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Best Practice: Earthwork Volume Calculations
Don Lee, Consultant – Bentley Global Services
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Best Practice: Earthwork Volume Calculations
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Dirt, Rock, Concrete, and Asphalt
• “Its in the Civil DNA”, we quantify everything.
• Critical to Decision Making Optioneering to Final Design
Dictates Cost
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Volume Methods
• Analyze Volume Tools
Terrain Model to Terrain Model
Terrain Model to Plane
Terrain Model to Volume
• Component Quantities
Dynamic Sections
• Element Component Quantities
• MicroStation Element Information
ECX Attribution and Imodels
• Create Cut & Fill Volumes
• Cross Sectional
End Area Volumes
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Volumes Methods
• How is it Calculated?
• What is Calculated?
• When can it be Calculated?
• What outputs can I get?
• Uses and Examples
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Analyze Volume Tools
• Analyze Volume Tools
Terrain Model to Terrain Model
Terrain Model to Plane
Terrain Model to Volume
• Shrink and Swell Factors
• Save Results Output to CAD
• Definable Boundary to Limit Extent
• Prismoidal Calculation
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Analyze Volume Tools - Terrain to Terrain
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Uses
• Stockpiles
• Strip Mining
• Basin & Detention Pond Volumes
• Basis Earthwork
• Staged Earthwork
• Used Anytime…
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Analyze Volume Tools - Terrain to Plane
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Corridor Component Quantities
• Component Quantities
Corridors & Linear Template Objects
• Provides Volumes & Areas
Volumes for Closed Components
– Asphalt/Concrete/Curb
Areas for Non-Closed Components
– Uses Seeding/Top Soil
• Unit Cost to Enable Quick Estimate
• EAV Results based off Template Drop Interval & Design Stage
***Does not take account of Clipping****
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Closed vs. Open Components
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Component Quantities Uses
• Quick EstimateLine & Grade Submissions
• Conceptual to Preliminary Design
• Overlay Alternatives
• Design Tool
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Element Component Quantities
• Summation All components in Objects Selected
• Objects Supported
Corridors
Linear Templates
Surface Template
Civil Cells
• Provides Volumes & Areas
Volumes for Closed Components
– Asphalt/Concrete/Curb
Areas for Non-Closed Components
– Uses Seeding/Top Soil
• Unit Cost to Enable Quick Estimate
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Element Component Quantities
• Prismoidal Approach
Values are coming from the 3D Model
More Accurate than EAV approach
MicroStation Element Info
• Accounts for Clipping
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Element Component Quantities
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Element Component Quantities Uses
• Quick Estimate of Components
• Conceptual to Final Design
• Does not include Earthwork Cut & Fill
• Excellent for Quantity Take-Off
**Work in Conjunction with Earthwork tools
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MicroStation Element Information
• Core MicroStation…available to all.
Drafter to Construction
• Volume & Area for Closed Component
• Area for Open Components
• MicroStation Volume Tool
Selection Set is Support
• Component Healing with Clipping
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Volumes and Area Values carries to i-model
***Through ODBC Drivers to Export to Excel, Access, and more….
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MicroStation Element Information Uses
• Values Persisted to all StakeholdersDGN’s & i-model’s
• Conceptual to Final Design
• Excellent for Quantity Take-Off
• BIM
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MicroStation Volume of Component Element
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Create Cut & Fill Volumes
• Ability to Create Closed 3D meshes of Cut and Fill
• Prismoidal Approach
Formulates Between Terrain Models
Creates and Symbolizes different Elements for Cut & Fill
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Track Cut and Fill with Ballast Elements
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Ballast Cut and Fill Element Volumes
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Ballast Cut and Fill Element Volumes
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Create Cut & Fill Volumes Uses
• Values Persisted to all StakeholdersMicroStation Element
• Conceptual to Final Design
• Excellent for 3D Quantity Take-Off of Earthwork
• Construction & Sequencing
• 4D and 5D Simulation
• Earthwork is now included into BIM
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Cross Sectional
• End Area Volumes
The “Old” but Accepted Method
Verify Calculation on Paper
• Equation
• Required Cross Sections
Published/Submission
• Accuracy Dependent on Cross Section Frequency
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Cross Sectional
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End Area Volumes
• Unsuitable Materials by Station
• Classifications
• Compaction/Expansion by Station
• Volume Exceptions
• Added Quantities
• Forced Balance
• Mass Haul Diagram
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Cross Sectional Uses
• Standard & Accepted Delivery Method
• Road/Rail/Mining
• Conceptual to Final DesignNeeded only for Submissions
Future Gold Standard will be?
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