Question: A raised - ranch styled house is being built that will have exterior dimensions of 3 5 - ft by 5 0 - ft .

A raised-ranch styled house is being built that will have exterior dimensions of 35-ft by 50-ft. This house has a full basement. The natural grade of this site is at elevation 662.50 feet. The soil needs to be excavated down to a flat pad at elevation 656.50 feet. This site has OSHA Type A soil, thus a layback around the excavation of 0.75:1(H:V) is required. The excavation of the bottom pad needs to allow a one-foot clearance around the footers for worker accessibility. The footers will be formed on top of the pad. The footers are 24 inches wide and 12 inches thick. 12-in CMUs will form the basement walls. The soil has a swell of 20%. Show your work for maximum potential credit. 1) Determine the length and width dimensions of the bottom pad.2) Determine the top length and top width of the excavation.3) Determine the bank volume of soil to be removed.4) Determine the stockpile volume.

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