CONSTRUCTION EXAM 2 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026
T/F:xDesignxgradingxdocumentxisxtoxcommunicatexaestheticxofxlandformxandxwillxnotxinvolvextechni
calxconsiderationsxregardingxdrainage,xaccessibility,xslopexstabilization,xetcx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxFalse,xpractical/functionalxconsiderations
Whenxestablishingxthexslopexofxanxaccessiblexconcretexsurfacexwalkwayxwhichxisxmostxacceptablex
toxeliminatexthexrequirementxforxaxhandrail?x-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxlongitudinalxslopexshouldxbex<5%
gradientx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxratexofxslopexbetweenx2xpointsxgenerallyxexpressedxasxax%xorxdecimal
slopexratiox-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxratioxofxhorizontalxdistancextoxverticalxdistancexax3:1xrepresentsx3xunitsxofxhor
izontalxrunxtoxverticalxrise.
whatxsituationsxwouldxslopexratioxbexuseful?x-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxsteeperxslopesx(abovex20%)xandxfieldxapplications
crossxslope/xpitchx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthextiltingxofxaxplanexatxaxuniformxslopexprovidingxpositivexdrainagexexpresse
dxasxinches/feetx(1/2"x/xfoot)xorxinxinchesx(x9"xcrossxslope)
T/F:xPreliminaryxgradingxplansxwillxindicatexproposedxandxexistingxcontoursxonly,xnoxspotxelevation
sxwillxbexused?x-xCORRECTxANSWERSxFalsex(needxideaxofxverticalxelevation)
, crownx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthexfallxfromxthexcenterlinexinxbothxdirectionsxtoxeitherxedgexprovidingxdraina
gexusuallyxexpressedxinxinchesxorxinchesxperxfootx(1/4"x/xfoot)
batterx-xCORRECTxANSWERSxinwardxslopexonxthexfacexofxaxwallxfromxthexvertical-
xexpressedxasxaxratiox(1:4xbatter)xorxinxinches/footx(3"/ftxbatter)
datumx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxbenchmarkxelevationxknowxpointxforxsurveyingx(relativextoxthatxpoint)
cutx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxwhenxaxproposedxcontourxofxaxlowerxelevationxadvancesxtowardxanxexistingxc
ontourxofxaxhigherxelevation
fillx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxwhenxaxproposedxcontourxofxaxhigherxelevationxadvancesxtowardxanxexistingx
contourxofxaxlowerxelevation
roughxgradingx-xCORRECTxANSWERSxinitialxgradingxoperationsxnecessaryxtoxestablishxsub-
gradexforxdesignxfeatures.
sitexpreparationx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxpriorxtoxconstruction:xutilitiesxmarkedxonxsite,xsurveyorxlocatexlimitsxofxdistur
bance,xtreexremoval,xclearing/grubbing,xtopxsoilxstripped/stockxpiled,xerosionxcontrol
sub-gradex-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthexelevationxtoxwhichxthexgroundxsurfacexisxbroughtxbeforexfinalxsurface/ele
vation.xCanxproceed
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026
T/F:xDesignxgradingxdocumentxisxtoxcommunicatexaestheticxofxlandformxandxwillxnotxinvolvextechni
calxconsiderationsxregardingxdrainage,xaccessibility,xslopexstabilization,xetcx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxFalse,xpractical/functionalxconsiderations
Whenxestablishingxthexslopexofxanxaccessiblexconcretexsurfacexwalkwayxwhichxisxmostxacceptablex
toxeliminatexthexrequirementxforxaxhandrail?x-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxlongitudinalxslopexshouldxbex<5%
gradientx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxratexofxslopexbetweenx2xpointsxgenerallyxexpressedxasxax%xorxdecimal
slopexratiox-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxratioxofxhorizontalxdistancextoxverticalxdistancexax3:1xrepresentsx3xunitsxofxhor
izontalxrunxtoxverticalxrise.
whatxsituationsxwouldxslopexratioxbexuseful?x-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxsteeperxslopesx(abovex20%)xandxfieldxapplications
crossxslope/xpitchx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthextiltingxofxaxplanexatxaxuniformxslopexprovidingxpositivexdrainagexexpresse
dxasxinches/feetx(1/2"x/xfoot)xorxinxinchesx(x9"xcrossxslope)
T/F:xPreliminaryxgradingxplansxwillxindicatexproposedxandxexistingxcontoursxonly,xnoxspotxelevation
sxwillxbexused?x-xCORRECTxANSWERSxFalsex(needxideaxofxverticalxelevation)
, crownx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthexfallxfromxthexcenterlinexinxbothxdirectionsxtoxeitherxedgexprovidingxdraina
gexusuallyxexpressedxinxinchesxorxinchesxperxfootx(1/4"x/xfoot)
batterx-xCORRECTxANSWERSxinwardxslopexonxthexfacexofxaxwallxfromxthexvertical-
xexpressedxasxaxratiox(1:4xbatter)xorxinxinches/footx(3"/ftxbatter)
datumx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxbenchmarkxelevationxknowxpointxforxsurveyingx(relativextoxthatxpoint)
cutx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxwhenxaxproposedxcontourxofxaxlowerxelevationxadvancesxtowardxanxexistingxc
ontourxofxaxhigherxelevation
fillx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxwhenxaxproposedxcontourxofxaxhigherxelevationxadvancesxtowardxanxexistingx
contourxofxaxlowerxelevation
roughxgradingx-xCORRECTxANSWERSxinitialxgradingxoperationsxnecessaryxtoxestablishxsub-
gradexforxdesignxfeatures.
sitexpreparationx-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxpriorxtoxconstruction:xutilitiesxmarkedxonxsite,xsurveyorxlocatexlimitsxofxdistur
bance,xtreexremoval,xclearing/grubbing,xtopxsoilxstripped/stockxpiled,xerosionxcontrol
sub-gradex-
xCORRECTxANSWERSxthexelevationxtoxwhichxthexgroundxsurfacexisxbroughtxbeforexfinalxsurface/ele
vation.xCanxproceed
