Eagle Point Training Manual Chapter 3 Roadcalc

Eagle Point Training Manual Chapter 3 RoadCalc
Chapter 3 RoadCalc
3.8.2 3.1 Preamble / Overview
In this session, you will learn the steps needed to create a roadway using the Roadcalc
product. The roadway you will create is a 6m width double carriageway rural road
equivalently classified as DS6 in accordance with Ethiopian Roads Authority‘s road
classification. You start by creating a new Roadcalc Sub-project for the project. After
this is complete you enter the point of intersection (PI) locations for the horizontal
alignment. You use the surface model created in the previous chapter to extract your
original ground cross-sections. Once you have the cross-sections extracted, you are
able to view your original ground profile based on the cross sections. You enter a design
profile and define typical cross-sections (Templates) for the sub project. After the
Typical cross-section is drawn, you specify the locations to use the typical sections and
define constraints for it.
3.8.3 3.2 Getting Started
Since this lesson builds on information obtained from the previous chapter, you should
perform some steps that bring the project data up to speed to this Chapter if you
haven’t done yet.
3.8.4 3.3 Creating a RoadCalc Sub Project
To create and define a new surface model, complete the following steps.
1. In Eagle Point, select File  New
Figure 3.1 New Dialog Box
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2. Since you wish to define a RoadCalc Sub-project, select RoadCalc sub-project

from the list box
3. Click on Next
Figure 3.2 RoadCalc Sub-project Dialog Box
4. Type 001 in sub-project number edit field
5. Type Rural Road in the description edit field
6. Select RoadCalc Metric defaults from the sub project prototype drop list
7. click on Next
Figure 3.3 New Sub-project Dialog Box
8. Select Eagle point training from the project list box
9. Click on Finish
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Figure 3.4 Open Dialog Box
10. To launch to RoadCalc, select the rural road sub project and click ok. The
RoadCalc menu displays
Figure 3.5 RoadCalc Menu
3.4 Creating a Horizontal Alignment
The horizontal centreline alignment defines the path the road takes when the road
takes when travelling from the start to the end of the project. Several methods exist
that allow you create horizontal alignment geometry. You can define PI points by
graphically picking their locations, converting graphical objects (lines and arcs) or
directly entering coordinate locations in a dialog box. For this project you directly
enter the coordinates in to the system.
3.4.1 Entering Alignment PI Data

1. In RoadCalc, Select Alignment  Edit Data
Figure 3.6 Edit alignment Dialog Box

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2. Make Sure the alignment drop list displayed near the top of the dialog box is set to
centreline
3. Click on the new PI icon
Figure 3.7 New PI Dilog Box
4. Type the following data in the Northing and Easting Edit fields
Table 3.1 PI Data
5. If you made a mistake while entering the coordinate data you can edit it via the
modify PI icon
6. Click on close after finishing entering the data
3.8.5 3.4.2 Entering Alignment Curve Data

Since you have defined the PI coordinate locations of your centreline, you now define
the Horizontal curves for your project road.
1. Click on the curve data button to enter the horizontal curve information
2. Make sure Curve#1 is the active piece of information
3. In the PI column ,type 60 in the radius edit field
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Figure 3.8 Horizontal Curve Data Dialog Box
4. In the PI #1 spiral group, type 0.0 for both length in and length out as DS6 class
roads does not have spirals.
5. Click on the right arrow until Curve#2 is displayed in the centre column of the
curve table and repeat the procedures 3&4 above for each of the PI’s with the
following curve data.
6. Press the Tab key .Calculations are made
3.8.6 3.4.3 Entering Alignment Super elevation data

