CONSTRUCTION EXAM 2025 |
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
3 Types of Blueprint Views - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Plan View
2. Elevation or Profile View 3. Cross-Section View
What is Plan View? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ View from above
What is the profile view? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ View from the
front or the side
What is the cross-section view? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A view
as if the object has been cut open
What is the first sheet in a set of project plans? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Title or key sheet
What do typical section sheets show? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
They show the different layers of the road and side slopes and ditches
for a particular given length.
,What is a plan detail? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A detail is a view
of a very specific item of work
T/F Typical Section Sheets show elevation views of the proposed road. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False. The answer is "Profile Sheets"
The shape of the road's side slopes and ditches are found on which
sheet? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ "Typical Section Sheets"
T/F The directional arrow is found on the "Profile Sheet" - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ False. "Plan Sheets" also called "Key Sheet"
Which sheet depicts the cross-section view of the road superimposed on
the natural ground line? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Cross-Section
sheets.
What is the diameter, in inches, of a #8, Re-Bar? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 8 divided by 8 = 1.00"
Station 21+00 is what distance from Station 23+00? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 200
Is 21+00 Up Station or Back Station from 23+00? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Back Station
,What is "Cross-Slope"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Cross-slope is
defined as the transverse slope with respect to the horizon
What is surveying? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the profession or
work of examining and recording the area and features of a piece of land
so as to construct a map, plan, or detailed description of it
What is Geodectic Surveying? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ It is that
type of surveying in which the curved shape of earth is taken into
account.
What is a level in surveying used for? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A
level is a telescope instrument used to set slope stakes, check the level of
forms or field elevations / grades.
What is the difference between a Transit vs a Level / Laser? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A Transit can be tilted vertically to
measure vertical angles.
What is a "Plumb Bob"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A "Plumb Bob"
is a weighted object connected to a string that can be used to establish a
vertical line. It is used to calculate horizontal distances over sloping
ground in conjunction with a surveying tape.
, What is a "Survey Rod"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A survey rod
reads like a tape measure. It allows the surveyor to record an observed
number so that an elevation can be determined.
What is a Vernier? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A "Vernier" is used on
a survey rod and is used to determine the subdivision of the smallest
division of the smallest division of a scale.
Can the terms "Transit" and "Level" be used synonymously? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ No. A Transit can measure vertical angles
whereas a level cannot.
When looking through a level, what are the 4 different hair lines that you
will see called? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Upper Stadia, Middle
Cross / Middle Stadia, Lower Stadia and Vertical Cross.
What are Benchmarks? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Benchmarks are
fixed exact points where an exact elevation is know.
What is "Back Sight"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Back Sight is a
rod reading taken on a point of know elevation.
What is "Height of Instrumentation" - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ (HI)
is the elevation of the line of sight projected by the instrument.