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1.1 Earthworks Construction – Planning and Design

1.1 Earthworks Construction – Planning and Design

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1.2 Earthworks Construction – Clearing and Stripping

1.2 Earthworks Construction – Clearing and Stripping

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1.3 Earthworks Construction – Bulk Earthworks

1.3 Earthworks Construction – Bulk Earthworks

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1.4 Earthworks Construction – Fill Construction and Compaction

1.4 Earthworks Construction – Fill Construction and Compaction

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    • NZ Forest Road Engineering Manual: Operators Guide
      • Introduction
      • Essentials
        • Identifying and managing risk
        • Starting the job – be prepared
        • The job is not finished until it is signed-off
      • Basics
        • Roading terms
        • Basics about soil
      • Good construction
        • A well-constructed road
        • A well-constructed landing
      • Earthworks
        • Clearing and stripping
        • Cut and sidecast construction
        • Cut and bench fill construction
        • Full bench construction with end-haul
        • Earthworks compaction
        • Forming the landing
        • Forming curves and in-bends
        • Stabilising cut/fill slopes
        • Fixing weak formation
        • Final grading before metalling
      • Water control
        • Water control overview
        • Water table drains
        • Water table drainage culverts
        • Berms and cut-outs
        • Flumes
        • Silt traps
        • Silt fences
      • Culvert waterway crossings
      • Temporary bridges
      • Metalling
      • Maintenance of roads
        • General maintenance
        • Maintenance of new roads
        • Maintenance of harvesting roads
        • Maintenance of low-use roads
      • Assisting loggers and harvesting rehab
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    • Earthworks Construction
      • 1.1 Earthworks Construction – Planning and Design
      • 1.2 Earthworks Construction – Clearing and Stripping
      • 1.3 Earthworks Construction – Bulk Earthworks
      • 1.4 Earthworks Construction – Fill Construction and Compaction
    • Erosion and Sediment Control Measures
      • 2.1 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Water Tables
      • 2.2 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Cut-outs
      • 2.3 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Berms
      • 2.4 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Road Drainage (Stormwater) Culverts
      • 2.5 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Flumes
      • 2.6 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Sediment Traps and Soak Holes
      • 2.7 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Silt Fences
      • 2.8 Erosion and Sediment Control Measures – Sediment Retention Ponds
    • Crossings
      • 3.1 Crossings – Battery Culvert River Crossings
      • 3.2 Crossings – Drift Deck River Crossings
      • 3.3 Crossings – Ford Crossings
      • 3.4 Crossings – Single Culvert River Crossings
      • 3.5 Crossings – Single Span River Bridge Crossings
      • 3.6 Crossings – Temporary Crossings
    • Tracks
      • 4.1 Tracks – Track Construction and Use
      • 4.2 Tracks – Track Rehabilitation
    • Vegetation to Manage Erosion
      • 5.1 Vegetation to Manage Erosion – Grassing
      • 5.2 Vegetation to Manage Erosion – Hydroseeding
      • 5.3 Vegetation to Manage Erosion – Mulch
      • 5.4 Vegetation to Manage Erosion – Slash
    • Harvest Slash
      • 6.1 Harvest Slash – Managing Processing Slash on Landings
      • 6.2 Harvest Slash – Managing Cut-Over Slash on High Risk Slopes
      • 6.3 Harvest Slash – Managing Slash in and around Rivers
      • 6.4 Harvest Slash – Slash Traps