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Tables of Contents for Estimating Excavation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
1 Get Started Right
5
12
Why calculate quantities?
6
2
Reading plans and specifications
8
2
Accuracy is essential
10
4
Record keeping
14
3
2 The Site Visit
17
14
Review the plans first
17
1
Make the visit productive
18
6
Site visit for a sample project
24
7
3 Properties of Soils
31
10
Soil testing
31
1
Soil classifications
31
3
Soil characteristics
34
7
4 Area Take-off by Plan and Profile
41
20
Cut and fill sections
42
1
Understanding surveys
43
4
End area calculations
47
7
Calculating the volume
54
7
5 Reading Contour Maps
61
10
Planimetric and topographic maps
61
1
Understanding contour lines
62
4
Locating unmarked points
66
1
Monuments and bench marks
67
4
6 Area Take-off from a Topo Map
71
32
Comparing the contour lines
71
1
Estimating with a grid system
72
3
Doing the take-off
75
5
Calculating cut and fill areas
80
5
Using worksheets in a take-off
85
6
Shortcuts for calculating quantities
91
8
The equal depth contour method
99
4
7 Irregular Regions & Odd Areas
103
24
Finding area using compensating lines
104
5
Finding volume using total area and average depth
109
1
Using compensating lines with a coordinate system
110
7
Using the trapezoidal rule
117
10
8 Using Shrink & Swell Factors
127
8
Soil states and their units of measure
127
1
Using shrink/swell factors in earthwork estimates
128
2
Estimating the number of haul trips
130
1
Using material weights to customize shrink/swell factors
131
1
Using soil weights to calculate equipment load factors
131
2
Pay yards
133
2
9 Topsoil, Slopes & Ditches
135
20
Dealing with topsoil
135
4
Calculating net volumes for earthwork
139
3
Slopes and slope lines
142
5
Estimating trenches
147
8
10 Basements, Footings, Grade Beams & Piers
155
26
Estimating basement excavation quantities
155
2
Finding volume-outside basement walls
157
7
Calculating the total volume for basement excavation
164
6
Sample basement estimate
170
5
Estimating ramps
175
3
Grade beams and piers
178
3
11 All About Spoil and Borrow
181
14
Underlying costs of spoil and borrow
181
2
Spoil and borrow volume calculations
183
1
Calculating the volume of a stockpile
184
2
Finding the volume for a stockpile of unknown height
186
4
Calculating volume for a stockpile of set area
190
5
12 Balance Points, Centers of Mass & Haul Distances
195
14
Balance points to an excavation estimator
195
1
Balance points to an engineer
196
1
Reducing haul distances
197
3
Calculating haul distances
200
9
13 Earthmoving Equipment: Productivity Rates and Owning & Operating Costs
209
30
Machine power
210
4
Machine speed
214
4
Machine production
218
3
Productivity calculations for a simple dirt job
221
9
Owning and operating costs
230
4
Calculating the overhead
234
3
Adding the profit
237
1
Bid price per cubic yard
237
2
14 A Sample Take-off
239
96
General specifications
240
2
Doing the take-off
242
93
15 Costs and Final Bid for the Sample Estimate
335
99
The bid preparation process
336
4
Overhead
340
1
Machine selection
340
94
Blank Worksheets
434
7
Grid square area and volume
435
1
Grid take-off - existing contour
436
1
Grid take-off - proposed contour
437
1
Grid square calculation sheet
438
1
Cut and fill prism calculations
439
1
Quantities take-off sheet
440
1
Index
441