Deck 7: Building Layout

Question 1

A typical rectangular building with a deep foundation will need __ batter boards.

A)4
B)8
C)12
D)16

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The strings of a set of batter boards represent the edge of the excavation.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Measurements for building layout should follow the slope of the site.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The vertical cross hair of a telescope is helpful to measure vertical angles with a builders level.

Question 5

The compensator in an automatic level uses ____ to maintain a true level line of sight.

A)gravity
B)electricity
C)magnetism
D)air pressure

Question 6

If building length is 40'-6" and the width is 31' -9", then the diagonal is ____.

A)51'- 5 3/8"
B)51'- 5 9/16
C)51'- 7 3/8
D)51'- 7 5/8

Question 7

Rotating leveling screws of a transit is best done by moving thumbs toward or away from each other.

Question 8

Batter boards consist of horizontal members called ____.

A)stakes
B)plumb bobs
C)tapes
D)ledgers

Question 9

Dry buildings are easier to heat than damp ones.

Question 10

A ____ is a point of designated elevation that is accessible at all times during the construction.

A)target
B)baseline
C)reference
D)benchmark

Question 11

If a horizontal beam is straight then it is also level

Question 12

A(n) ____ is a device that releases a narrow beam of light.

A)oscilloscope
B)telescope
C)laser
D)lab scope

Question 13

When using a telescope such as a transit, one should keep both eyes open to reduce eye strain.

Question 14

Any line whose points are the same distance below or above an optical level's line of sight is also level.

Question 15

After leveling a transit-level over the point of an angle, called its ____, loosen the horizontal clamp screw.

A)measure
B)vertex
C)height
D)base

Question 16

Elevations are best measured using a _____.

A)carpenter's level
B)tape measure
C)builder's level
D)elevator

Question 17

The ____ level consists of a telescope to which a spirit level is mounted.

A)water
B)builder's
C)contractor's
D)carpenter's hand

Question 18

If a carpenter were to build a dock on a lake with posts, he/she could measure from the surface of the water to determine level.

Question 19

During the excavation of a foundation, all batter boards are removed.

Question 20

To detect a laser beam, a battery powered electronic sensor target, also called a receiver or ____, is attached to the leveling rod or stick.

A)detector
B)transistor
C)interceptor
D)sink

Question 21

What is the diagonal of a rectangle that measures 36'x 48'?

Question 22

Convert 6.3452345' to feet-inches to the nearest sixteenth.

Question 23

What is the diagonal of a rectangle that measures 24'-3" x 28'-9"? Answer in decimal form.

Question 24

Convert 32'- 10" to feet in decimal form.

Question 25

What is the diagonal of a rectangle that measures 12'- 2" x 14'- 11"? Answer in decimal form.

Question 26

Building layout uses measurements from property lines called __________ distances.

Question 27

If a rectangle has equal lengths, equal widths, and equal __________, then the layout is said to be square.

Question 28

Convert 35.9685734' to feet-inches to the nearest sixteenth.

Question 29

Plumbing down from batter board strings is done to locate the __________.

Question 30

Convert 24'- 5" to feet in decimal form.