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CM 2105 - DELATTE MIDTERM Questions
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A __________ is a reading on a rod held on a point whose elevation is
known.
Ans: backsight
The __________ of the instrument is the vertical distance above the
benchmark.
Ans: height
The __________ is one of the most inexpensive and versatile
instruments used by field engineers.
Ans: builder's level
The __________ has been used extensively for many of the great
railroad, canal, bridge, tunnel, building, and harbor projects for the last
century and a half.
Ans: dumpy level
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___________ can be used to roughly determine elevations for cut or fill
stakes, to set slope stakes, check height differences within a few
tenths, keep a chain level, or for any number of situations where an
elevation doesn't need to be exact.
Ans: hand level
A turning point is used in the differential leveling process to
__________ transfer the elevation from the height of instrument.
Ans: temporarily
The elevation is the vertical distance above a zero datum.
Ans: true
Level bubble instruments include the builder's transit level, the transit,
and the dumpy level.
Ans: true
Some people prefer to use the __________ for leveling because they
are comfortable with its operation.
Ans: transit
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CM 2105 - DELATTE MIDTERM Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
A __________ is a reading on a rod held on a point whose elevation is
known.
Ans: backsight
The __________ of the instrument is the vertical distance above the
benchmark.
Ans: height
The __________ is one of the most inexpensive and versatile
instruments used by field engineers.
Ans: builder's level
The __________ has been used extensively for many of the great
railroad, canal, bridge, tunnel, building, and harbor projects for the last
century and a half.
Ans: dumpy level
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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___________ can be used to roughly determine elevations for cut or fill
stakes, to set slope stakes, check height differences within a few
tenths, keep a chain level, or for any number of situations where an
elevation doesn't need to be exact.
Ans: hand level
A turning point is used in the differential leveling process to
__________ transfer the elevation from the height of instrument.
Ans: temporarily
The elevation is the vertical distance above a zero datum.
Ans: true
Level bubble instruments include the builder's transit level, the transit,
and the dumpy level.
Ans: true
Some people prefer to use the __________ for leveling because they
are comfortable with its operation.
Ans: transit
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