Ashworth College B06V Lesson 3 Exam Chapter 9
Question 1 points
Estimating the excavation can be very difficult because of the hidden items that affect the cost,
including all of the following EXCEPT:
Question options:
type of soil.
calculated number of cubic yards of excavation.
sheet piling required.
water that may be encountered.
Question
points
2
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about special excavation?
Question options:
It does not include column footing excavations or trench excavation.
It is separated because the cost of this type of excavation is generally less on a cubic
yard basis than mass excavation.
It is generally so small that the estimator does not need to consider the soil
conditions.
It includes work requiring hand excavation.
Question
points
3
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the grid method?
Question options:
It cannot be used for long sites such as road projects.
It requires the estimator to cut and plot multiple cross-sections across the site.
It allows the estimator to quantify the total cut and fill without a summary sheet
because all of the work is done on the grid.
It requires a special calculation of the grid area when both cut and fill fall within one
grid cell.
Question
points
4
To determine the amount of general excavation, it is necessary to determine all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Question options:
the size of the building.
whether the excavation is to be sloped or shored.
the equipment to be used.
the elevation of the existing ground.
Question
points
5
Calculate the fill in the table below.
Point Planned Elevation Existing Elevation Fill
A2 103.0' 1.5
, B4 104.4' 103.7'
Question options:
<p>101.5'</p>
<p>0.7'</p>
<p>102.9'</p>
<p>1.7'</p>
Question
points
6
Calculate the existing elevation in the table below.
Point Planned Elevation Existing Elevation Fill
A2 103.0' 1.5
B4 104.4' 103.7'
Question options:
<p>101.5'</p>
<p>0.7'</p>
<p>102.9'</p>
<p>1.7'</p>
Question
points
7
Which is not a type of pile?
Question options:
Bracing
T – piles
Poured in place
Wood
Question
points
8
Excavation is typically calculated in bank cubic yards based upon the contract plans; however:
Question options:
swell must be considered because once earth is disturbed, it increases in volume.
swell does not need to be considered for material that remains on site because it will
compact back to the same volume in the fill areas.
a swell factor that is standard for all projects must be used to adjust the total
excavation quantity.
an adjustment for swell is made by dividing the in-place excavation quantity by the
swell percentage.
Question
points
9
What does bcy stand for and what does it measure?
Question options:
bulk cubic yards; volume of cubic yards to form embankments in landscaping
bottom cubic yards; volume of excavation under roadways
base cubic yards ; volume of fill needed to level the site
bank cubic yards; volume of bank materials to be excavated
Question points
Question 1 points
Estimating the excavation can be very difficult because of the hidden items that affect the cost,
including all of the following EXCEPT:
Question options:
type of soil.
calculated number of cubic yards of excavation.
sheet piling required.
water that may be encountered.
Question
points
2
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about special excavation?
Question options:
It does not include column footing excavations or trench excavation.
It is separated because the cost of this type of excavation is generally less on a cubic
yard basis than mass excavation.
It is generally so small that the estimator does not need to consider the soil
conditions.
It includes work requiring hand excavation.
Question
points
3
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the grid method?
Question options:
It cannot be used for long sites such as road projects.
It requires the estimator to cut and plot multiple cross-sections across the site.
It allows the estimator to quantify the total cut and fill without a summary sheet
because all of the work is done on the grid.
It requires a special calculation of the grid area when both cut and fill fall within one
grid cell.
Question
points
4
To determine the amount of general excavation, it is necessary to determine all of the following,
EXCEPT:
Question options:
the size of the building.
whether the excavation is to be sloped or shored.
the equipment to be used.
the elevation of the existing ground.
Question
points
5
Calculate the fill in the table below.
Point Planned Elevation Existing Elevation Fill
A2 103.0' 1.5
, B4 104.4' 103.7'
Question options:
<p>101.5'</p>
<p>0.7'</p>
<p>102.9'</p>
<p>1.7'</p>
Question
points
6
Calculate the existing elevation in the table below.
Point Planned Elevation Existing Elevation Fill
A2 103.0' 1.5
B4 104.4' 103.7'
Question options:
<p>101.5'</p>
<p>0.7'</p>
<p>102.9'</p>
<p>1.7'</p>
Question
points
7
Which is not a type of pile?
Question options:
Bracing
T – piles
Poured in place
Wood
Question
points
8
Excavation is typically calculated in bank cubic yards based upon the contract plans; however:
Question options:
swell must be considered because once earth is disturbed, it increases in volume.
swell does not need to be considered for material that remains on site because it will
compact back to the same volume in the fill areas.
a swell factor that is standard for all projects must be used to adjust the total
excavation quantity.
an adjustment for swell is made by dividing the in-place excavation quantity by the
swell percentage.
Question
points
9
What does bcy stand for and what does it measure?
Question options:
bulk cubic yards; volume of cubic yards to form embankments in landscaping
bottom cubic yards; volume of excavation under roadways
base cubic yards ; volume of fill needed to level the site
bank cubic yards; volume of bank materials to be excavated
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