1. Click the super elevation data button in the horizontal curve data dialog box
Definition of terms
TR= Tangent Run out length/the distance from banging of super elevation (BS) to the
point of curvature (PC)
X= this is the distance from the banging of super elevation (BS) to where the adverse
crown is removed
Y= this is the distance from beginning of super elevation (BS) to where the outside
lane achieves reverse crown (PY)
SR= this is the distance from removal of adverse crown (PX) to where the maximum
super elevation is achieved
BS= this is the beginning of super elevation station
MS= this is the station at which maximum super elevation is achieved
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MSE=this is the maximum super elevation rate
2. Use the left and right arrows as needed so that the PI# you need to input the
super elevation data is displayed at the middle column active for editing
3. You can enter the control point locations either directly by their station or by
distance, for this case set on the distance option
4. Select % slope from the list to the right of the MSE edit field
5. Input the following super elevation data
Curve MSE TR X Y SR Remark
1 7.8 53.1 18 36 35.1 Turn on super elevation
transition
transition
3 4 36 18 36 18
4 4 36 18 36 18
5 4 36 18 36 18
transition
transition
8 5.2 41.4 18 36 23.4
9 4 36 18 36 18
10 4 36 18 36 18
11 5.2 41.4 18 36 23.4
12 6.9 49.05 18 36 31.05
13 6.5 47.25 18 36 29.25
14 5.8 44.1 18 36 26.1
Table 3.2 Super elevation data
6. If overlapping super elevation exists (transition out of the first curve overlaps the
transition in of the second curve or when the tangent from ES to the next BS is
less than the minimum specified length RoadCalc will perform a straight line
transition from the maximum super elevation of curve #1 to maximum super
elevation of curve #2. In our example the transition out of curve #1 overlaps with
the transition in of curve #2,the transition out of curve #6 overlaps with the
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transition in of curve#7.Therefore, toggle on the super elevation transition button

for these four curves and specify the parameters of minimum length to perform
transition of 106.65 and 83.7 for curve #1 and curve #2 and for curve #6 and
curve #7 respectively.
7. The rollover function adjusts the shoulder slope of a super elevated road based on a
maximum slope difference of the road slope and the shoulder slope it can also
adjust the inside shoulder slope to match the pavement cross slope as it super
elevates. Since we do not have shoulders in our case we can skip this step.
3.8.7 Station Data Entering

1. Click on the station data button on the edit alignment data dialog box
Figure 3.9 Station Data Dialog Box
2. Make sure the beginning station is set to 0.00
3. Since the project does not contain any station equations ,click ok
4. Click on close
3.8.8 Extracting Cross Sections

Now that you have determined the route your roadway project follows, you can
generate cross section data for the existing surfaces
3.8.9 Defining Surfaces

1. In RoadCalc select Cross-Sections  Manage surfaces
2. Rename Org_surface Top Soil
3. Fill in the data as shown in the dialog box below
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Figure 3.10 Manage Surfaces Dialog Box
4. Select the org_surface in the list box and click on the modify surface icon
5. Rename Org_surface Top Soil
6. Fill in the data as shown in the dialog box
7. Click on Ok
8. Click on the Modify surface icon
Figure 3.11 Modify Orignal Surface
9. Type Clay in the name edit field
10. Type 20% in the % compaction edit field. This allows you to define a compaction
factor for each original material. The RoadCalc applies the factors to fill or cut
volumes during volume calculations to compensate for shrinkage or swell. Enter swell
factors as +ve and shrinkage factors as –ve percentages
11. Click on Ok
12. Click on the design tab of the manage surface dialog box
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Figure 3.12 Manage Surfaces dialog Box
13. Click on the new surface icon
14. Type Gravel wearing in the name edit field
15. Select Normal from the type drop list
16. Click on the new surface icon
17. Type Subgrade in the name edit field
18. select normal from the type drop list
19. Click on Ok
20. Click on Cad Settings from the manage surfaces dialog box
21. Assign the following colours for each of the surfaces
Clay 2
Gravel Wearing 3
Subgrade 4
Topsoil 9
3.8.10 Extracting Cross sections from surface model
1. In RoadCalc select cross-sections  Extract cross-sections
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Figure 3.13 Build Station Dialog Box
2. Feed in the data as per the dialog box and click ok
Figure 3.14 Extract Cross-Sections Dialog Box
3. Toggle on the extract option for the top soil surface
4. Select the ground model surface from the surface model drop list
5. Type -30 and 30 in the left and right edit field of corridor edge
6. Make sure the user defined corridor is toggled off
7. Click on the settings button
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Figure 3.15 Cross-Sections Settings Dialog Box
The horizontal and vertical tolerance values are used to selectively remove points
from the information being used to generate the cross sections. This is useful when
extracting cross sections from dense surface models to reduce the number of
points used for each section by removing redundant points. A value of 0 for the
same indicates that all cross section shots are to be extracted from the surface
model.
8. Click on Ok
9. Click on Ok in the extract cross sections dialog box to extract cross sections for
the sub-project
3.8.11 Cross Section Data
1. In RoadCalc select Cross Sections  Edit
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Figure 3.16 Edit Cross-Sections Data Dialog Box
2. Select Several cross sections from the station list box
3. Click on the query cross sections icon
Figure 3.17 Query Cross-Sections Data Dialog Box
4. Take a moment to explore the controls in these dialog box
5. Click on close
6. select clay from the surface drop list in the edit cross section data dialog box,
this is used to add shots to the clay sub-surface
7. Select the first station in the station list box
8. Click on the new shot icon
Figure 3.18 New Shot Data Dialog Box
9. select offset/depth from the method dropdown list

