Earthwork Load Factors & Swell
| Material | Load factor (bank / loose) | Loose / bank volume, calculated | Swell (%), calculated |
|---|
Load factor from Caterpillar [1]; loose/bank = 1/LF and swell = 1/LF − 1 are calculated. Shrinkage depends on the compaction specified, so the source gives none.
Compacted Soil Unit Weights
| Material | USCS groups | Unit weight (pcf) | Unit weight (kN/m³) |
|---|
AASHTO Table 3.5.1-1 [2], given in kcf; kN/m³ converted exactly. The USCS groups are the ones the site’s soil presets assign to each row.
Construction Material Densities
| Material | Density (kg/m³) | Density (lb/ft³) | Unit weight (kN/m³), calculated | Source |
|---|
Density in kg/m³ as the source gives it; lb/ft³ converted exactly; unit weight γ = ρg0 calculated. “Solid grains” rows are the mineral itself; a stockpile or bed weighs less by its void fraction.
Use these in the Earthwork Shrink / Swell and Weight/Mass from Material + Volume calculators.