5. What is not typically considered to be a cause of natural error when using EDM devices?
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1 Student ID: Exam: RR - Introduction to Surveying and Measurement When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. Determine the standard deviation for the following series of repeated measurements: , , , , A..067 B C D If a steel tape is marked in 1/10-foot increments and a taping crew uses that tape to obtain a measurement of feet, how many of the figures in their result would be considered significant? A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D A taping team is taking measurements on a hot, sunny summer day using a 100-foot steel tape. The temperature of the tape is determined to be 106 F. Which of the following corrections should be made to the measurements? A. Subtract.024 feet B. Add.024 feet C. Subtract.024 inches D. Add.024 inches 4. Two surveyors are discussing EDM setup. Surveyor A says that plumb bobs are the best choice for centering reflectors over the end point of a line. Surveyor B says that weather conditions have no bearing on measurements taken with an EDM system. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Only Surveyor A is correct. B. Both surveyors are correct. C. Neither surveyor is correct. D. Only Surveyor B is correct. 5. What is not typically considered to be a cause of natural error when using EDM devices? A. Humidity variation B. Temperature variation
2 C. Time variation D. Pressure variation 6. Two surveyors measure a slope distance using an EDM and obtain a result of feet after atmospheric and instrumental corrections. The difference in elevation between the two points of measurement is feet and the heights of the EDM and its reflectors are equal. Surveyor A says that the horizontal distance is if you use the slope correctional formula. Surveyor B says that the horizontal distance is using the Pythagorean theorem. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Only Surveyor B is correct. B. Neither surveyor is correct. C. Both surveyors are correct. D. Only Surveyor A is correct. 7. Two surveyors are discussing calibration of steel tapes. Surveyor A says that the NGS has hundreds of base lines across the country where you can calibrate a tape yourself. Surveyor B says that the NIST will determine the true length of your tape at a specific tension. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Only Surveyor B is correct. B. Neither surveyor is correct. C. Both surveyors are correct. D. Only Surveyor A is correct. 8. A device that contains leveling screws, an optical plummet, and a bull's-eye level used to set EDMs over a definite point is called a(n) A. reflector. B. tribrach. C. plumb bob. D. instrument constant. 9. A measurement of feet was made using a 100-foot steel tape. The steel tape is later standardized and found to have an actual length of feet. Which of the following options is an accurate corrected value for the measurement in feet? A B C D The right triangle in the figure provided has a hypotenuse of feet and an adjacent side measuring feet. What is the angle opposite the adjacent side expressed as degrees, minutes and rounded to the nearest second?
3 A '47" B. 47 9'41" C '19" D. 42 8'43" 11. A survey team makes a measurement of feet using a steel tape along smooth pavement on a road with a slope having a vertical angle of 5 36'. What is the horizontal distance (in feet) for the measurement? A B C D Which of the following types of measurement equipment would not typically be needed by a taping crew? A. Plumb bob B. Range pole C. Tripod D. Hand level 13. A taping team is making a measurement using a 100-foot "add" tape. The rear tapeman holds the 56- foot mark of the tape on his taping pin, and the head tapeman calls out a dimension of 33 hundredths. What is the total measured distance? A feet B feet C feet D feet 14. How many chaining pins are typically in a set assigned to a taping party? A. 50 B. 11
4 C. 25 D Which of the following statements about EDMs is false? A. New users can learn to use EDMs quickly. B. More costly EDMs generally have less instrument error. C. EDMs can measure a wide range of distances over all types of terrain. D. EDMs can be calibrated less often than mechanical theodolites. 16. What is the equivalent decimal value for an angle of 48 27' 49"? A B C D What measurement tool is attached to a wheel to count the revolutions that can be used for a quick check of a distance, but is not precise enough for most formal results? A. Stadia B. Pedometer C. Odometer D. Traverse 18. Which of the following types of surveys is used to measure relief, roughness, or three-dimensional variations of a surface? A. Land B. Hydrographic C. Construction D. Topographic 19. What do you call the two-man process used to measure along a slope where measurements start and stop at points where the tape can be held horizontally, verified with a plumb bob? A. Breaking tape B. Plumbing C. Cut and add D. Slope taping 20. What type of error is introduced into a project if a 100' steel measuring tape actually measures 100' 0.10" and is used to make 25 measurements? A. Random B. Accidental C. Systematic D. Personal