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10. select 0 uncontrolled from the point code
11. Type 0 in the offset edit field
12. Type 0.5 in the depth edit field
13. Toggle on the Control option
14. Click on apply to add the shot to the surface
15. Click on close
16. Select the last station in the station list box
17. Click on the new shot icon
18. Select a point code of 0 uncontrolled
19. Type 0 for the offset and 0.3 for the depth
20. Toggle on the control option and click apply
21. Click on close the new shot dialog box
22. Click on close the edit cross section dialog box
3.8.12 Generating Sub Surfaces

You have defined data for clay surface for the first and last cross section stations in
your project. To quickly generate data for the intermediate stations, you explore the
capability of the generate sub-surfaces command
1. In RoadCalc, Select Cross Sections  generate sub-surface
Since you do have explicit data for the clay surface at first and last cross
sections stations, you need to flag this stations as control stations
Figure 3.19 Generate Sub Surfaces Dialog Box
2. Toggle on the first and last stations in the cross section list
3. Toggle on the normal option
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4. Toggle off the use existing pavement as there is no existing pavement in our case
5. Click on Ok to generate the sub surfaces
6. You are presented with an alert box that prompts you to verify weather you would
like to continue with the sub surface generation process, since you have marked
the starting and ending stations as a control stations click on yes
7. In RoadCalc, Select Cross Sections  Edit Cross Section data
8. Select Clay from the surfaces drop list
9. Examine the data for stations between the beginning and ending stations
10. Click on close the edit cross section dialog box
3.8.13 Creating The Vertical Alignment

The centreline profile defines the vertical path the road takes when travelling from
the start of the road to the end. To simplify the geometry of the road ,vertical
profiles are created as two dimentional object that consist of lines and/or vertical
parabolic curves. To create the vertical alignment, you can define vertical points of
intersection(PVI) by graphically picking their locations ,converting existing graphical
objects ,or by directly entering station and elevation locations.
3.6.1 Entering Profile VPI Data
1. In RoadCalc ,Select profiles  Edit data
Figure 3.20 Edit Profile Data Dialog Box
2. Make sure the centreline is selected from the profile drop list
3. Click on the New VPI icon
4. Click on the view profile graphic to view the profile in a different CAD graphic file
5. Click on the station edit field ,select the graphic selector icon and snap to the
beginning end of the profile
6. Make sure the fixed toggle is on
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Figure 3.21 New VPI Dialog Box
7. click on apply to add the VPI to the list box

8. Enter the following values in the station and elevation edit data fields
Figure 3.22 VPI Data
9. Click Close
3.6.2 Entering Profile Curve Data

In RoadCalc you can either directly enter the vertical curve length or input the K values
for the design speed for both sag and crest condition so that the software computes
the required vertical curve lengths for each PVI point and commit it in the location.
Definition of K value
AASHTO/ERA offers a simple and straightforward method for establishing design
controls for vertical curves based on stopping sight distance .The term K is defined as
the ratio of L/A
Where L=Vertical Curve length

