Create and use a Material Set
Use the Create a material set in the Material and Site Improvements Manager to specify a list of materials that are suitable to use as fill for the corridor. Then select the material set as the fill material in the corridor properties to indicate that multiple materials can be used as fill. The corridor mass haul analysis will then determine the most appropriate fill material/s from the material list. Material sets can also be used to define subgrade material in the template editor.
Prerequisites:
- See Licensed Features to determine if your license supports this feature.
- A corridor.
- At least two materials defined in the Material and Site Improvement Manager.
- Material sets are used if the Generic fill setting in the Corridor Mass Haul Properties is set to No.
To access the Material and Site Improvement Manager:
To Create a Material Set
- In the Material and Site Improvement Manager right click on the Material Set list and select New Material Set from the list.
- Type the name of the material set
- In the Material Set pane, select a color. When the material set is defined as a fill material, the selected color will represent the material set when viewing a corridor in the template view.
- In the Material list select the materials that are suitable fill materials for the material set.
Note: To include earthen select materials in the material set list, check the Include in mass haul analysis box when you create the earthen select material.
- Click Close.
To select a Material Set
- In the corridor properties select the material set in the Fill material list.
- In the corridor mass haul properties select No in the Generic Fill list.
The corridor mass haul analysis determines the most suitable material to be used from the materials in the material set. The material/s used in each sampled section of the alignment is reported in the excel version of the Corridor Mass Haul report.
Options
- In the template editor you can select the material set as the material above a material layer. Any material in the material set can then be used as the subgrade material in the corridor mass haul analysis. See Understanding Corridor Material Layers and Subgrade Surfaces
