Civil engineer
Cut and fill, pipe flow, slopes, trenches and tapers. 15 tools: 3 are free, the rest are premium.
Free for civil engineer
Grade and slope converter
Convert between percent grade, degrees, H:V ratio and inches per foot, with rise over a distance. No account needed.
Also free
Free picks from other roles that are useful for the civil engineer role too.
Concrete slab, footing and pier volume
Cubic yards of concrete and the number of 60 or 80 lb bags for slabs, footings or round piers.
Construction · ConcreteTrench volume and protection check
Excavation volume for a shored or sloped trench and the OSHA protective-system triggers.
Construction · EarthworksPremium tools
All of them come with the civil engineer plan.
Cut and fill volume (average end area)
Cut, fill and net earthwork between cross-sections using the average end area method.
Construction · EarthworksGravity pipe flow capacity (Manning)
Full-pipe flow and velocity for a gravity storm or sewer pipe, and how full your design flow runs it.
Construction · UtilitiesRebar count and weight
Bars each way, linear feet, 20 ft sticks and weight for a rebar mat in a slab.
Construction · ConcreteCompaction lifts and roller time
Number of lifts, roller passes and hours to compact a fill area.
Construction · EarthworksWork zone taper length (MUTCD)
Taper length, channelizer count and spacing, and advance warning sign spacing for a lane closure.
Construction · Traffic controlDeck joist span check
Maximum deck joist span for a lumber species, size and spacing, and whether your span works.
Construction · CarpentryWindow and door header size viewer
Typical header sizes by opening width for an exterior bearing wall carrying roof and ceiling, with jack studs and notes.
Construction · CarpentrySoil swell and shrink converter
Convert bank, loose and compacted yards for a soil type, plus truck loads.
Construction · EarthworksPipe bedding and backfill volume
Bedding and pipe-zone stone, final backfill and spoil for a pipe trench.
Construction · UtilitiesAsphalt paving tonnage
Hot-mix tons, truck loads and tack coat for a paving area and thickness.
Construction · PavingEarthwork volume and haul cycle planner
Truck loads, cycles per day and trucks needed to move a volume of earth on schedule.
Construction · EarthworksSchedule float and critical path (simple)
For up to three parallel task chains to a milestone: which chain is critical, the float on the others and the slack to the deadline.
Construction · Project controlsThe civil engineer plan
All 15 civil engineer tools, one plan
$10.20 a month at the launch price (list $12). Save more paying by the quarter or year; add another role for less. One of them is still waiting on a trade expert's check; its card says so.