A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved. (A) 26,000 m3 (B) 26,500 m3 (C) 27,000 m3 (D) 27,500 m

A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m
of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end,
and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved.
(A) 26,000 m3
(B) 26,500 m3
(C) 27,000 m3
(D) 27,500 m
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(D) 27,500 m3
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