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Calculating Average Height of the Road Section

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Nitin NaikMember for 21 years 8 months
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Hi,

I would like to know the formula to calculate the average road height between the two sections

thanks
Nitin
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    Jaco Stadler ·
    #1
    Maybe I am missing Something but

    (Height Section 1 + Height Section 2) / 2

    = Average Height over two Sections
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    Philip Jonker ·
    #2
    I seem to remember a thing called Simpson’s Rule, it is the average between any number of sections.
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    Nitin Naik ·
    #3
    Sorry Guys,

    I was not very clear in my previous message regarding road height calculations.

    I will explain you by giving a small example.

    Lets say I have 50 m road which varies in height by -1m to 5 m. How can I calculate the average height of the road section?

    Please send me some notes if you have on any formulas you used in such excercise

    thanks
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    Naveed Tariq, PE, PMP ·
    #4
    Its simple,

    If there is major variation in height at different points, take height after every meter, add these heights and divide by 50.

    Cheers
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    Jihad Daniel ·
    #5
    Dear Navid,

    It’s correct what you said but you need to generalize it into a scientific formula: if you have x meter of road and difference in height is between a and b (a
    Regards,
    J. Daniel
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