Is tipically required on Civil engineering plans to show Cut or Fill grafically drawn, they should have a color for Cut and another for Fill, they may be used to representate changes of stratum by asigning a simbol to Clay,Sand or Rock. Normally are in a relation of 1-1(1 full 1 short) 100% of the slope length and another of 50% of the slope length for clay, for other materials may be a symbol like a tadpole.
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