Practice Question: Cost of Hauling Loose Soil

NCEES Civil PE Specification Project Planning: Quantity Take-Off Methods


Problem

The following figure shows a plan for a grid of 12 square spread foundations to be poured. The dimensions of each foundation are 9 feet by 9 feet with a bottom of foundation depth that reaches 10 feet below grade. Given the following information, determine the cost of hauling all the excavation soil away from the site (assume no soil excavated for the foundations will remain on site).


Volume per Truck Haul: \(15 \ yd^3/haul\)
Cost of Truck Hauling: \(\$ 400 /haul\)
Swell Factor: \(S_w=10%\)
 

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