Quiz_________________?
In road construction the final grading is commonly guided by stakes at subgrade elevations.
What are these stakes called? -
Answer✅
Blue Tops
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What is the definition of a type of soil that can be excavated with vertical side slopes and
remain intact while exposed? -
Answer✅
Stable Rock
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According to OSHA, refueling trucks handling flammable materials must carry a fire
extinguisher rated at not less than: -
Answer✅
20-B:C:
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,Using a builder's level, a cut stake is being set for the excavation of a footing. The top of the
footing will at an elevation of 94.00 feet. A backsite to the benchmark (elevation 102.50
feet) has a rod reading of 4.70 feet. The rod reading of the mark on the cut stake is 6.20
feet. The footing is 6 inches thick. The mark on the cut stake should read........? -
Answer✅
C 7.50
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If a rectangular shaped or other structure has edge measurements of 56 feet by 90 feet, the
diagonal measurement should be___________ feet if all the corners are square. -
Answer✅
106
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Refer to the illustration, which number identifies the catch point? -
Answer✅
2
Quiz_________________?
On a plan where 1/2" equals 1 foot, a plan distance of 4-1/4" would have a project distance
of _______? -
Answer✅
8'6"
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According to OSHA, ladders (or steps) are required in all trenches or ditches at _______
feet or more in depth for an adequate means of exit. -
Answer✅
4 feet
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What is the definition of grade? -
Answer✅
Rise over run
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While trenching and excavating, OSHA requires that employees be protected from
excavated materials and other materials stored near the trench or excavation. These
materials must be at least _________ from the trench or excavation. -
Answer✅
2 feet
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If a bucket holds 2.5 cubic yards of foliated rock, how much will it hold if it is heaped up
with loamy soil? -
Answer✅
4 to 6 cubic yards
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The volume change that occurs when soil goes from a compacted state to an uncompacted
state (such as when being excavated) is called: -
Answer✅
Swell
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Best adhesion between asphalt cement and aggregate is achieved when aggregate is in what
state? -
Answer✅
Hot and dry
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What type of retaining wall is designed and built to use only its own weight and positioning
to keep soil back? -
Answer✅
Gravity
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What does a standard proctor test determine? -
Answer✅
Soil density and optimum moisture content of the soil
Quiz_________________?
The maximum lateral distance allowed to any means of egress from a trench excavation that
is 4 feet or more in depth is? -
Answer✅
25
Quiz_________________?
All of the following Soil provisions are considered expansive except for:
- more than 10% of soil particles pass a #200 sieve
- a plasticity index of 15 or greater
- at least 9% of soil particles are less than 5 micrometers in size
- an expansion index greater than 20 -
Answer✅
At least 9% of soil particles are less than 5 micrometers in size
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What is the correct nozzle angle on a spray bar? -
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