Excavation haul trips
Excavation haul trips: calculate a transparent estimate from the values and assumptions you provide.
Your inputs stay in your browser. Displayed results are rounded to a maximum of 12 significant digits.
Method and assumptions
Method version 1.0.0 · Updated
Calculate
Formula: ⌈in-situ volume × swell factor / truck capacity⌉
Excavation haul trips: calculate a transparent estimate from the values and assumptions you provide.
- length
- Excavation length (m)
- width
- Excavation width (m)
- depth
- Average depth (m)
- swellFactor
- Swell factor
- truckCapacity
- Usable truck capacity (m³)
Swell depends on soil; legal vehicle limits take precedence.
Calculate with code
These short examples use the same inputs and core calculation as this tool. Adapt validation and formatting to your application.
JavaScript
const trips = Math.ceil(12 / 2.5); // 5