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WorksheetsSite and Building Layout
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Construction drawings and documents used by builders represent a legal agreement between which parties?
Buyer and seller
Owner and contractor
Architect and builder
Supplier and contractor
Which two construction drawings or plans are primarily used when laying out a site or building?
Electrical and plumbing plans
Foundation and roofing plans
Architectural and civil plans
HVAC and landscape plans
Who should perform the layout activities that establish legal property lines or boundaries?
General contractor
Licensed/registered surveyor
Architect
Civil engineer
Site plans include both man-made features and which other type of features?
Natural
Abstract
Conceptual
Artificial
A plumb wall is perfectly what?
Aligned
Vertical
Horizontal
Diagonal
All finish-grade references on a site plan are keyed to a reference point known as a(n) what?
Axis
Datum
Benchmark
Gridline
The sum of 3 interior angles of any triangle is always how many degrees?
180 degrees
90 degrees
360 degrees
270 degrees
If 2 angles of a triangle are 28 degrees and 42 degrees, what does the unknown angle equal?
90 degrees
110 degrees
100 degrees
120 degrees
All types of levels and transits are mounted on what for proper operation?
A tripod
A baseplate
A platform
A bench
What tool/instrument is described as a short handheld telescope with a bubble level built into it?
Theodolite
Alidade
Hand sight level
Clinometer
When using a water level, what does the length of the tube determine?
The accuracy of the level
The maximum distance/range measurable
The visibility of the water line
The durability of the level
What is one advantage of using a rotating beam laser level?
Allows 1 person to perform many operations
Longer range
Easier setup
Lower cost
One of the oldest types of levels is the _______?
Laser level
Water level
Plumb bob level
Optical level
How many people are required to operate a rotating beam laser level?
One
Two
Three
Four
When measuring a horizontal distance or across a steep slope, measure distance in a series of steps while holding the tape level. This process is called what?
Differential leveling
Direct leveling
Breaking the tape or Break-line leveling
Profile leveling
Differential leveling is used to set _______ _______.
Grade stakes
Building foundations
Water flow
Land boundaries
What are batter boards used for?
To measure angles
To create lines mark the boundaries of a building
To check elevations
To guide water flow
What rule or method is used to lay out and/or check a 90 degree angle?
The 3-4-5 rule
The Pythagorean theorem
The golden ratio
The 45-degree rule
The 3-4-5 rule also applies if you multiply each number in the ratio (3, 4, and 5) by the same number. Is this statement true or false?
True
False
A perfectly level surface and a perfectly plumb surface intersect to create what type of angle?
curved
obtuse angle
acute angle
right angle
