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Step by Step Procedure To Find Out The Volume of Earthwork Using Simpson's Rule

This document explains how to use Simpson's rule to calculate earthwork volume from contour maps. It provides an example of dividing a map into a grid with elevation levels given at intersections. The required filling depth at each point is calculated. The area of each grid side is found by treating it as a trapezoid. Simpson's rule is then used to calculate the volume by taking the sum of the areas of each horizontal strip multiplied by the average strip depth. In the example, the total earth filling volume calculated is 623 cubic meters.

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Step by Step Procedure To Find Out The Volume of Earthwork Using Simpson's Rule

This document explains how to use Simpson's rule to calculate earthwork volume from contour maps. It provides an example of dividing a map into a grid with elevation levels given at intersections. The required filling depth at each point is calculated. The area of each grid side is found by treating it as a trapezoid. Simpson's rule is then used to calculate the volume by taking the sum of the areas of each horizontal strip multiplied by the average strip depth. In the example, the total earth filling volume calculated is 623 cubic meters.

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Earthwork Volume by Simpson's Rule

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Earthwork Volume using Simpson's Rule


Step by step procedure to find out the volume of earthwork using Simpson's Rule

This article is about using Simpson's rule to find out the quantity of earthwork using contour maps. The procedure is explained with the help of an example. In the example given below the map is divided in to 6 horizontal and 6 vertical grids each of 5m interval. The reduced levels are given at the intersections.

Suppose the final level for filling is 24.1m. Then the required depth of filling at each point is as given in the table below

The area on the side of each grid can be found out as follows

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Earthwork Volume by Simpson's Rule

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Each side can be considered as a trapezoid. Hence the area of each side

eg: (0.98+0.97)/2 x 5 = 4.875 (0.80+0.80)/2 x 5 = 4.000 Now the volume according to Simpson's rule is as follows

eg: (4.875+3.375)=8.25 4 x (4+3.75+3.925)=46.7 2 x (3.575+3.875)=21.65 Total = 76.6


Total earth filling volume = 373.83 x (d/3) =373.83 x (5/3) = 623 M3

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