WorksheetsSession One Objective
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
When you have completed this session, you should be able to do the following: Describe the types of equipment used for finish grading.
List the types of equipment used for finish grading.
Explain the process of finish grading.
Identify the benefits of finish grading.
Describe the types of equipment used for finish grading.
When you have completed this session, you should be able to do the following: Identify equipment used in finish grading.
Identify equipment used in finish grading.
List the steps in finish grading.
Explain the purpose of finish grading.
Describe the process of finish grading.
During finish grading activities, which type of signal might be used by automated grade control systems?
Laser signals
Microwave signals
During finish grading activities, which type of signal might be used by automated grade control systems?
Global Positioning System (GPS) signals
Microwave signals
During finish grading activities, which type of signal might be used by automated grade control systems?
Microwave signals
Why is a motor grader often chosen for finish grading work?
It is cheaper than other equipment.
It has a wide blade that easily spreads material and fills low spots.
It is faster than other equipment.
It requires less maintenance.
Fill in the blank: The blade of a motor grader is highly adjustable to accommodate many grading needs on ________ surfaces or slopes.
flat
uneven
rough
steep
What is the equipment shown in the image?
Motor Grader
Excavator
Bulldozer
Crane
What is a dozer used for in grading operations?
Planting trees
Grading slopes
Painting roads
Building bridges
What is a scraper best used for?
Finishing applications on large horizontal areas
Digging deep holes
Planting trees
Painting surfaces
Fill in the blank: For efficient use of a scraper, operators should make sure the blade is (a) , the tires are properly inflated, and the scraper is centered over the material being picked up.
What can a telescoping excavator do?
Grade horizontal and vertical surfaces
Only grade horizontal surfaces
Only grade vertical surfaces
None of the above
This piece of equipment is good for slope work because it can move across a slope, as well as up and down the slope and is smaller then a Bulldozer
Bulldozer
Excavator
Skid Steer Loader
Backhoe
This piece of equipment is good for slope work because it can move across a slope, as well as up and down the slope and is bigger then a skid steer loader
Dozer
Excavator
Crane
Backhoe
This piece of equipment is good at neatly trimming horizontal surfaces and picking up windrowed material.
Scraper
Bulldozer
Excavator
Grader
This piece of equipment was literally designed for this type of work. It moves material, removes high spots, and fills in low spots.
Grader
Bulldozer
Excavator
Backhoe
This piece of equipment can be fitted with a grading blade on the end of a boom.
Excavator
Bulldozer
Backhoe
Loader
when large quantities of earth need to be moved 15000 feet, the equipment selected would be
backhoes
Front end loaders
scrapers
excavators
