CE155P-2 Exercise No. 1. Answers
CE155P-2 Exercise No. 1. Answers
CE155P-2 Exercise No. 1. Answers
Exercise No. 1
Instruction: Use only a short bond paper in answering this quiz. Write your name and student number on all
sheets. Give the answers in your own handwriting and box your final answer.
Problem 1. Compute for the total volume of excavation, base course requirement, disposal, and backfill on the
selected footings, footing tie beams and columns.
1. Footings:
1.1 F5 at GL B/1
F6 at GL D/1
F8 at GL B/4
F12 at GL D/4
3. Columns
3.1 C1C at GL B/1
C1A at GL D/1
C1B at GL B/4
C5 at GL D/4
SOLUTION:
FOOTINGS
D T L W
F5 3000 400 1700 1700
F6 3000 400 1800 1800
F8 3000 400 2100 2100
F12 3000 400 2800 2800
BACKFILLING
Disposal for Footing Tie Beam:
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔
FTB-2 @GL B-D/1 = 𝑉𝑜𝑙. 𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 − 𝑉𝑜𝑙. 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙
𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = 7.55 − 0.4 − 0.4 = 6.75𝑚 = 59.253𝑚3 − 13.606𝑚3
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙 = 𝟒𝟓. 𝟔𝟒𝟕𝒎𝟑
= (0.2)(0.4)(6.75) = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟒𝒎𝟑