Civil Engineering PE Surveying and Geomatics

Question 1

A surveyor measures a slope distance of 200.0 ft along a 5% grade. What is the horizontal distance?

Accepted Answer

199.75 ft

Answer

195.00 ft

Answer

198.50 ft

Answer

201.00 ft

Question 2

Convert the bearing S 45° W to an azimuth.

Accepted Answer

225°

Answer

45°

Answer

135°

Answer

315°

Question 3

A backsight of 8.42 ft is taken on a benchmark with elevation 100.00 ft. What is the height of instrument (HI)?

Accepted Answer

108.42 ft

Answer

91.58 ft

Answer

100.00 ft

Answer

104.21 ft

Question 4

A closed traverse has a linear misclosure of 0.42 ft and a total perimeter of 1,260 ft. What is the precision ratio?

Accepted Answer

1:3,000

Answer

1:2,000

Answer

1:4,000

Answer

1:1,500

Question 5

A horizontal curve has R = 600 ft and a central angle Δ = 30°. What is the arc length?

Accepted Answer

314.2 ft

Answer

157.1 ft

Answer

200.0 ft

Answer

628.3 ft

Question 6

A vertical curve connects a +3% grade to a −2% grade over a length of 500 ft. What is the rate of grade change per station (100 ft)?

Accepted Answer

1.0%/sta

Answer

0.5%/sta

Answer

1.5%/sta

Answer

2.5%/sta

Question 7

In stadia surveying on a level sight, the stadia interval is 1.50 ft, the stadia constant K = 100, and instrument constant C = 1.0 ft. What is the horizontal distance?

Accepted Answer

151 ft

Answer

100 ft

Answer

150 ft

Answer

152 ft