A=Algebraic difference in Grades ,Percent
Tables of K values are forwarded in design standards for various roadway condition and
design speed.
In Eaglepoint you can directly enter the vertical curve data

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1. Click the Curve data in the edit profile dialog box

2. click on the vertical speed table in the curve data dialog box
Figure 3.23 Vertical Speed Tables
3. Select Metric-Without passing sight from the speed table dropdown
4. Select Speed 50KPH and click on create vertical curve
5. Select all the PVI’s and click ok
3.6.3 Spot Checking the Profile Data
1. Click on the spot elevations button in the edit data profile data dialog box
Figure 3.24 Spot Elevations Dialog Box
2. Enter any value within the range of the profile and click on the calculate button to
view the calculated spot elevation
3. Click on Close
4. Click on close on the profile edit dialog box, RoadCalc notifies that the profile data
has been changed
5. Click on Yes to save the changes
3.8.14 3.7 Typical Sections/Templates
Templates can be thought of as the unique pavement combinations that are used to
construct your project. As an example for our rural road project we might have one
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typical section that contains the a 20cm gravel wearing, 2 lane 6m carriageway width
and a 4% crown.
3.7.1 Managing the Typical Section
1. In RoadCalc, select typical sections manage typical Sections
Figure 3.25 Manage Typical Section Dialog Box
2. Click on the New Typical Section icon to define the new typical section
Figure 3.26 New Typical Section Dialog Box
3. Type 2 lane 6m rural 4% crown in the none edit field

4. Type template 3m lane width 4% crown in the description edit field.
5. Click on OK to save the typical section name
6. Click on close
3.7.2 Constructing the Typical Section
1. In RoadCalc, select typical sections  construct typical section.
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Figure 3.27 ConstructTypical Section Dialog Box
2. Make sure 6m rural 4% crown is selected from the typical section drop
list in the construct typical section dialog box.
3. Click on the view typical section graphs icon to display the typical section
graphic in the CAD window.
4. In the construct typical section dialog box, make sure the cut and fill
detail icon is selected.
5. Click on the precision input icon.
Definition of entry modes
Absxy Absolute X and Y

dxdy Delta x and delta y
dxs Delta x and percent slope
dxH Delta x and horizontal to vertical slope
dxv Delta x and vertical to horizontal slope
dys Delta and percent slope
dyH Delta and horizontal to vertical slope
dxv Delta and vertical to horizontal slope
Presetpen Reset the pen
Undo Undo
Exit Exit
Gravel wearing surface
1. Type Xs in the start point edit field and press enter

2. Type 3.0 in the Dx edit field and press enter
3. Type –4 in the slope edit field and press enter
4. In order to assign a special meaning to the coordinate location you first
defined you assign a point code (PT code)
5. Type 2 in the PT code edit field
6. Type yH in the next point edit field
7. Type –0.2 in the Dy edit field
8. Type 3 in the H/V slope edit field
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9. Type 3 in the point code edit field

10. Type R in the next point edit field this completes the top of the gravel
wearing surfacing
Subgrade Surface
1. Type A in the start point edit field and press enter

2. Type ______ in the X edit field and press enter
3. Type –0.2 in the Y edit field and press enter
4. Type ____ in the pt code edit field and press enter
5. Type in the next point edit field and press enter
6. Type 3.6 in the x edit field and press enter
7. Type –0.32 in the x edit field and press enter
8. Type _____ in the PT code edit field
9. Type X in the next point edit field to terminate the command
3.7.3 Cut Condition Ditch
1. Click on the cut only detail icon on the construct typical section dialog
box
2. Click on the precision input button
3. Type A in the start point edit field and press enter
4. Type 3.6 in the X edit field and press enter
5. Type –0.32 in the y edit field and press enter
6. Type _____ in the point code edit field and press enter
7. Type XH in the next point edit field and press enter
8. Type 3 in the Dx edit field
9. Type –3 in the H/V slope edit field and press enter
10. Type 3 in the point code edit field
11. Type dxdy in the next point edit field and press enter
12. Type 0.4 in the dx edit field and press enter
13. Type ____ in the dy edit field and press enter
14. Type 4 in the point code edit field and press enter
15. Type x in the next point edit field to terminate the command
3.7.4 Mirroring the Typical Section
1. Click on the mirror typical section from right to left icon in the construct
typical section dialog box.
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Figure 3.28 The Typical Section
3.7.5 Defining the Typical Section
1. Perform a zoom extents

