(#1-Q2)

You are working for a contractor that has a contract for construction of a new hospital. One of the project tasks is the compacted fill for the parking lot. Initial investigation of the project plan indicates that 30,000 compacted cubic yardsare required for the fill. You have selected a source for the fill material and the soil test report indicates the bank densityto be 2750 pounds per cubic yard and the loose densityto be 2200pounds per cubic yard, and the compacted densityto be 3500pound per cubic yard.

a.What is the percent shrinkage for the fill material?

b.What is the percent swell for the fill material?

c.How many BCY do you have to excavate?

d.How many LCY do you have to haul?

e.If the unit cost of excavation and fill process is $12.5 per CCY, how much is the total cost of this component of the project?

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