Shrink factor is the percentage decrease in soil volume from its natural bank state to its final compacted state in a fill. A soil with 15% shrink means 1.00 bank cubic yard of cut yields only 0.85 compacted cubic yards of fill — so a "balanced" site on paper can run short of dirt in the field. Shrink and swell together determine whether a project exports, imports, or balances.
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