Grades, Part One

What type of analysis should a proposed site's natural features and characteristics be?

• job site

• preliminary

• geographical

• topographical

the most common manner of setting finish grade stakes is to set them

• level with the finished surface

• Level with subgrade surface

• set distance above the finished surface

• set distance above the subgrade surfaces

construction site stakes with red, yellow, and orange flagging tied to them are used for marking

• special types of grades

• underground utilities

• proposed construction

• special elevation levels

The term is used for a side view of a proposed project

• Profile

• Elevation

• End view

• Lateral scan

if the grade of a surface rises 1 foot every 25 feet of horizontal distance, the percentage of the grade change is

• 1/4%

• 4%

• -4%

• 40%

Red-top stakes are used to indicate

• the underground sewage utility

• the legal boundaries of the construction site

• that rough grading work is still needed

• the exact finish of the grade

In most cases how much of the cloth used for a silt fence is buried?

• 12 in

• 18 in

• 24 in

• 36 in

The inslope is used to

• meet the road with natural ground

• designate the shoulder of the road

• move water away from the road

• provide a reference

Subgrade finish stakes are

• blue

• white

• green

• orange

If the grade of a surface falls 20 feet for every 1000 feet of horizontal distance the percentage of change'

• 1/2 %

• 2 %

• -2 %

• -50 %