cut

Definition

Soil removed to lower the ground. It is measured in place (bank volume); once dug, it takes more room in the wheelbarrow or truck because of swell. Clean cut can be reused as fill elsewhere on the lot.

Sources

1. The loose volume of dug soil exceeds its bank volume (factor from 1.11 for sand and gravel to 1.43 for clay). (Table 1-1)

   Estimating for Mission Requirements (reproduces FM 5-434 Earthmoving Operations, Table 1-1) · United States Marine Corps, TECOM