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GRADE STAKE [6 records]

Record 1 1990-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Placement and Marking-Shoulder stakes are set with the broad side of the stake facing the centerline. On the front of the stake is marked the amount of cut or fill at the location in relation to the finished grade at the outside edge of the shoulder. For convenience in checking elevations as work progresses, this stake may be set in such a manner that the top of the stake is at grade, or it may be left high and the amount of cut or fill noted from a keel(coloured marking crayon) mark on the stake. Underneath the cut of fill figure, the horizontal distance from the stake to the centerline is placed.... The keel mark is identified by the inverted V.

CONT

Placement and Marking - These [rough grade] stakes are generally left high, with a keel mark and the amount of cut or fill from keel mark to finished grade marked on the front side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
OBS

Lorsqu'il s'agit de piquets ronds, on les entaille sur le côté, de façon à y porter une inscription, lettres ou chiffres, caractérisant le piquet (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Finish grade stakes.... This type of stake will normally require a guard stake to protect it and indicate its location, although on large projects it may be impractical to use guards with each one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

Lorsqu'il est indispensable de conserver très longtemps un repère important, on plante un drapeau à côté de lui, pour signaler sa présence, de façon à écarter les ouvriers et les véhicules, et on n'achève les travaux à son emplacement que tout à la fin du chantier. Mais on ne peut agir ainsi qu'en un nombre très limité de points.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

FINISH GRADE STAKES(1) Description : Wooden stakes 2" X 2" are usually used with the tops of the stakes coloured red or blue. Blue or red tops, as they are called, indicate the actual finished elevation of final grade to which the completed facility is to be constructed and are used when the grade is within a short distance of the final elevation. These stakes are not normally used in combat road construction except where steep slopes are involved. This type of stake will normally require a guard stake to protect it and indicate its location, although on large projects it may be impractical to use guards with each one.(2) Placement and Marking. There is no marking on these stakes other than the coloring on the top. The coloring can be other than red or blue. They may be set for use in two different ways : a. With the stake being exactly at the finished grade; or b. With the top of the stake being at a certain distance above the finished grade as decided upon by the surveyor and construction foreman.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Rough grade stakes are placed on the centerline, shoulders, intermediate lines(as in airfield layout), or along the slope lines after grading has begun. They are placed during construction to substitute for the regular types of construction stakes. Placement and Marking-These stakes are generally left high, with a keel mark and the amount of cut or fill from keel mark to finished grade marked on the front side. The station number is marked on the stake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
DEF

stake marking the line where a cut or fill meets the original grade.

CONT

Slope stakes are set on lines perpendicular to the centerline (one on each side), at the points where the cut and fill slopes intersect the natural ground surface. The sloping of the slope stakes outward allows the eqpt to work to the stake without removing it, indicates the direction of the centerline of the road, and enables the eqpt operators to read the stakes more easily. Slope stakes are placed at 30 M intervals on tangents and at 20 M intervals on horizontal or vertical curves. Wherever a sharp break in the original ground profile occurs, it should also be staked.

CONT

The slope stake indicates the lateral limits of cut or fill at a given cross section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

Pose des piquets de terrassements : En relevant les distances sur les plans de sections en travers, on plante un piquet dans le sol de chaque section, à l'endroit où la pente d'un remblai rencontre le sol naturel ou encore à l'endroit où le revers d'un déblai rencontre le sol naturel.

CONT

Les talus sont commencés aux engins, mais réglés définitivement à la main. Pour ce réglage, les ouvriers doivent être guidés par les piquets d'extrémité d'emprise A et B, mais l'inclinaison des talus doit également leur être donnée. Cette inclinaison est indiquée par une planche inclinée M N clouée sur deux piquets, mais on peut aussi employer un bâti tel que celui de la figure 10, dont les branches AB et AC sont dans la proportion voulue pour l'inclinaison du talus.

CONT

On peut également, dans tous ces piquets et repères, faire usage de peintures de couleurs différentes, selon un code conventionnel à définir, pour distinguer les piquets d'axe, de bords de talus, de déblai ou de remblai, etc ....

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Line and grade stake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

Jalonnement d'alignement et de niveau.

Spanish

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