UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE COURSE ‘CIVIL

ENGINEERING PRACTICE (CVE431)’ ON

“PROPOSED ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT”

BY

AKPAN, IFIOKOBONG NSUHOREIDEM

REG NO: 2015/197153

LECTURER: PROF UGWU O. O

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 Proposed Road Development

 Depth of drainage = 900mm = 0.9m

 Length of road = 5km = 5000m
 Unsuitable soil layer depth = 50mm = 0.05m
 Thickness of proposed road = (40mm + 60mm + 150mm) = 250mm =
0.25m.

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 a. List of Plants items required for the road construction

 Road Rollers
 Excavators
 Bulldozers
 Concrete mixer
 Asphalt Pavers
 Hauler
 Grader

b. Quantity Estimation and BEME Preparation

1. Site Clearance:

Area of surface to be cleared = sum of all the flat surfaces (width) x length of
the road

= (0.9 + 1.5 + 7.5 + 3.0 + 7.5 + 1.5 + 0.9) + (3 + 3) = 28.8m

Converting the road inclined surface to flat surface

Slope = 2.5%

2.5/100 = 1/40 = 1.4321; O = Tan-1 (1/40) = 1.432o

Cos 1.432o = x/9

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X = 0.9997 x 9

X = 8.9971 = 9.0m

Flat surface of each road section is approx. 9.0m

Total Area = L x w

5000 x 28.8 = 144000m2

2. Excavation of Unsuitable weak Soil:

Length of Road = 5000m

Width = 2(0.9 + 1.5 + 7.5) + 3 + (3+3) = 28.8m

Depth of Excavation = (0.04 + 0.06 + 0.15) m = 0.25m

Volume of soil to be excavated = A x h = (28.8 x 5000) x 0.25

Quantity = 36000m3.

3. Cut and Fill Materials from suitable borrow pit:

Width of cut & Fill = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15m

Depth of Cut and fill = 0.04 + 0.06 + 0.15 = 0.25m

Length of cut and fill = 5000m

Quantity = 15 x 5000 x 0.25 = 18750m3

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4. Sub base Material to required thickness:

Width, w = (7.5 + 7.5) m = 15m

Length of subbase = 5000m

Depth of subbase = 0.15m

Quantity, Q = 15 x 5000 x 0.15 = 11250m3.

5. Stone base Material:

Thickness= 0.06m

Width = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15m

Length of fill = 5000m

Quantity = 0.06 x 15 x 5000 = 4500m3

6. Laterite in walkway and median:

For Walkway:

Width = 1.5 + 1.5 = 3m

Length of road = 5000m

Depth = (0.04 + 0.06) m = 0.1m

Quantity = 3 x 5000 x 0.1 = 1500m3

For Median:

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Width = 3m

Length = 5000m

Depth of median = (0.04 + 0.06) m = 0.1m

Quantity = 3 x 5000 x 0.1 = 15000m3

Total Quantity = 15000 x 2 = 30000m3

7. Prime Coast binder material and wearing course for vehicular running
sections:

Width = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15m

Length = 5000m

Depth = 0.04m

Quantity = 15 x 5000 x 0.04 = 3000m3.

8. Excavation for the Drainage

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Quantity = Sectional Area x Length

Quantity = 0.5 x (0.9 + 0.6) x 0.9 x 5000 = 3375m3

Total Quantity = 2 x 3375 = 6750m3

9. Concreting For the Drainage:

Thickness of Concrete = 0.1m

Area of inner drainage = 0.5(0.7 + 0.9) x 0.8 = 0.48m2

Volume of concreting = 2 x (5000 x 0.48) = 4800m3

Perimeter to be concreted = (2 x 0.95) + 0.6 = 2.5m

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Total Quantity of Concreting = volume of Drainage excavated – Volume of
inner drainage = 6750m3 - 4800m3 = 1950m3

10. Kerbs for the Road Work:

Assumed dimensions of kerb = 125mm x 125mm

Area = 0.125m x 0.125m

Length of Kerb = 5000m

Quantity = Area x Length = 0.125 x 0.125 x 5000 = 78.125

For both sides, the Quantity = 4 x 78.125 = 312.5m3.

c. Assumption of productive Data:

i. Output capacity of caterpillar = 5m3 / hr

ii. Efficiency factor for the excavator = 80%
iii. Unit cost of Excavator = N50,000 per day
iv. Maximum excavator daily working hours = 6 hrs per day.

i. No. of excavators if the allowable duration for drainage excavation is

15 days:

- Actual capacity of caterpillar excavator = 80/100 x 5m3 per hr = 4m3 / hr.

Taking 6 hrs per day,

- Excavation per day = Maximum excavation hours x Effective output per

hour
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 = 6 x 4 = 24m3/hr

- Excavation in 15 days = 24 x 15 = 360m3 per excavator.

