Arrowhead405
New Member
Ok, so this is my first post. I work for a road construction company. After our surveyor comes and sets his stakes for cut and fill we review the stakes. Can someone please tell me how to mathematically come up with the cuts or fill to figure out sub grade or top of agg. For example, a cut of 1.28 to Top of Pavement. Say there's 8" of rock and 8" of pavement. It seems like everyone who I work with knows how to do the math in their heads but can't or won't show/explain to me how they are coming up with the numbers. Basically it's just the first guy to spit out a number and everyone else agrees like they don't know either. It's frustrating because I want to truly learn everything I can and contribute as much as I can.
We also use a laser level to check the hubs set by the surveyor and then check the blue tops which is very similar to calculating grade stakes.... No one is willing to explain how and what they are doing.
I would really appreciate all help I can get! Thanks for your time!
We also use a laser level to check the hubs set by the surveyor and then check the blue tops which is very similar to calculating grade stakes.... No one is willing to explain how and what they are doing.
I would really appreciate all help I can get! Thanks for your time!