Measuring Techniques & Elevation Control
Math for Pipelaying
Gravity Flow Piping Systems
Pressure Pipelaying Techniques
Trench & Excavation Safety
100

The decimal system is mainly used for what?

 What is Highway and Utility Construction 

100

The difference in feet from one known point to another known point?

What is Rise.

100

Carries the waste from the home or business to the main lines.

What is Laterals.

100

Valve at or close to the lot line?

What is Curb Valve.

100

A cubic foot of soil can easily weigh how much?

What is 114 pounds. 

200

A numbering system used to describe and locate any point on a construction. 

What is Stationing.

200

The principles of a right triangle will allow you to calculate, what in any pipe?

What is Length, rate, or rise in any pipe.

200

Install the pipe with the bell ends?

What is Facing Upstream.

200

How is the rubber gasket of a mechanical joint assembly installed?

What is Beveled side toward spigot end.

200

At what depth are you required to have a ladder or access/ egress into the trench of excavation and how far away. 

What is 4 feet or more & 25 feet maximum.

300

8.77 + 6.58 = ?

What is 15.35' or 1' 4 1/4"

300

The distance measured vertically from the center line of the transit to a reference point, such as a bench mark, a pipe flowline, or a laser.

What is Height of Instrument (HI).

300

Stakes used to indicate the distance horizontally to the centerline of pipe and vertically to the flowline of the pipe.

What is Offset Stakes.

300

Which crew member signals the operator during the pup and valve installation. 

What is Lead Pipelaying.

300

A competent person may classify a trench or excavation as a what?

What is Confined space.

400

The process to set temporary bench marks and to set control elevations for any construction feature. 

What is Level loop or level circuit.

400

In pipe work, slopes are expressed in three ways.

What is slope ratio, percentage of slope, and rate per foot.

400

Low Pressure air test is used on pipes from what sizes?

What is 4'' to 24'' in diameter.

400

Support is required directly below a fire hydrant.

What is Concrete.

400

The stress or load, on the area is what at only 1 foot deep. Horizontal and Vertical stress.

What is 100 pounds per square foot. 

500

U.S.G.S stands for what. 

What is U.S Geological Survey
500

The term Stationing is defined as? And how far apart is numbering system?

What is "an imaginary numbering system used to describe and locate any point on construction project. The numbering system is based on 100- foot increments.

500

Minimum Gradient to permit a flow of 2 cubic feet per second on a 8'' pipe diameter. Looking for percentage. 

What is 0.40 % minimum.

500

What does the "P" mean/ stand for in the testing procedure. 

What is Average test pressure in pounds per square inch.


500

What does TSF stand for and what is the TSF for Type B soil?

What is Tons Per Square Foot and strength greater than 0.5 tsf, but less than 1.5 tsf.

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