Civil Drafting Technology - 7th Edition

Chapter 12 – Earthwork

Chapter Test

Answer the following questions or respond as needed. Type your answer on the line below each item.

<Q NUM="12-1"><P><INST>12–1 </INST>What is cut and fill?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-2"><P><INST>12–2 </INST>Why is it necessary that cuts and fills be accurate?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-3"><P><INST>12–3 </INST>What is the slope of a cut determined by?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-4"><P><INST>12–4 </INST>What is the slope of a cut and fill called?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-5"><P><INST>12–5 </INST>What is percent of grade?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-6"><P><INST>12–6 </INST>Why might industrial sites require the calculation of cuts and fills?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-7"><P><INST>12–7 </INST>What is a cross section?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-8"><P><INST>12–8 </INST>What is an intermediate foresight?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-9"><P><INST>12–9 </INST>How many IFS readings can be taken from a single instrument setup?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-10"><P><INST>12–10 </INST>Write the correct field notes notation for an IFS reading that is 25 ft from the centerline and 2.6 ft below the elevation of the centerline.</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-11"><P><INST>12–11 </INST>What determines the size of a borrow pit?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-12"><P><INST>12–12 </INST>What is the meaning of the numbers recorded at the intersections of the borrow pit grid?</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-13"><P><INST>12–13 </INST>Write the formula for obtaining the cubic feet in a borrow pit and the formula for converting cubic feet into cubic yards.</P></Q>

<Q NUM="12-14"><P><INST>12–14 </INST>Define the <ITAL>average end method</ITAL> of computing earth volumes.