& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table: Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200 0 2.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9 10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8 Height, h, (m) Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed. (Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and edges of the road)

& A straight and level road, 200 m long and 8 m wide, is to be constructed by making a vertical cut through a hill (as shown in the figures below). Heights of the hill above the centerline of the proposed road, as obtained at various points from a contour map of the region, are shown in the following table: Distance, x, (m) 0 10 25 35 45 55 80 105 124 143 162 181 200 0 2.3 2.5 4.1 5.9 7.5 9 10 8.8 5.4 4.4 2.8 Height, h, (m) Estimate, as accurate as possible, the volume of earth that must be removed. (Assume that the height of the hill does not vary between the centerline and edges of the road)

Structural Analysis

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ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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