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Cut and fill

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In earthmoving, cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments to minimize the amount of construction labor.

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A mass haul diagram where land and rock cuts are hauled to fills
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Fill construction in 1909
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Cut and fill software: view from above