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Road design

I. Context

During mining operations, the road is often diverted for various reasons. In this case, the way must be rebuilt
to allow the haulage operations to continue. Before the implementation of the road, the engineer has to make
a road design. Also, calculation of cut and fill volume and road project cost.

In our share, we will talk about road design with Surpac software.

II. Definition

• Inflection point: Most roads are designed from inflection points, which define a change, or
inflection, in the horizontal or vertical orientation of the road. The lines on either side of an inflection
point define tangents to the curve.
• Simple curve: A simple curve is a curve of constant radius from one tangent line to another. This
curve type does not allow for transitions from the straight to the maximum curvature and should
only be used in situations where vehicle velocity is at a minimum.
• Vertical curve: A vertical curve exists in a vertical plane. Vertical curves consist of a simple curve
with or without spiral (or transition) curves on either side.

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III. Different steps of road design conception

Road design conception is done a multi-step. In this part of our share, we will be focus on each step.

Digitalize Road centerline.

It delimits the different lanes on one-way roads, as well as on two-way roads on which overtaking is
permitted.

Create horizontal curves.

• Choose design > Road design > Design horizontal alignment.

• Click the string

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Drape centerline over DTM

• Open fidou_topo.dtm in Graphics.

• Open fidou_cent_line.str.
• Choose Road design > Drape segment over DTM
Drape fidou_cent_line with the natural surface.

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Create a longitudinal profile.

Choose Road design > Create longitudinal profile

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Create vertical inflection points.

• Choose Create > Digitise > New point.

From longitudinal profile, inflection points are created.

Inflection point

Create vertical curves.

• Choose Road design > Design vertical alignment.

• Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.

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This is a result:

Note:
Yellow string is a final centerline of our road.
Create a road outline.
As part of this project, we’re going to design the road with 25 meters of width to ensure the good traffic of
DTs. For this, we will have 12.5 meters on either side of center line.
• Choose design >Underground tools > road from centreline.

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Calculate road cut.

The finial step is to calculi the cut and fill volume and project cost evaluation.

After all that, we make a projection based on the angle of the road wall. Then, we calculate cut and fill
volume.
Before the beginning of the project, all personnel must be informed by email to avoid any accident. For
safety reasons, a risk assessment must be carried out. Also, we barricade the working area with danger
cones to warn people who will be coming into the zone. Finally, the project engineer deploys the equipment
(Bulldozers, grader, dump truck….).
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