (positive)

Fill (negative)

Volume Comparison by Section

Section	Cut Area (m²)	Fill Area (m²)	End-Area Vol (m³)	Prismoidal Vol (m³)	Difference (%)
0+000 — 0+020	5.0	37.5	-650.0	-650.0	+0.00%
0+020 — 0+040	22.5	17.5	100.0	100.0	+0.00%
0+040 — 0+060	47.5	2.5	900.0	900.0	+0.00%
0+060 — 0+080	57.5	0.0	1150.0	1150.0	+0.00%
0+080 — 0+100	40.0	7.5	650.0	650.0	+0.00%
0+100 — 0+120	15.0	27.5	-250.0	-250.0	+0.00%
0+120 — 0+140	2.5	45.0	-850.0	-850.0	+0.00%

Cross Section Data Entry

Road Template Settings

Carriageway Width (m)

Shoulder Width (m)

Camber (%)

Cut Slope H:V

Fill Slope H:V

Shrinkage Factor

Cross Section Data

Format: Chainage (km), Chainage (m), CL RL, Form RL, then L4_off, L4_rl, L3_off, L3_rl, L2_off, L2_rl, L1_off, L1_rl, R1_off, R1_rl, R2_off, R2_rl, R3_off, R3_rl, R4_off, R4_rl