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Dr.Dirt Papers

by Dan Atcheson

Throughout my career, I've been asked to write technical papers to help Quest for Earthwork customers, as well as earthwork estimators, in general. Here are the ones I like the best.

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GENERAL TOPICS

CONVERSION FACTORS THE SECRET TO TECHNICAL SUCCESS

HOW TO DETERMINE THE AVERAGE DEPTH OF CUT OR FILL WITHIN A GIVEN AREA

BALANCING TWO SEPARATE JOB FILES

HERE'S A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE METHOD TO HELP YOU LEARN EARTHWORK

DETERMINING PLAN SCALE WHEN GIVEN AN AREA ONLY

DETERMINING THE ACTUAL SCALE OF AN ENLARGED OR REDUCED DRAWING

USING A DIGITIZER TO TAKE OFF ROADWORK QUANTITIES

BALANCING TOPSOIL STRIPPED AND TOPSOIL REPLACED

ENTERING EXISTING ELEVATION IN RELATIVELY FLAT TERRAIN

HOW TO RELOCATE A DRAWING ON A DIGITIZER BOARD

TAKING OFF A PROJECT THAT HAS REMOVAL EXCAVATION

CROSS SECTIONS

BALANCING A ROADWORK PROJECT USING QUEST FOR CROSS SECTIONS

ENTERING METRIC STATION NUMBERS IN QUEST FOR CROSS SECTIONS

USING QUEST FOR CROSS SECTIONS TO TAKE OFF PHASED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

SETTING UP STATIONS IN QUEST FOR CROSS SECTIONS WHEN THERE IS A GAP IN THE WORK

QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TOPICS

DEALING WITH TEMPORARY EARTHEN STRUCTURES IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

DEALING WITH TOPSOIL

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DETERMINE THE AREAS OF CUT AND FILL ON A SITE

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DETERMINE THE VOLUMES OF CUT AND FILL Required Beneath a Proposed Structure Overlying Layers of Usable and Unusable Materials, When All Unusable Material Must be Removed From Beneath the Structure

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DETERMINE WHERE WATER WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ON A SITE

SOIL BORINGS VERSUS TOPSOIL STRIPPING IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

A SHORTCUT FOR ENTERING AREA INFORMATION IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DETERMINE ROCK SURFACE BLASTING AREA

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO BALANCE A SITE WITH AN ON-SITE BORROW PIT

HOW TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE WHEN STRIPPING TOPSOIL IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

THE COPY/PASTE AND CUT/PASTE ROUTINE IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK-A VERY HANDY TOOL

EXCAVATING AND BACKFILLING A BASEMENT USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO ENTER STRUCTURES EXCAVATED INTO A SLOPING SURFACE

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DEAL WITH "GROUND LOSS"

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO EXCAVATE UNSUITABLE SURFACE MATERIAL

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO EXCAVATE UNSUITABLE MATERIAL OVERLAID WITH A USABLE OVERBURDEN

HOW TO HANDLE OVERLAPPING AREAS WHEN GRADE CHANGES ARE APPLIED TO THE SAME LAYER IN USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

USING AREAS IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO BID PHASED PROJECTS AND ALTERNATES

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO HANDLE REMOVING AND RE-COMPACTING EXISTING SOIL

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO TAKE OFF A STRUCTURAL PAD REQUIRING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NATIVE MATERIAL

ENTERING DATA FOR A RETAINING WALL USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

DEALING WITH A SITE WITH EXISTING, PROPOSED AND ROCK CONTOUR LINES

SOIL BORING TIPS

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO DETERMINE THE VOLUME OF SPECIAL SURFACE MATERIAL PLACED OVER FILL AREAS

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO ACCOUNT FOR TOTAL VOLUMES OF SITE CUT AND FILL, AS WELL AS SELECT FILL UNDER STRUCTURES

DEMOLISHNG EXISTING STRUCTURES IN QUEST FOR EARTHWORK

USING QUEST FOR EARTHWORK TO TAKE OFF A SITE REQUIRING SURCHARGE AT STRUCTURES

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