Question: For the building basement shown below, the finish floor elevation is 9 5 ft , and the existing ground elevation before clearing and grubbing is

For the building basement shown below, the finish floor elevation is 95 ft , and the existing
ground elevation before clearing and grubbing is 102 ft . Top soil is to be removed for 12 in . The
floor slab thickness is 5 in . and the structural fill is 3 in. Calculate the earthwork (cut) required
for this basement in LCY if the soil is type B (exclude the top soil), and 1.5 extra cut each side is
needed for formwork erection. The load factor is 0.8.
For the building basement shown below, the finish

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