The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics

LSGI 3781: ENGINEERING SURVEYING

PHASE TEST

NAME: STUDENT ID:

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answer all questions.
 Total marks = 100.
 Duration = 1.5 hours.
 Give all the formulas and intermediate steps for questions involving computations.

QUESTION 1
For a piece of land as shown in the diagram below, the coordinates of points P, Q and R are
given in the table,

N(m) E(m)
P 31 52
Q 102 123
R 179 215

If the area of triangle PQS is 10,224 m 2 and the area of triangel QRS is 11,808 m 2, calculate
the coordinates of point S.
(20 marks)

QUESTION 2
(1) If the free haul distance is 500 m, the unit cost of overhaul is $2/m 3m, the limit of
economical haul is 2,000 m, and the cost of borrow $3,030/m 3, what is the cost of
excavation?
(10 marks)
(2) Exlain with the help of diagrams how to determine based on a mass haul diagram within
a balanced section of a project the direction of haul, the total cut volume, the total fill
volume, the total haul distance, haul and grade points.
(10 marks)

QUESTION 3
1
The diagram below shows the longitudinal section and the cross-sections of a section of a
road. The cross-sectional areas are given in the diagram. Note that some cross-sections have
both cut and fill areas. The intervals between adjacent cross-sections are all 20 m.

(1) Calculate the cut or fill volume, or both if both exist, of each section of the road
(between adjuacent cross-sections) using the end-area method;
(10 marks)
(2) If the standard deviation of each cross-sectional area is +0.5 m , calculate the total cut
2

and fill volumes within this part of the road and their standard deviations. When a cross-
section has both cut and fill areas, assume both the cut and fill areas have the same
standard deviation of +0.5 m2.
(20 marks)
(3) Calculate the aggregate volumes along the road;
(10 marks)
(4) If the bulking factor of the materials is 1.2, calculate the aggregate volumes again;
(10 marks)
(5) Draw the mass haul diagram with appropriate scales.
(10 marks)

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