Soil Swell and Compaction Factor Calculator
Soil Swell and Compaction Factor: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers bank volume and soil type. Stub page while the tool and its worked example are.
Soil Swell and Compaction Factor Calculator is a planned calculator in the construction section of Super Calculator, covering excavation.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: bank volume, soil type, swell percentage and compaction percentage.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: bank volume times swell factor gives loose volume, times shrinkage gives compacted.
Written for earthwork contractors converting between bank, loose and compacted yards.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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