6. Given the following section of an earthworks for a proposed road construction on a hilly portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6 m for allowance of drainage canals and 5 m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1:5:1. 3.7 -0.8 +1.8 a. Compute the value of x b. Compute the area in fill c. Compute the area in cut
6. Given the following section of an earthworks for a proposed road construction on a hilly portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6 m for allowance of drainage canals and 5 m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1:5:1. 3.7 -0.8 +1.8 a. Compute the value of x b. Compute the area in fill c. Compute the area in cut
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Given the following section of an earthworks for a proposed road construction on a hilly
portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6 m for allowance of drainage
canals and 5 m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1:5:1.
3.7
0
x
-0.8
+1.8
a. Compute the value of x
b. Compute the area in fill
c. Compute the area in cut
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