{"id":49,"date":"2019-06-21T13:39:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2020-05-29T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T22:47:08","slug":"earthwork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/tools-knowledge\/analysis\/earthwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Earthwork<\/h1>\n<div id=\"random-accordion-id-565\" class=\"accordion-shortcode  accordion-container\">\n<h3 ><a href=\"#cut-fill-volumes-0\" >Cut &amp; fill volumes<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"cut-fill-volumes-0\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<p>Several methods for estimating earthwork volumes have existed within our discipline for decades. Below are two examples: one takes a traditional method and updates it to use current 3D modeling techniques; the second uses 3D solids. An example file in the \"Tools\" section includes both methods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grid estimation (aka 'borrow pit' method)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2024\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_01.jpg 2024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_01-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_01-1536x715.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2024\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_02.jpg 2024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_02-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_grid-estimator-screenshots_02-1536x715.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3D solids<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1242\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_solids-screenshots_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2024\" height=\"1085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_solids-screenshots_01.jpg 2024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_solids-screenshots_01-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/files\/2020\/03\/20200315_solids-screenshots_01-1536x823.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 ><a href=\"#linksother-resources-1\" >Links\/Other Resources<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"linksother-resources-1\" class=\"accordian-shortcode-content \" ><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/tools\/#Script_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to useful GH scripts &amp; Rhino files<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- #random-accordion-id-565end of accordion shortcode -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earthwork<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65473,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1339,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/1339"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/topo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}