The amount of cut or fill is equal to which difference?

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The amount of cut or fill is equal to which difference?

In earthwork surveying, how much material you need to move is found by comparing the finished grade to the existing ground at the same point. A grade rod gives the elevation of the proposed (finished) grade, while a ground rod shows the current ground elevation. The difference between these two readings—grade rod minus ground rod—tells you the amount of cut or fill required. A positive difference means you must fill to raise the ground to the grade; a negative difference means you must cut away soil to bring the ground down to the grade. For example, if the grade rod reads 5.00 ft and the ground rod reads 3.50 ft, you need 1.50 ft of fill.

In earthwork surveying, how much material you need to move is found by comparing the finished grade to the existing ground at the same point. A grade rod gives the elevation of the proposed (finished) grade, while a ground rod shows the current ground elevation. The difference between these two readings—grade rod minus ground rod—tells you the amount of cut or fill required. A positive difference means you must fill to raise the ground to the grade; a negative difference means you must cut away soil to bring the ground down to the grade. For example, if the grade rod reads 5.00 ft and the ground rod reads 3.50 ft, you need 1.50 ft of fill.

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