CONSTRUCTION EXAM 2 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026

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