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6 4. What are the bearings for line DC in the figure provided? Student ID: Exam: RR - Leveling, Angles, and Calculating Land area When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. Which of the following types of levels uses a compensator to complete the finished leveling and uses a bar code on the level rod to determine rod readings and distances? A. Wye level B. Dumpy level C. Electronic digital level D. Tilting level 2. Using the information in the figure provided, determine the departure of side CD. A. W B. W C. E D. E An angle expressed as 48 22'48" would have been measured using the system. A. sexagesimal B. centesimal C. radian D. mil
7 A. N63 26'E B. N79 01'E C. N5 17'E D. N5 17'W 5. Which of the following levels would be considered the most precise? A. 1.0" bubble B. 10" bubble C..10" bubble D..25" bubble 6. Determine the most probable elevation, in feet, for the following series of route lengths and measured elevations for BM 2 : (a) route 2 miles, elevation at BM feet, (b) route 4 miles, elevation at BM feet, (c) route 5 miles, elevation at BM feet, (d) route 8 miles, elevation at BM feet. A B C D At a given point, the magnetic bearing of a line is N28 35'E. If the magnetic declination is 3 18'W, what is the astronomic bearing of the line? A. N31 53'E B. N31 53'W C. N25 17'E D. N25 17'W 8. The vertical distance between contour lines is called the A. scale. B. contour interval.
8 C. hachures. D. index contour. 9. Using the information in the figure provided, determine the bearing of side DA. A. N70 29'41"E B. N80 53'01"E C. N80 31'48"E D. N9 29'41"E 10. A line AD has a north azimuth of '. What are the bearings for this line? A. N47 14'W B. S62 23'W C. S27 14'W D. N43 17'W 11. Which of the following statements about traversing is false? A. Forward and back measurements should be made for all distances in an open traverse. B. An open traverse should be verified using simple arithmetic checks. C. A closed traverse begins and ends at the same point. D. A closed traverse is preferred over an open traverse because the verification process is easier. 12. The forward azimuth of a line AB is 30. What is its back azimuth? A. 210 B. 150 C. 330 D What is the deflection angle at B for the figure provided?
9 A ' B ' C ' D ' 14. A line AB has a bearing of S42 27' E. What is this bearing's north azimuth? A ' B ' C ' D ' 15. Which of the following abbreviations is used to designate a sight taken to the level rod on a known elevation to determine the height of the surveying instrument? A. FS B. HI C. BS D. BM 16. On a survey drawing, a series of straight lines connected together to show the outline of a plot of land would be called a(n) traverse. A. closed B. interior C. exterior D. open 17. Name the most common type of level rod. (It is made in two sections and uses alternating black and white spaces to indicate hundredths of feet.) A. San Francisco rod B. Philadelphia rod C. Florida rod D. Chicago rod
10 18. If a survey team determines the meridian reference for their data using a compass, they are using a(n) meridian. A. grid B. magnetic C. assumed D. astronomic 19. Two surveyors are discussing the development of typographic surveys. Surveyor A says that a photogrammetric survey is best for small areas in poor weather conditions. Surveyor B says that a 10-acre topographic survey would most likely be completed using a total station. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Neither surveyor is correct. B. Only Surveyor B is correct. C. Only Surveyor A is correct. D. Both surveyors are correct. 20. What is the interior angle at A for the figure provided? A ' B ' C ' D ' End of exam
11 Student ID: Exam: RR - GPS, GIS, and Construction Surveying When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. is a term that describes a set of carefully located monuments and their related measurements placed throughout large project sites. A. Spatial marking B. Control surveying C. Thematic layering D. Vertical datum 2. Two surveyors are discussing earthwork. Surveyor A says that a slope of 3:1 will rise 3 feet for every 1 foot you move out horizontally. Surveyor B says that slope stakes are used to indicate the point at which a cut or fill meets the existing ground line. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Both surveyors are correct. B. Only Surveyor A is correct. C. Neither surveyor is correct. D. Only Surveyor B is correct. 3. How much cut material is needed if the required fill material for a construction site is 1856 yd 3 with an assumed shrinkage factor of 12 percent? A yd 3 B yd 3 C yd 3 D yd 3 4. Which of the following is not considered an essential element of a GIS? A. Geographic location data B. Data correlation C. Software D. Hardware 5. Two surveyors are discussing network adjustments for GPS systems. Surveyor A says that a triple differencing is costly because three receivers must be used to obtain the measurements. Surveyor B says that the most precise GPS survey results are obtained by combining differencing techniques with carrier phase measurements. Which of the following statements is correct?