2. In construct typical section dialog box, click on the cut and fill detail icon
3. Click on the define typical section icon from the construct typical section
tool bar
4. Select the gravel wearing in the list box and click on the define button
5. Click on close
3.8 Process The Design
Though this point in this training you have created a horizontal alignment, defined cross
section surfaces and generated cross-section data, developed a design profile, and built
a typical section. It is time to assemble the various pieces of data and provide
information about how they are used together to create your roadway project.
3.8.1 Slopes Library

1. In RoadCalc ,Select process  Slopes Library
Figure 3.29 The Slopes Library Dialog Box
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2. Select Single in the slopes Library dialog box so that it is active

3. Click on the new slopes icon
Figure 3.30 New Single Slope Dialog Box
4. Type 3:1 slope in the name edit field

5. Type 3 in the slope value edit field and press the Tab key
6. Select H:V as the slope measurement method and press the Tab key
7. Type 3:1 slope for training in the extended description field
8. click ok
9. click on the new slope icon
10. Type 2:1 slope in the name edit field
11. Type 2 in the slope value edit field
12. click on the new slope icon
13. Type 1.5:1 slope in the name edit field and press the tab key
14. Type 1.5 in the slope value edit field and press tab key
15. Select the width from the slopes library dialog box
16. write 15m width in the name edit field
Figure 3.31New Width Slope Dialog Box
17. write 1.5 for minimum slope value

18. write 0.25 for maximum slope value
19. write 15 for width
20. write 15 m width for training
21. Click Ok
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3.8.2 Condition Tables

1. In RoadCalc,Select Process Manage condition Tables
Figure 3.32Manage Condition Tables Slope Dialog Box
2. Click on the new Condition Table icon on the manage condition tables dialog
box
Figure 3.33 Modify Condition Table Dialog Box
3. Supply a useful description for this condition table by type Depth controlled
conditions in the name edit field
4. Click on the description button
5. Type slope condition table for training
6. Make sure the Based on depth only radio button is turned on
7. Select cut in the material condition list box so that it is active
8. Select the default condition (Depth range >=0) from the adjacent list box
and click on the modify condition icon
9. Select 3:1 slope from the slope name drop list
10. Click ok
11. Click on the new condition icon
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12. Type 1 in the depth is >=edit field

13. Make sure at point code drop list in the depth check group is set to
outermost point and the measured vertically from point code radio button is
on
14. Make sure the slope type in the apply slopes group is set to single
15. Select 2:1 from the slope name drop list
16. click on ok
18. Type 2 in the depth is >= edit field
19. Make sure the at point code drop list in the depth check group is set to
outermost point
20. Select 1.5:1 from the slope name droplist
21. click on ok
22. Repeat the above procedure for Fill condition also
24. select width from the slope type drop list
25. select 15m width from the slope drop list
26. Make sure the at point code drop list n the apply section is set to outermost
point
27. Type 3 in the depth is >=edit field
28. Click on ok, the new condition dialog closes
29. Click on ok, the new condition table dialog closes
30. Click on close ,manage condition tables dialog box closes
3.8.3 Editing Design Locations

1. In RoadCalc, select Process Edit Design locations
Figure 3.34 Edit Design Locations Dialog Box
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2. In the Typical section locations area of the dialog box, Click on the new
typical sections locations icon
Figure 3.35 New Typical Section Location Dialog Box
3. Type 0.00 in the station edit field

