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What is the purpose of the Prismoidal correction in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the purpose of the Prismoidal correction in earthwork volume calculation?
- To calculate the average end area of sections
- To determine the volume of a cross-section
- To account for the irregular shape of the terrain
- To correct for the error caused by using a linear approximation (correct)
What is the formula used to calculate the volume of earthwork between two sections?
What is the formula used to calculate the volume of earthwork between two sections?
- Trapezoidal rule
- Prismoidal formula (correct)
- Simpson's 1/3 rule
- Average end area method
Which method is used to calculate the volume of earthwork by dividing the area into a series of trapezoids?
Which method is used to calculate the volume of earthwork by dividing the area into a series of trapezoids?
- Prismoidal formula
- End-area method
- Simpson's 1/3 rule
- Trapezoidal rule (correct)
What is the method of calculating the average end area of two sections to get the volume?
What is the method of calculating the average end area of two sections to get the volume?
What is the purpose of the Trapezoidal rule in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the purpose of the Trapezoidal rule in earthwork volume calculation?
Which of the following is NOT a method of calculating the volume of earthwork?
Which of the following is NOT a method of calculating the volume of earthwork?
What is the formula used to calculate the area enclosed by regular straight boundaries?
What is the formula used to calculate the area enclosed by regular straight boundaries?
What is the name of the rule used to calculate the area of irregular figures by dividing the area into trapezoids?
What is the name of the rule used to calculate the area of irregular figures by dividing the area into trapezoids?
What is the purpose of the prismoidal correction in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the purpose of the prismoidal correction in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the formula used to calculate the area in the trapezoidal rule?
What is the formula used to calculate the area in the trapezoidal rule?
What is the name of the rule used to calculate the volume of earthwork by dividing the prism into a series of trapezoids?
What is the name of the rule used to calculate the volume of earthwork by dividing the prism into a series of trapezoids?
What is the purpose of the end-areas rule in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the purpose of the end-areas rule in earthwork volume calculation?
What is the formula for Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the formula for Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the formula for the trapezoidal rule?
What is the formula for the trapezoidal rule?
What is the condition for using Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the condition for using Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the formula for area computation using the coordinate method?
What is the formula for area computation using the coordinate method?
What is the purpose of Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the purpose of Simpson's one-third rule?
What is the purpose of the trapezoidal rule?
What is the purpose of the trapezoidal rule?
