Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

For a building with a foundation bottom 10 feet deeper than the finished surroun

ID: 1824029 • Letter: F

Question

For a building with a foundation bottom 10 feet deeper than the finished surrounding grade, the original batter boards should be placed at least how many feet from the corners of the building?
A. 10 feet

B. 3 feet

C. 5 feet

D. At the building corners
Reset Selection


Question 2 of 20 5.0 Points

The most important features of a construction project to verify for the final as-built survey prior to completion of the construction project are:
A. roof top pitches.

B. lab cabinetry color.

C. buried pipeline locations.

D. manhole covers.
Reset Selection


Question 3 of 20 5.0 Points

Culvert location offset stakes are typically installed:
A. adjacent to the inlet and outlet of the culvert pipe.

B. adjacent to the culvert center point.

C. within the excavation limits of the culvert.

D. in line with the run of the culvert.
Reset Selection


Question 4 of 20 5.0 Points

Construction surveying layout for culverts is most like:
A. building layout.

B. highway layout.

C. gravity pipe line layout.

D. bridge layout.
Reset Selection


Question 5 of 20 5.0 Points

Bridge construction surveying is usually conducted:
A. using pacing to layout distances.

B. using a high degree of accuracy.

C. in the winter months when the water is frozen.

D. without regard to the connecting highway.
Reset Selection


Question 6 of 20 5.0 Points

Typically, bridge construction layout is initiated with:
A. complex offset distance calculations.

B. offset stakes from bridge centerline.

C. strings or wire from each end of the adjoining highway.

D. coordinate layout of foundation corners or centers.
Reset Selection


Question 7 of 20 5.0 Points

Bridge construction elevation control is first established with level and rod methods:
A. along the bridge span beams.

B. at the foundation of the bridge.

C. along the adjoining highway centerline.

D. at the crown of the pavement over the bridge.
Reset Selection


Question 8 of 20 5.0 Points

How many building corners must be established using coordinate layout prior to setting a transit or total station over one of the corner points?
A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4
Reset Selection


Question 9 of 20 5.0 Points

Construction surveying for building layout is most crucial for which component of construction?
A. The roof

B. The walls

C. The doors

D. The foundation
Reset Selection


Question 10 of 20 5.0 Points

A batter board is used:
A. to hit trespassers with.

B. to control unruly workers.

C. to install line of site offsets along a building outside wall line.

D. to hold up instrument tripods.
Reset Selection


Question 11 of 20 5.0 Points

For a rectangular building measuring 26 feet long and 16 feet wide, the diagonals from opposite corners should measure:
A. 26 feet and 16 feet respectively.

B. 30 feet, six and 3/8 inches each.

C. 42 feet each.

D. 2 inches different from each other.
Reset Selection


Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points

A rotating laser is used:
A. as an audible site security alarm.

B. to establish a constant elevation or grade plane in its radius of influence.

C. to install building outside wall line offsets.

D. to keep insects away from the construction workers.
Reset Selection


Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points

To maintain vertical control during multistory building construction, measurements are taken using differential leveling or steel taping from:
A. the roof line.

B. the top of the concrete foundation.

C. the batter board.

D. the rotating laser centerline.
Reset Selection


Question 14 of 20 5.0 Points

For vertical alignment of walls, a transit or total station from a wall line offset can be used, as well as:
A. an automatic level and rod.

B. a steel tape.

C. a horizontal curve computation.

D. a plumb bob offset over the top of an outside wall line or corner point.
Reset Selection


Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points

Projects requiring quantity surveying are usually being paid for:
A. by lump sum after project completion.

B. by unit price measured in dollars per unit of measure.

C. with cash.

D. with extremely expensive survey equipment.
Reset Selection


Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points

The final units of measure reported from a quantity survey of an earthwork project would more than likely be:
A. degrees, minutes, and seconds.

B. feet.

C. square feet.

D. cubic feet or cubic yards.
Reset Selection


Question 17 of 20 5.0 Points

Quantity surveying is accomplished by breaking up large complex areas into:
A. squares.

B. circles.

C. simple geometric shapes.

D. triangles.
Reset Selection


Question 18 of 20 5.0 Points

For earthwork volume calculations, the variation in elevation measured in feet is usually accomplished:
A. by numerous differential leveling measurements.

B. using a tape measure.

C. by rounding to the nearest foot.

D. by guessing.
Reset Selection


Question 19 of 20 5.0 Points

A final survey is also known as:
A. a baseline survey.

B. the last hoorah.

C. an as-built survey.

D. a control survey.
Reset Selection


Question 20 of 20 5.0 Points

The final survey must take into account:
A. building corners installed a few feet from original design location.

B. roadway horizontal curves larger than design.

C. constructed variations from the original design.

D. all the above.

Explanation / Answer

I need your support on reference last questions No 16 to 20