4. Select the 6m rural road templet you created earlier from the typical
section drop list
5. Make sure do not transition to next station is selected from the transition
type drop list
6. click ok
7. In the condition table locations section of the edit design locations dialog
box, click on the new condition table location icon
Figure 3.36 New Condition Dialog Box
8. Type 0.00 in the station edit field

9. select depth controlled conditions from the left and right condition table
drop list
10. click on ok
11. click on close
3.8.4 Running The Design

1. In RoadCalc, Select Process Run the design
2. Leave the starting and ending station values for the default value
3. Select automatic from the method drop list
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Figure 3.37 Run Design Dialog Box
4. click on the run button

5. click on the cancel in the processing warnings if it has been displayed to you
6. click on close
3.8.5 Reviewing Cross sections

1. In RoaCalc, Seclect Cross-Sections Edit Cross section Data
2. Select in sequence a number of stations in the stations list box and watch
the thumb nail graphic image for each station
3. Click on the query cross-section icon
4. After reviewing a few cross sections click on Close the querty cross sections
dialog box
Figure 3.38 Query Cross Sections

5. Click on close the edit cross –section data dialog box closes.
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3.8.2 3.1 Preamble / Overview

3.8.3 3.2 Getting Started

3.8.4 3.3 Creating a RoadCalc Sub Project

Figure 3.1 New Dialog Box

2. Since you wish to define a RoadCalc Sub-project, select RoadCalc sub-project

Figure 3.2 RoadCalc Sub-project Dialog Box

4. Type 001 in sub-project number edit field

5. Type Rural Road in the description edit field

Figure 3.3 New Sub-project Dialog Box

8. Select Eagle point training from the project list box

Figure 3.4 Open Dialog Box

Figure 3.5 RoadCalc Menu

3.4 Creating a Horizontal Alignment

3.4.1 Entering Alignment PI Data

Figure 3.6 Edit alignment Dialog Box

3. Click on the new PI icon

Figure 3.7 New PI Dilog Box

Table 3.1 PI Data

6. Click on close after finishing entering the data

3.8.5 3.4.2 Entering Alignment Curve Data

2. Make sure Curve#1 is the active piece of information

3. In the PI column ,type 60 in the radius edit field

Figure 3.8 Horizontal Curve Data Dialog Box

6. Press the Tab key .Calculations are made

3.8.6 3.4.3 Entering Alignment Super elevation data

BS= this is the beginning of super elevation station

MS= this is the station at which maximum super elevation is achieved

MSE=this is the maximum super elevation rate

Table 3.2 Super elevation data

transition in of curve#7.Therefore, toggle on the super elevation transition button

3.8.7 Station Data Entering

Figure 3.9 Station Data Dialog Box

2. Make sure the beginning station is set to 0.00

3.8.8 Extracting Cross Sections

3.8.9 Defining Surfaces

2. Rename Org_surface Top Soil

3. Fill in the data as shown in the dialog box below

Figure 3.10 Manage Surfaces Dialog Box

5. Rename Org_surface Top Soil

6. Fill in the data as shown in the dialog box

8. Click on the Modify surface icon

Figure 3.11 Modify Orignal Surface

9. Type Clay in the name edit field

Figure 3.12 Manage Surfaces dialog Box

13. Click on the new surface icon

14. Type Gravel wearing in the name edit field

15. Select Normal from the type drop list

16. Click on the new surface icon

17. Type Subgrade in the name edit field

18. select normal from the type drop list

21. Assign the following colours for each of the surfaces

3.8.10 Extracting Cross sections from surface model

1. In RoadCalc select cross-sections  Extract cross-sections

Figure 3.13 Build Station Dialog Box

2. Feed in the data as per the dialog box and click ok

Figure 3.14 Extract Cross-Sections Dialog Box

3. Toggle on the extract option for the top soil surface

6. Make sure the user defined corridor is toggled off

7. Click on the settings button

Figure 3.15 Cross-Sections Settings Dialog Box

3.8.11 Cross Section Data

1. In RoadCalc select Cross Sections  Edit