12 9. The figure for this question contains the cross section dimensions for stations 25 and 26 of a roadway. If the road bed is 35 feet and the distance between the stations is 100 feet, calculate the volume of excavation using the prismoidal formula. A. Both surveyors are correct. B. Neither surveyor is correct. C. Only Surveyor A is correct. D. Only Surveyor B is correct. 6. Which of the following types of surveys is completed after a construction project is completed? A. Site B. As-built C. Boundary D. Construction 7. The value generated by a GPS measurement system to indicate the accuracy of a measurement based on the effects of satellite geometry is called A. TDOP. B. HDOP. C. VDOP. D. GDOP. 8. The figure for this question shows an area of land laid out in 50-foot squares, with ground elevations as indicated. How many cubic yards of cut will be required to grade the area level to elevation 40.0? Ignore the shrinkage factor. A. 2,704 B. 4,226 C. 4,822 D. 5,127
13 14. You have obtained a measurement using a GPS device. The PDOP vale at the time of the measurement is 3.0. In addition, the following errors are anticipated: atmospheric error 10', clock bias error A yd 3 B yd 3 C yd 3 D yd What term refers to intentional errors created in the satellite system by the military in order to maintain a wartime advantage for the use of GPS systems? A. Multipath error B. Differential correction C. Clock bias D. Selective availability 11. The is a method for projecting curved areas on flat maps where plane or grid coordinates are provided at control stations in each state. A. Lambert projection B. raster system C. Universal Transverse Mercator projection D. state plane coordinate system 12. What is the name of a surveying tool that's used to measure vertical angles from a proposed measurement point to the top of obstacles to set up GPS systems for clear access to satellite signals? A. Compass B. Optical plummet C. Clinometer D. Sextant 13. Which of the following is not a type of survey required for the completion of a construction project? A. As-built survey B. Site survey C. Municipal survey D. Construction survey
14 20. The figure for this question contains the cross section dimensions for stations 25 and 26 of a roadway. If the road bed is 35 feet, and the distance between the stations is 100 feet, calculate the volume of excavation using the average-end-area and correct the value using the prismoidal correction formula. 3', multipath error 2', receiver error 3', and an orbit error of 8'. What is your best estimate of the total error of the reading? A. 27'17" B. 27'47" C. 10'12" D. 13'38" 15. A network of thousands of survey stations available across the United States that are referenced to NAD 83 is known as A. CORS. B. WAAS. C. OPUS. D. HARN. 16. What is the name given to the integration of population data related to geographic locations with the spatial data for that same region? A. GPS B. OPUS C. GIS D. HARN 17. A reference figure that approximates the shape of the earth referenced to MSL is called a(n) A. Cartesian coordinate. B. geodesy. C. geoid. D. ellipsoid. 18. The components of building layout formed using wooden frames that support string lines that indicate the position of building lines and foundation walls are called A. batter boards. B. base lines. C. height poles. D. grade stakes. 19. A point near an excavation site where crews can obtain earth in order to form new embankments is called a(n) A. stockpile. B. cut and fill. C. earthwork. D. borrow pit.
