Calculating road design volumes

Task: Calculate road cut

1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Open final_road_outline.str in Graphics.

The road outline string is displayed.



3. Click the Design string button on the Status bar.
4. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



5. Choose Pit design > Set slope gradient.
6. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



7. Choose Edit > Segment > Expand/Contract.
8. Click the road outline in Graphics.
9. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



The expanded string is displayed.



10. Press ESC.
11. Choose Display > Strings > With string numbers.
12. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply



The road outline with string 8 and string 10 displayed.



13. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
14. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



15. Click string 10.
16. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
17. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



18. Click string 10.
19. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
20. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



21. Click string 10.
22. Click Save .
23. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



24. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Create DTM from string file.
25. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



The road cut log report is displayed.



26. Click Reset graphics .
27. Open road_cut.dtm in Graphics.
28. Open topo.dtm in Graphics.

The DTM is displayed.

Note: To see all the steps performed in this section, run 3a_road_cut_dtm.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.

Task: Calculate road cut volume

1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Open road_cut.dtm in Graphics.
3. Open topo.dtm in Graphics.
4. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Line of intersection between 2 DTMs.
5. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



6. If prompted, click Yes to overwrite the file.



7. Choose Surfaces > Volumes > Net volume between DTMs.
8. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



9. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



10. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply



The road cut volume report is displayed.

Note: To see all the steps performed in this section, run 3b_road_cut_volume.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.

Task: Calculate road fill

1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Open final_road_outline.str in Graphics.
3. Click the Design string button on the Status bar.
4. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



5. Click the Design slope button on the Status bar.
6. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



7. Choose Edit > Segment > Expand/Contract.
8. Click the string.
9. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



The expanded string is displayed.



10. Click ESC.
11. Choose Display > Strings > With string numbers.
12. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



The road outline with string 8 and string 10 displayed. 



13. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
14. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



15. Click string 10.
16. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
17. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



18. Click string 10.
19. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
20. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



21. Click string 10.
22. Click Save .
23. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



24. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Create DTM from string file.
25. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



The road fill log report is displayed.

Note: To see all the steps performed in this section, run 3c_road_fill_dtm.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.

Task: Calculate road fill volume

1. Click Reset graphics .
2. Open road_fill.dtm in Graphics.
3. Open topo4fill.dtm in Graphics.
4. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Line of intersection between 2 DTMs.
5. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



6. Choose View > Surface view options > Hide triangle faces to hide the face attributes.
7. Drag road_fill_boundary.str into Graphics.
8. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
9. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



10. Click the string.
11. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
12. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



13. Click the string.
14. Choose Edit > String > Clean.
15. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



16. Click the string.
17. Choose View > Surface view options > Hide triangle faces to display the face attributes.

The DTM is displayed.



18. Click Save .
19. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



20. Choose Surfaces > Volumes > Net volume between DTMs.
21. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



22. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.



23. Enter the information as shown, and then click Apply.



The road fill volume report is displayed.

Note: To see all the steps performed in this section, run 3d_road_fill_volume.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.