Elementary Surveying (14th Edition)
Elementary Surveying (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780133587876
Author: GHILANI
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.1P
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Reason for roadway in cut normally being wider than the same roadway in fill.

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Cut in the roadway is defined as the excavation of the area and the fill-in roadway is defined as the embankment for the required soil quantity. For drainage ditches, there will be more excavation for better usage. Therefore, the cut in the roadway is wider than the fill in the roadway construction.

Conclusion:

The main reason to provide wider cut than fill for proper drainage ditches.

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