15 A yd 3 B yd 3 C. 784 yd 3 D yd 3 End of exam
16 Student ID: Exam: RR - Land Surveying, Curves, and Professional Practices When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers, click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. A horizontal curve is determined to have a degree of curvature of 4 30'. What is the curve's radius of curvature (on the arc basis), in feet? A B. 24, C. 25, D Two surveyors are staking procedures for curves. Surveyor A says that when staking out a curve the process begins by locating P.I. by extending the tangents and establishing P.C. and P.T. Surveyor B says that laying out half the stations of the curve from the P.C. and half from the P.T. allows for easier adjustment for errors in the middle of the curve. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Only Surveyor A is correct. B. Both surveyors are correct. C. Only Surveyor B is correct. D. Neither surveyor is correct. 3. In the public lands survey system, what is the name given to a row of townships that are arranged north and south? A. Section B. Guide meridian C. Tier D. Range 4. The point on a circular curve where the back tangent and forward tangent meet is called the A. P.I. B. P.C. C. P.T. D. P.O.T 5. A 600-foot vertical curve joins a + 4.5% grade line and a 3.6% grade line at grade station The elevation of the grade lines at P.V.I. is feet. What is the elevation of the curve, in feet, at P.V.I.? A B
17 C D Which of the following surveying terms does not apply specifically to property along a body of water? A. Reliction B. Adverse possession C. Accretion D. Riparian rights 7. is the term for the corner of a property that the surveyor is unable to access. A. Witness corner B. Lost corner C. Fence corner D. Obliterated corner 8. A horizontal curve with a radius of feet will join two roadway tangents. If the chord length is feet and the intersection angle is 64 17'21", what is the external distance (E) to the point of intersection of the curve, in feet? A B C D A horizontal curve is determined to have a radius of curvature of feet. What is the curve's degree of curvature to the closest minute? A. 3 42' B ' C. 3 70' D ' 10. You're staking out a horizontal circular curve. The P.I. is at station , the degree of curvature is 4 30', and the intersection angle is 21 30'. At what station will you locate the P.T.? A B C D You're staking out a horizontal circular curve. The P.I. is at station , the degree of curvature is 4 30', and the intersection angle is 21 30'. What is the length of the tangent for this curve? A ft B ft C ft D ft
18 12. A 30-foot wide roadway has a 9% banked curve. If the elevation at the inside edge of the curve is 42.5 feet, what is the elevation at the outside edge of the curve? A ft B ft C ft D ft 13. Two surveyors are discussing surveying ethics. Surveyor A says that it's okay to conduct one free survey for a large contractor as a way to develop a client base. Surveyor B says that an ethical source of income is to evaluate the work of other surveyors for their employers during the course of their assignment. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Neither surveyor is correct. B. Only Surveyor A is correct. C. Only Surveyor B is correct. D. Both surveyors are correct. 14. A 600-foot vertical curve joins a +4.5% grade line and a 3.6% grade line at grade station The elevation of the grade lines at P.V.I. is feet. What is the tangent offset at station , in feet? A..675 B C..380 D You're staking out a horizontal circular curve. The P.I. is at station , the degree of curvature is 4 30', and the intersection angle is 21 30'. How much should the deflection angle increase at each full 50-ft station throughout the curve? A. 1 16'43" B. 1 10'0" C. 2 20'0" D. 1 00'00" 16. Two surveyors are discussing licensing and registration for surveyors. Surveyor A says that in most states to be fully licensed you need to pass three examinations and have worked under the supervision of a licensed surveyor. Surveyor B says that a license is almost always required in order to conduct construction surveys. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Only Surveyor A is correct. B. Neither surveyor is correct. C. Both surveyors are correct. D. Only Surveyor B is correct. 17. A horizontal curve with a radius of feet will join two roadway tangents. If the chord length is feet and the intersection angle is 64 17'21", what is the outside length (L) of the curve, in feet? A B
19 C D A 600-foot vertical curve joins a +4.5% grade line and a 3.6% grade line at grade station The elevation of the grade lines at P.V.I. is feet. What is the elevation of the P.V.C., in feet? A B C D Which of the following statements is false regarding tree blazing? A. A tree on a boundary is called a line tree. B. Tree blazing is currently the most common method used to indicate surveying monuments. C. A corner monument would be marked with an X and three hacks. D. The height of the hacks above the ground can indicate distance to a property corner. 20. Two surveyors are discussing resurveying. Surveyor A says that making the survey match the original land description is more important than resetting the old lines and corners. Surveyor B says that surveyors are legally required to establish boundaries during a resurvey if the original boundary cannot be located. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Neither surveyor is correct. B. Only Surveyor A is correct. C. Only Surveyor B is correct. D. Both surveyors are correct. End of exam
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