The letters GPS stand for Global ____ System.
a. Planning
b. Plotting
c. Positioning
d. Precision
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Introduction,” Paragraph 3, Sentence 3
c. Positioning
The concrete for the poured slabs shall have a comprehensive strength of 5,000 PSI in ____ days after pouring.
a. 21
b. 28
c. 30
d. 60
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 4, Figure: Concrete Notes, Number 2
b. 28
The notes attached to a print are not as detailed as a(n) ____ sheet, which may be provided by the engineer.
a. data
b. information
c. reference
d. specification
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 4
d. specification
Concrete shall have reinforcing steel and shall conform to ASTM A615, Grade 60.
True or False?
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 4, Figure: Concrete Notes, Number 4
True
When the concrete is being poured, high frequency ____ shall be used to remove the voids.
a. agigtators
b. finishers
c. shakers
d. vibrators
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 4, Figure: Concrete Notes, Number 8
d. vibrators
What type of conduit is run under the slab?
a. Liquidtight flexible metal conduit
b. Rigid metal conduit
c. Schedule 40 PVC
d. Schedule 80 PVC
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 3, Figure: LVEA Conduit Floor Riser
c. Schedule 40 PVC
In the drawing of the access road, the existing grade of the land is represented by a ____ line.
a. contour
b. dashed
c. profile
d. solid
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 3, Figure: Access Road
b. dashed
In this title block, the scale used is ____.
a. ¼” = 500’
b. ½ = 600’
c. 1” = 600’
d. 1” = 900’
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 2, Title Block far right in the Figure
c. 1” = 600’
Every engineer has a set of standard symbols that must be used on every drawing.
True or False?
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 1, Sentence 3
False
The finished grade elevation for the substation site is shown on the ____.
a. access road drawing
b. legend
c. riser diagram
d. vicinity map
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 1, Abbreviations and Legends Chart
b. legend
The symbols and abbreviations shown on a print are the only ones that can be used on the particular print they apply to.
True or False?
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Abbreviations and Legend,” Paragraph 1, Sentence 4
True
This ____ map shows the substation site set in an area covering three states.
a. location
b. plan
c. regional
d. tri-state
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Introduction,” Paragraph 4, Location Map in the Figure
a. location
The site referred to is set with ____ GPS coordinates.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
c. 5
The government agency that sets benchmarks showing elevation and coordinates along major highways is the ____.
a. GPSA
b. USFS
c. USGS
d. USMA
Reference: Civil Drawings, “Introduction,” Paragraph 4, Sentence 2
c. USGS
