Given the following section of an earthwork for a proposed road construction on a hilly portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6m. for allowance of drainage canals and 5m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1.5:1. 3.7 -3.7- -0.8 +1.8 2.5- a. Compute for the value of x. b. Compute the area in fill. c. Compute the area in cut. 0.8
Given the following section of an earthwork for a proposed road construction on a hilly portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6m. for allowance of drainage canals and 5m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1.5:1. 3.7 -3.7- -0.8 +1.8 2.5- a. Compute for the value of x. b. Compute the area in fill. c. Compute the area in cut. 0.8
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Transcribed Image Text:8. Given the following section of an earthwork for a proposed road construction on a
hilly portion of the route. The width of the road base for cut is 6m. for allowance of
drainage canals and 5m for fill. Sides slopes for cut is 1:1 and for fill is 1.5:1.
3.7
-3.7-
1.8
0.8
+1.8
1.2 2.5-
a. Compute for the value of x.
b. Compute the area in fill.
c. Compute the area in cut.
0.8
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