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Chapter 4 Working with Cross Sections
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To set the volume adjustment factors
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Design Control รค Volume Adjustment
Factors to display the Volume Adjustment Editor dialog box.
The information generated in the Volume Adjustment Editor is stored in an
ASCII file named after the current alignment with the .acn file extension. This
file is saved in the \align subfolder of the project folder. You can edit the
information saved in this file using any text editor, provided it is saved as ASCII
text. You can also add comments to the data. Use a semi-colon (;) or a pound
sign (#) to indicate the beginning of a comment.
2 Click Insert to position the cursor in the Surface portion of the editor.
3 Type the name of the different types of material for both existing and proposed
surfaces.
4 Press ENTER to move to the Cut (Adj) column.
5 Type the cut adjustment.
This value helps determine the actual volume of material that needs to be
removed from the site. The value is applied to the Subsurface and Strip Surface
commands.
NOTE
For a material that expands 15 percent, enter the value 1.15. Whereas, for
a material that compacts to 93 percent of its original value, enter the value
0.93
. A factor of 1.00 does not adjust the volumes.
6 Press ENTER to move to the Fill (Adj) column.
7 Type the fill adjustment. This value helps determine the actual volume of
material that needs to be added to the site. This value is applied to the Template
Surface command.
8 Use the navigation buttons to the right of the dialog box to move through the
lines and pages of slope information.
9 Click Save to save your changes.
10 Click OK to exit the Volume Adjustment Editor dialog box.