03C - Excavation and Grading - Pipe and
Excavating Questions with Correct Answers
Which of the below rocks would be the easiest to rip?
1 - Igneous
2 - Metamorphic
3 - Sedimentary
4 - Lava
3 - Sedimentary
What type of dozer blade should be used when pushing soil longer distances?
1 - Straight blade
2 - Angled blade
3 - "U" shaped blade
4 - Scraper blade
3 - "U" shaped blade
When dozing over a long distance, which of the below could be used to keep the dozer
from losing its load?
1 - Use the slot dozing method
2 - Use the angle blade method
3 - Increase the speed of the dozer
4 - Use the straight blade method
1 - Use the slot dozing method
A 45 degree slope would be which of the below?
1 - 25 % slope
,2 - 50 % slope
3 - 75 % slope
4 - 100 % slope
4 - 100 % slope
When doing dozer work, which of the below would be the advantage of an angled blade
over a straight blade?
1 - Removes more material
2 - Removes less material
3 - Faster speed
4 - Side cast material
4 - Side cast material
Which of the below would increase the dozer's blade capacity when moving materials?
1 - Positive grading
2 - Negative grading
3 - Level grading
4 - Side grading
2 - Negative grading
You are excavating an area 245 feet by 350 feet; the equipment can remove 100 cubic
yards per hour. If you need 6 inches of grade cut off the whole area, how many hours
would it take?
1 - 10.88 hours
2 - 12.00 hours
3 - 15.00 hours
4 - 15.88 hours
, 4 - 15.88 hours
What type of foundation should be used for deep unstable soils?
1 - Spread
2 - Caisson
3 - Pilings
4 - Mat
4 - Mat
The amount of water in a given soil that will produce the maximum density with a given
compaction is which of the below?
1 - Muddy
2 - Soggy
3 - Saturated
4 - Optimum moisture content
3 - Saturated
A soil compaction test where no drilling required would be which of these?
1 - Coring test
2 - Procter test
3 - Nuclear test
4 - Visual test
3 - Nuclear test
What type of equipment should be used to dig a trench in soft soil?
1 - Rubber tire equipment
2 - Four wheel drive
Excavating Questions with Correct Answers
Which of the below rocks would be the easiest to rip?
1 - Igneous
2 - Metamorphic
3 - Sedimentary
4 - Lava
3 - Sedimentary
What type of dozer blade should be used when pushing soil longer distances?
1 - Straight blade
2 - Angled blade
3 - "U" shaped blade
4 - Scraper blade
3 - "U" shaped blade
When dozing over a long distance, which of the below could be used to keep the dozer
from losing its load?
1 - Use the slot dozing method
2 - Use the angle blade method
3 - Increase the speed of the dozer
4 - Use the straight blade method
1 - Use the slot dozing method
A 45 degree slope would be which of the below?
1 - 25 % slope
,2 - 50 % slope
3 - 75 % slope
4 - 100 % slope
4 - 100 % slope
When doing dozer work, which of the below would be the advantage of an angled blade
over a straight blade?
1 - Removes more material
2 - Removes less material
3 - Faster speed
4 - Side cast material
4 - Side cast material
Which of the below would increase the dozer's blade capacity when moving materials?
1 - Positive grading
2 - Negative grading
3 - Level grading
4 - Side grading
2 - Negative grading
You are excavating an area 245 feet by 350 feet; the equipment can remove 100 cubic
yards per hour. If you need 6 inches of grade cut off the whole area, how many hours
would it take?
1 - 10.88 hours
2 - 12.00 hours
3 - 15.00 hours
4 - 15.88 hours
, 4 - 15.88 hours
What type of foundation should be used for deep unstable soils?
1 - Spread
2 - Caisson
3 - Pilings
4 - Mat
4 - Mat
The amount of water in a given soil that will produce the maximum density with a given
compaction is which of the below?
1 - Muddy
2 - Soggy
3 - Saturated
4 - Optimum moisture content
3 - Saturated
A soil compaction test where no drilling required would be which of these?
1 - Coring test
2 - Procter test
3 - Nuclear test
4 - Visual test
3 - Nuclear test
What type of equipment should be used to dig a trench in soft soil?
1 - Rubber tire equipment
2 - Four wheel drive
