Buried Pipe Network Earthwork

Excavation volume, backfill soil (single/double pipe) and backfill sand for buried pipe trenches, with or without a sand cushion layer.

Model Pipe dia B (mm) Slope C Trench width D (mm) Trench depth E (mm) Top width F Area G (m²) Length H (m) Excavation I (m³) Aboveground thick J (mm) Backfill soil·1 K Backfill soil·2 L Cushion thick M (mm) Backfill sand N (m³) Backfill·1 O Backfill·2 P
Total excavation ΣI
Total backfill sand ΣN

Top width F = D + 2·E·C; area G = (D + F)·E / 2,000,000 (m²); excavation I = G·H. Single-pipe backfill assumes one pipe projected area spv = (B/2)²·π·H, double-pipe assumes 2·spv. Backfill soil 1 (K) omits the cushion, backfill soil 2 (O) includes the cushion and aboveground part. Backfill sand N = E·H·M / 1,000,000. Suitable for trapezoidal sections; set slope C = 0 for a rectangular section. π = 3.14.