Exam 3: Earthworks

A 1 cubic meter (m³) highway embankment will be constructed from soil compacted to a dry unit weight of 17.5 kN/m³. Soil will be trucked to the site from a borrow pit. The natural water content of the soil in the borrow pit is 5% and the bulk unit weight is 17 kN/m³. What is the volume of soil needed from the borrow pit?

At which of the following points on a slope is a stake positioned?

Which of the following order of measurements provides the most accurate measurements in surveying?

For which of the following project site conditions would it be appropriate to supplement traditional optical surveying methods with GPS land surveying technology when staking?

Which of the following elements are typically included on the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan of a construction site?

What is the number 124.632612 when shown in five significant figures?

What does 17.1678° equate to when described in degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS)?

What is the total length of an alignment that begins at Sta 60+25.00 and ends at Sta 180+16.22?

Of the following, which is an important consideration when recording staking field notes?

What is the approximate volume (in cubic yards [yd³]) of the material to be excavated between two cross-sections that are 100 feet apart? Assume that the area of the first cross-section is 216 square feet ( ft²) and the area of the second cross-section is 318 ft².

What is the bearing of a 175 °azimuth line when the direction of zero azimuth is north?