CVEN 303 Midterm Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Square Feet-Acre Relationship Correct Answer 1 acre=43560 ft² Engineering and Construction Surveys Correct Answer used to design and build improvements tied to land topography and boundaries Land Surveys Correct Answer describe property lines between owners, areas within a tract determine conflicts, encroachments, improvements, etc Measurement of Horizontal Distance Correct Answer Horizontal Projections-maps and drawings plotted on flat plane/projections Land area computed based on horizontal measurements Stationing Correct Answer Stations-distance along a baseline relative to a reference point beginning point: 0+00 Point 100 (ft or m) after beginning: 1+00 Point 100 (ft or m) before beginning: -1+00 Types of Surveys Correct Answer Plane- projected on a flat surface Geodetic- uses shape of Earth Measurement Errors Correct Answer any measurement contains some error pay attention to measurement units Sources of measurement error: - Human - Instrument - Nature Error Types Correct Answer Systematic Random