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CM 2113 Exam 3 Practice Questions (150+ Questions) | Dozers, Scrapers, Excavators, Cranes, Earthmoving Equipment & Construction Productivity | Construction Management

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Exam 3 Chao Wang CM 2113
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Dozer is good for applications of less than 300ft short haul, and scraper

is good for applications of up to 3,000ft medium haul. - ANSWER

✔✔True


An advantage of a crawler dozer as compared with a wheel-type dozer

is higher speed. - ANSWER ✔✔False


Which of the following work tasks can be performed by a dozer? -

ANSWER ✔✔Spreading, Striping and Backfilling

, The ________________ is very effective for side-casting material,

particularly for backfilling or making sidehill cuts. - ANSWER

✔✔Angle Blade


__________ is a technique whereby the blade end spillage from the first

pass or the sidewalls from previous cuts are used to hold the material in

front of the dozer blade on subsequent passes. - ANSWER ✔✔Slot

dozing

Which of the following factors need to be considered when selecting a

proper scraper for your project? - ANSWER ✔✔Scraper

configuration, volume of material and job size

Articulated trucks consist of two individual frames joined by pin, and can

be easily operated over soft ground. - ANSWER ✔✔True


A contractor wants to investigate the production and cost differences of

using a 4S blade on a crawler-type dozer (D4H-4S). The material is dry

clay and is to be moved a distance of 150 ft from the beginning of the

cut. The dozing is uphill on a 20% grade. The operator will have average

skill. The site conditions will be dark for visibility. The material weighs

108 pcf in the bank state. Job efficiency is assumed to be equivalent to a

50-min hour. What is the operator correction factor? - ANSWER

✔✔.75

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