What is a surcharge?

What is a surcharge?

A surcharge is an additional charge, tax, or payment that a company adds to the already existent cost of a good or service. Many industries, including travel, telecom, and cable, will add surcharges to offset the cost of higher prices, such as fuel, or regulatory fees imposed by the government.

What does pipe surcharge mean?

Sewers are surcharged when the supply of water to be carried is greater than the capacity of the pipes to carry the flow. The surface of the wastewater in manholes rises above the top of the sewer pipe, and the sewer is under pressure or a head, rather than at atmospheric pressure.

What is soil surcharge?

Surcharge is the additional load on the soil which may be created due to any overlying structure or any moving object. Let us assume that soil is subjected to a surcharge of intensity q per unit area.

What is an example of surcharge?

Surcharge is to add an additional charge to the cost. An example of a surcharge is an extra $5 added to the plumber’s bill to cover the increased distance that he needed to travel outside of his regular service area to reach the home. The definition of a surcharge is an extra fee added to the regular cost.

What is meant by surcharge in civil engineering?

Surcharge is the additional load on the soil which may be created due to any overlying structure or any moving object.

What is the meaning of surcharge in soil mechanics?

What does surcharge mean in excavation?

Now what do I mean by surcharges? It’s an extra force that’s applied around the excavation that will add a little bit more load to the kit. For instance, excavators and heavy machinery moving around. You could have the force of a building, foundations or it could be rail or road or some of the traffic nearby.

What is surcharge load on foundation?

A2A! Surcharge means any load or vertical pressure applied to the ground surface is called a surcharge load. when surcharge load close enough to the excavation,it causes a lateral pressure to act on the system in addition to the basic earth pressure.