Area of drainage = 0.675m2

Volume of drainage = 6750m3

- Number of excavators required = volume of drainage / excavation in 15

days = 6750/360 = 18.8

= 19 excavators needed.

ii. Numbers of excavators = 19

Unit cost of excavation = N50000 per day.

Cost of excavation per day = 19 x 50000

= N 950000.

Cost of excavation for 15 days = 950000 x 15 = N 1425000.

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 ASSUMED RATES OF ITEMS
ITEM RATE
DESCRIPTION
NO (N/Unit)
1 SITE CLEARING
230.50
2 EXCARVATION OF UNSUITABLE SOIL
500.50
3 CUT AND FILL MATERIALS FROM SUITABLE BORROW PIT
620.20
4 FILLING SUB BASE MATERIAL TO REQUIRED THICKNESS
900.50
5 FILLING OF STONE BASE MATERIALS TO REQUIRED THICKNESS
850.30
6 FILL LATERITE IN WALKWAY AND MEDIAN
300.20
PRIME COAST BINDER MATERIAL AND WEARING COURSE FOR VEHICULAR
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RUNNING SECTIONS 500.00
8 EXCARVATION FOR THE DRAINAGE
1,000.00
9 CONCRETING FOR THE DRAINAGE
350.00
10 KERBS FOR THE ROAD WORK
200.00

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 TOTAL COST (N) = RATE x QUANTITY

ITEM RATE TOTAL

DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY
NO (N/Unit) COST(N)

1 SITE CLEARING m2 144,000

230.50 33,192,000.00

2 EXCARVATION OF UNSUITABLE SOIL m3

28,500.00 500.50 14,264,250.00

3 CUT AND FILL MATERIALS FROM SUITABLE BORROW PIT m3

18,750.00 620.20 11,628,750.00

4 FILLING SUB BASE MATERIAL TO REQUIRED THICKNESS m3

11,250.00 900.50 10,130,625.00

FILLING OF STONE BASE MATERIALS TO REQUIRED

5 m3
THICKNESS 4,500.00 850.30 3,826,350.00

6 FILL LATERITE IN WALKWAY AND MEDIAN m3

30,000.00 300.20 9,006,000.00

PRIME COAST BINDER MATERIAL AND WEARING COURSE

7 m3
FOR VEHICULAR RUNNING SECTIONS 3,000.00 500.00 1,500,000.00

8 EXCARVATION FOR THE DRAINAGE m3

6,750.00 1,000.00 6,750,000.00

9 CONCRETING FOR THE DRAINAGE m3

1,950.00 350.00 2,187,500.00

10 KERBS FOR THE ROAD WORK m3

156.25 200.00 31,250.00

TOTAL
92,516,725.00

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ID Task Name Duration Start MarFinish
31, '19 Apr 21, '19 May 12, '19 Jun 2, '19 Jun 23, '19 Jul 14, '19 Aug 4, '19 Aug 25, '19
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
0 Proposed Road Development 87 days Fri 5/3/19 Wed 9/4/19
1 Site Preparation Phase 10 days Fri 5/3/19 Thu 5/16/19
2 Site Clearing 10 days Fri 5/3/19 Thu 5/16/19
3 Earth Work 8 days Fri 5/17/19 Thu 5/30/19
4 Excarvation of Unsuitable Soil 6 days Fri 5/17/19 Sun 5/19/19
5 Cut and Fill 7 days Mon 5/20/19 Thu 5/30/19
6 Pavement and Surfacing 22 days Fri 5/31/19 Mon 7/1/19
7 Placing Sub base Materials 9 days Fri 5/31/19 Mon 6/3/19
8 Stone base materials to required thickness 6 days Fri 5/31/19 Fri 6/7/19
9 Laterite in walkway and median 8 days Mon 6/10/19 Wed 6/19/19
10 Prime Coast binder Application 8 days Thu 6/20/19 Mon 7/1/19
11 Culvert and Drainage 35 days Mon 7/8/19 Fri 8/23/19
12 Excarvation of Drainage 15 days Mon 7/8/19 Fri 7/26/19
13 Concreting of Drainage 20 days Mon 7/29/19 Fri 8/23/19
14 Concrete Kerbs for Roadwork 6 days Wed 8/28/19 Wed 9/4/19
15 Kerbs for Road Work 6 days Wed 8/28/19 Wed 9/4/19

Task Project Summary Manual Task Start-only Deadline

Project: Proposed Road Develo Split Inactive Task Duration-only Finish-only Progress

Date: Sun 5/12/19 Milestone Inactive Milestone Manual Summary Rollup External Tasks Manual Progress

Summary Inactive Summary Manual Summary External Milestone

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