Basics
What is the area of a triangle with a base of 100' and a height of 25'?
1250 sqft
Pouring a slab that measures 110' X 205' with a depth of 10''. How many yards of concrete should I order?
694 yards.
If I want to pave 3/4 of a mile, with a depth of 4", 11' across, with a density of 190lbs per cubic foot. How many tons of asphalt is that?
3960 X .33 X 11 divided by 9 X 190LBS divided by 2000lbs = 151.73 tons
How do you find the Height of Instrument?
Benchmark + backshot = HI
Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?
The skin
What is the area of a circle with a radius of 4'?
50.26 SQFT
You're pouring a round column with a DIAMETER of 6' and a height of 15'. How many yards of concrete should I get?
16 yards.
You're paving 3/4 of a mile. The road measures 100' across. Thickness specified in the plans is 12''. Density is at 148lbs per cubic foot. How many tons do I need?
3256 tons
What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark?
Frostbite
What's the VOLUME of a rectangle with a depth of 19'' that measures 15' X 25'
592.5 ft3
You have to pour 20 square columns, measuring 20' tall, 2' 3 1/4''. How many yards and trucks do I need? (One truck can bring 10 yards)
77 yards
7.7 trucks
I have to remove HALF the old asphalt that was paved many years ago. The road measures 8 miles long, 16' across, depth of 2''. The old prints say the density was at 110 lbs/ft. How many tons of asphalt am I removing?
703 tons total divided by 2 = 352 tons of asphalt.
Point A. is 134.09' and Point B. is 122.75. The run is 200'. What's my percentage?
5.6%
What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What is 10' 2 3/4'' in decimal form?
10.23'
Pouring a deck measuring 200' x 800' with a block out (NO CONCRETE) dead center. The block out measures 25' X 25'. Deck will be poured 11'' deep. How much concrete do I need?
5451.85 yards in total
- 21.29 yards = 5,430.56 yards of concrete needed.
What's the number of square feet, in 15 square yards?
135
What is a benchmark?
A marked point of known elevation from which other elevations may be established or determined.
What has a heart that doesn't beat, a mouth that doesn't speak, and a head that doesn't think?
An artichoke.
What is 8 1/4'' in decimal form?
.69
Circular concrete pour. It has a radius of 28' with a depth of 13''. How much concrete?
98.52 yards.
Why do we have to convert asphalt yards into tons? What's the purpose?
That's the unit of measurement it's ordered in.
How would you define a foresight?
A rod reading taken on a point of unknown elevation.
By U.S. law, exit signs must be one of what two colors?
Green or red