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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS - 14069_727
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS - 14069_729

Engineering Aid 3 - Beginning Structural engineering guide book
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8-58. Which  of  the  following  alidade attachments  is  used  for  accurate leveling of the line of sight? 1. Circular  level 2. Striding  level 3. Right-angle prism 4. Vertical circle scale 8-59. What type of assembly, when 8-60. 8-61. 8-62. attached to the alidade, makes it possible  to  determine  horizontal distances and differences in elevation  by  the  stadia  method? 1. Ball and socket 2. Optical  reading 3. Stadia  arc 4. Exterior  arc Which of the following tools should you  use  when  clearing  away  small saplings  and  vines? 1. Chain  saw 2. Brush  hook 3. Coping  saw 4. Bull  point Which of the following tools is best  suited  for  driving  pipe markers  into  asphalt  surfaces? 1. A  hatchet 2. A single bit ax 3. A sledgehammer 4. A bull point Which of the following tools should you use to lift a manhole cover? 1. A  long-handled  shovel 2. A crowbar 3. A long-bladed screwdriver 4. A  machete 8-63. Which,    if any, of the following devices is used to locate buried metal  markers? 1. Dip  needle 2. Mine detector 3. Probing  steel 4. None of the above 8-64. Which of the following tapes should be used for the high-precision measurement of a base line that is in the vicinity of a high-voltage circuit? 1. Metallic 2. Nonmetallic 3. Steel 4. Invar 8-65. To run a traverse in steep terrain on a windy day, which of the following  tripods  should  you  use  to support  the  transit? 1. Stilt-leg 2. Wide-frame rigid 3. Wide-frame   jack-leg 4. Jack-leg 8-66. After you secure the restraining strap, what is the next step in setting up a tripod? 1. Hold one leg only close to your body 2. Hold two legs close to your body 3. Spread the legs 60° apart 4. Spread the legs until they form about a 50° to 60° angle with the  horizontal 8-67. Which  of  the  following  actions  is NOT a proper way to care for a tripod? 1. Applying pressure across the tripod  legs  when  pressing  the tripod  into  the  ground 2. Adjusting the hinge joint without overtightening 3. Applying a light coat of oil on the metal parts of the tripod 4. Applying pressure along the tripod  legs  when  pressing  the tripod  into  the  ground 8-68. The effectiveness of the plumb bob, cord,    and target set as a precision instrument  will  be  most  impaired  by what  condition? 1. Faded paint on the target 2. Dust on any part of the set 3. A damaged or bent tip on the plumb  bob 4. A worn leather sheath 8-69. Which  of  the  following  tape accessories  should  be  used  to hold the tape securely at an intermediate  point? 1. Tape clamp handle 2. Tension  scale 3. Taping stool 4. Staff 56







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