CM 2105 FINAL DELATTE Latest Update 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Verified/Graded A+
Which of the following variables from an ethical perspective is an attribute a
construction surveyor should keep in consideration when preparing to work on a
specific construction site? - ANSWER Site is a natural resource
The following term 229d 22' 23" is best described by which of the following? -
ANSWER Azimuth
Which of the following normally provides most of the survey control information
on a jobsite? - ANSWER Wooden Stakes
Three measurable values which determine the position of one point to another? -
ANSWER Direction, distance, and elevation
Field engineers must be aware of many important concepts in the performance of
field applications. When performing a series of measurements if all the shots
where very close this series of shots could be considered to have a high degree
of? - ANSWER Precision
Record keeping is an important part of surveying. Which of the following is
considered to be a legal document? - ANSWER Engineers' field book
Working control points Fall 2014 can be distinguished by which color stake
chaser? - ANSWER Pink
When leveling the optical plummet device which vial is used for fine "Final"
leveling? - ANSWER Plate vial
When recording data in the field book certain guidelines should be followed.
Which of the following is not a guideline? - ANSWER Erasures are permitted
Oral
Telephone
Radio
Written
Hi tech - ANSWER types of communication
,Arm signals for numbers
One handed signals Field
operations signals
Signals to crane operators - ANSWER Communication Signals
1) Face the same direction when put into the ground
, 2) offset for protection
3) Set within tolerance
4) Placed solidly plumb and centered
5) Color code
6) Represents centerline - ANSWER stakes
Type of communication that represents elevation - ANSWER Hubs
Type of communication that guards stakes - ANSWER Laths
1) write from top down
2) print neatly
3) Use understandable abbreviations - ANSWER Communicating on stakes
-General "standardize"
-Principles of marking
-"straight, level, and plumb"
-Develop Company color
-communicating the means of marks
-"clarity" is the best policy - ANSWER Marking Line and Grade
1) Develop company specific marks so everyone on the job knows who made the
mark
Examples:
- targets placed on the wall as backsights
chalkline marked on concrete between anchor bolt centers
- nail on a batter board indicating face of wall - ANSWER Communicating Line
Examples:
1) grade for finish floor
2) marking a horizontal line as a reference
3) spike driven into a pole and prominently marked with a lath
4) Grade for finishes on a high - rise structure
5) Temporary benchmark marked on a wall
6) Control point number and elevations on a concrete monument - ANSWER
Communicating Grade
Objects
Linework
Points - ANSWER Common Communication Symbols
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Verified/Graded A+
Which of the following variables from an ethical perspective is an attribute a
construction surveyor should keep in consideration when preparing to work on a
specific construction site? - ANSWER Site is a natural resource
The following term 229d 22' 23" is best described by which of the following? -
ANSWER Azimuth
Which of the following normally provides most of the survey control information
on a jobsite? - ANSWER Wooden Stakes
Three measurable values which determine the position of one point to another? -
ANSWER Direction, distance, and elevation
Field engineers must be aware of many important concepts in the performance of
field applications. When performing a series of measurements if all the shots
where very close this series of shots could be considered to have a high degree
of? - ANSWER Precision
Record keeping is an important part of surveying. Which of the following is
considered to be a legal document? - ANSWER Engineers' field book
Working control points Fall 2014 can be distinguished by which color stake
chaser? - ANSWER Pink
When leveling the optical plummet device which vial is used for fine "Final"
leveling? - ANSWER Plate vial
When recording data in the field book certain guidelines should be followed.
Which of the following is not a guideline? - ANSWER Erasures are permitted
Oral
Telephone
Radio
Written
Hi tech - ANSWER types of communication
,Arm signals for numbers
One handed signals Field
operations signals
Signals to crane operators - ANSWER Communication Signals
1) Face the same direction when put into the ground
, 2) offset for protection
3) Set within tolerance
4) Placed solidly plumb and centered
5) Color code
6) Represents centerline - ANSWER stakes
Type of communication that represents elevation - ANSWER Hubs
Type of communication that guards stakes - ANSWER Laths
1) write from top down
2) print neatly
3) Use understandable abbreviations - ANSWER Communicating on stakes
-General "standardize"
-Principles of marking
-"straight, level, and plumb"
-Develop Company color
-communicating the means of marks
-"clarity" is the best policy - ANSWER Marking Line and Grade
1) Develop company specific marks so everyone on the job knows who made the
mark
Examples:
- targets placed on the wall as backsights
chalkline marked on concrete between anchor bolt centers
- nail on a batter board indicating face of wall - ANSWER Communicating Line
Examples:
1) grade for finish floor
2) marking a horizontal line as a reference
3) spike driven into a pole and prominently marked with a lath
4) Grade for finishes on a high - rise structure
5) Temporary benchmark marked on a wall
6) Control point number and elevations on a concrete monument - ANSWER
Communicating Grade
Objects
Linework
Points - ANSWER Common Communication Symbols
