TEST 1(B)(C) Flashcards
An unbalanced bid is a bidding device used by the contractor. An example of unbalanced bidding is to put
A. Lower unit prices in all unit price items to submit a low bid
B. lower prices on lump sum items and higher prices on unit price items
C. lower unit prices on secondary items and higher unit prices on primary items
D. higher prices on items built early and lower prices on items built later
D. higher prices on items built early and lower prices on items built later
Clearing and grubbing as related to excavation mean cutting trees
A. so that 1 foot remains above ground
B. so that 6 inches remains above ground C. to ground level
D. and removing the stumps of the trees
D. and removing the stumps of the trees
The size of a bulldozer is measured by its
A. weight
B. flywheel horsepower
C. ripping capacity
D. coefficient of traction
B. flywheel horsepower
Of the following, an important use of geotextiles is
A. as a filter in drainage control.
B. to improve the density of soil
C. to increase the plasticity of soil
D. to reduce the CBR of soil
A. as a filter in drainage control.
A graphical procedure employing a control chart is sometimes used for statistical control in highway construction. After charts of individual tests are prepared, the upper and lower limits are usually from a central value___ Standard deviation(s)
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
C. three
On a highway construction job, slope stakes are usually set on both sides of the road at intervals of ______feet.
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
B. 50
Earth grade stakes are usually set
A. when the slope stakes are set
B. at the center line of the road
C. after final grading is completed
D. after rough grading operations have been completed
D. after rough grading operations have been completed
In a borrow pit, measurements for the volume of earth removed are taken usually at_____ foot intervals.
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
A. 25
In placing surveying stakes for a culvert, a stake is set at the center line of the culvert. A horizontal line on the stake gives the amount of cut or fill to the _____of the culvert.
A. top
B. center
C. flow line
D. subgrade
C. flow line
Aeolian soils are soils formed by
A. glacial action
B. volcanic action
C. being carried by water
D. being carried by wind
D. being carried by wind
Specific gravity of soils are in the range of
A. 2.3 to 2.5
B. 2.4 to 2.6
C. 2.5 to 2.7
D. 2.6 to 2.8
D. 2.6 to 2.8
Of the following soils, the one that is most highly compressible has a ________plastic limit and _________ liquid limit.
A. low; high
B. low; low
C. high; low
D. high; high
A. low; high
In the present ASSHTO soil classification systems, soils are classified into groups. The number of basic groups are
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
B. 7
In the present AASHTO soil classification system, granular materials are primarily in Group (s)
A. Al only
B. A1 and A2
C. Al, A2, and A3
D. Al, A2, A3, and A4
C. Al, A2, and A3
The optimum moisture content of a soil occurs when under a given compactive effort, the soil has a maximum
A. void ratio
B. plasticity index
C. elasticity
D. density
D. density
The liquid limit that separates an A4 soil from an A5 soil is
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
D. 40
As part of the soil classification in a given soil is an abbreviation NP. This is an abbreviation for no
A. permeability
B. plasticity
C. peat or other organic materials
D. porosity
B. plasticity
For granular materials, the maximum allowable percent passing a Number 200 sieve is
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
D. 35
ADD 19 OF TEST C
ADD 20 - 25 OF TEST C
