1. What does RS stand for? A) Rate of slope B) Road surface C) Reference stake D

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1. What does RS stand for?

A) Rate of slope

B) Road surface

C) Reference stake

D) Rear station

2. What do the markings above and below the diagonal lines on a cut stake indicate?

A) “And then”

B) The amount of cut is above the diagonal and the distance is below

C) Take all measurements below the diagonal from the next cut

D) The amount of cut is above the diagonal and the fill is below

3. What other abbreviation means the same as RS?

A) PG

B) IS

C) EP

D) RP

4. If the RS distance is followed by a double line, where must the remainder of the grades and distances be established from?

A) The surveyor’s hub

B) Grade setter’s RS hub

C) Each following cut or distance

D) The HP

5. How much will a 2 percent slope rise or fall in 20 feet?

A) 0.20 foot

B) 0.30 foot

C) 0.40 foot

D) 0.60 foot

6. Where is the elevation on the side of the surveyor information stake taken from?

A) The survey hub

B) The centerline

C) The reference stake

D) The catch point

7. What does it mean to the grade setter if every distance on a surveyor’s stake is followed by a double line?

A) He must take the next grade and distance from each preceding point

B) He must measure back to the survey hub for distance and elevation

C) He must measure back to the survey stake for distance only

D) It indicates that all the following measurements are cuts

8. Which of the following is equal to 4 inches?

A) 0.16 foot

B) 0.20 foot

C) 0.33 foot

D) 0.40 foot

9. What is the purpose of a second horizontal line on a fill stake located 1 foot above the finished grade? A) To locate the hub set by the surveyor

B) To indicate the overfill point to the equipment operator

C) To help the grade setter set the next fill stake

D) To help the grade setter establish the elevation at the projected centerline grade

10. What do the west and east toe grades on a ditch channel stake indicate?

A) The distance across the channel

B) The amount of fill required at the base of the west and east slopes

C) The slope of the channel from west to east

D) The bottom of the slope on each side of the channel

Explanation / Answer

1. C). Reference Stake

2. B). The amount of cut is above the diagonal and the distance is below.

3. D). RP

4. B). Grade Setters's RS hub

5. C). 0.40 foot

6. A). The survey hub

7. A). He must take the next grade and distance from each preceeding point

8. C). 0.33 foot

9. C). To help the grade setter set the next fill stake

10. D). The bottom of the slope on each side of the channel

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