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Grading plans, grade stakes, soils, cut and fill, compaction, OSHA trench safety, erosion control and asphalt paving. Every topic gets its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 71 illustrated pages.
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the numbers, ratios and steps you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 67 topics.
You're looking at a practice question: a pad 60 by 40 feet, 1.5 feet of fill. How many cubic yards? On the job you'd call it in seconds. On paper, you freeze.
The manual buries it in a paragraph: multiply the dimensions, convert the units, divide by a constant. Nothing shows you why it's 27 and not 9.
In this book it's one page: a cubic yard drawn as a 3 × 3 × 3 ft box, then the pad with its three numbers. 60 × 40 × 1.5 = 3,600 cu ft. Divide by 27: 133.3 cu yd.
Stations and offsets, swell and shrinkage, the Proctor curve, OSHA soil types, the rolling sequence: each one has its own page, drawn the same way.
You see it once, it makes sense, and you work the next volume without going back to the manual.
Reading the site and the plans, soils, cut and fill volumes, compaction, trench and excavation safety, equipment and erosion control, asphalt paving in job order and a final review: 71 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
The super hands you two cross sections and asks if the site balances or if you'll need to import dirt. You need the volume, and you need it right.
You open the page on the average end area method and see the two sections drawn side by side, the distance between them, and the formula in a box: (A1 + A2) ÷ 2 × L ÷ 27.
Same with grade stakes, the Proctor curve, OSHA soil types, the rolling sequence and asphalt tonnage: each one on its own page.
Earthwork & Paving Illustrated is 71 illustrated pages in 8 parts, one topic per page, with a one-page formula sheet, the numbers to keep handy and an exam-day checklist at the end.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
What the exam covers, stations and offsets, contour lines, spot elevations, slope in percent and H:V, grade stakes, benchmarks, lasers and GPS, drainage.
Gravel, sand, silt and clay, USCS symbols, Atterberg limits, AASHTO, bank, loose and compacted yards, moisture, unsuitable soils and rock.
You work any volume the same way: cubic feet to cubic yards, cut and fill in 5 steps, average end area, cross sections, the grid method, swell, shrinkage, truck loads and site balance.
The Proctor curve, standard vs modified, relative compaction, field density tests, lift thickness, the right roller, proof rolling and failed tests.
The trench rules you check at the edge, not in a table: call 811, the competent person, the 5-foot and 20-foot rules, soil types, maximum slopes, benching, shoring and shields, ladders, spoil, water and air.
Picking the machine, production per hour, fine grading to tolerance, the SWPPP, silt fence and inlets, dust control and final stabilization.
Pavement section, aggregate base, prime vs tack coat, binder grades, temperatures, paver and screed, rolling, joints, density, tonnage, weather, flatwork, distress and maintenance.
The formula sheet on one page, the numbers to have at hand, the most common calculation errors and an exam-day checklist.
At the end of the book: A one-page formula sheet, the numbers to have at hand, the most common calculation errors and an exam-day checklist.
Practice with exam-style questions on grading, volumes, soils, trench safety and paving, and see every answer worked out step by step so you know why it's right.
See the most frequent mistakes on grade, compaction, trenches and asphalt drawn side by side with the right way, so you can review them in minutes before the exam.
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You open the book and see what you already do from the seat, drawn on paper and in order. The math and the rules finally have a place.
Formula sheet, numbers to have at hand and the most common errors in calculations: everything to review in the last weeks, one page at a time.
Trench slopes, compaction tests and paving temperatures to keep on the truck. Print it and check a page when you need it.
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Yes. It doesn't teach you to run a machine: it puts on paper what you already do on site, drawn and in order, so the exam questions make sense.
From OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, ASTM compaction standards (D698, D1557, D6938, D1556), the EPA Construction General Permit, IRC site grading rules, Asphalt Institute and FHWA paving guidance, and the CSLB C-12 study guide. Values are checked against the current editions. Asphalt temperatures are given as typical ranges: on the job, the mix design and the project spec rule.
No. It's independent study material, not published or endorsed by any licensing board or agency. The content is checked against the sources listed above: OSHA, ASTM, EPA, Asphalt Institute and FHWA.
The book follows the California C-12 outline, but the math, soils, compaction, federal OSHA trench rules and paving work the same in any state. Every state's trade exam is different, so compare the index with your board's outline. It doesn't cover the business and law exam, doesn't give a certificate and doesn't replace official training, safety training or your state's requirements.
No. They're written for this book, in exam style, with worked answers. They are not official exam questions.
The book and the 2 bonus books come as PDFs by email, to the address you enter at checkout.
No. It's a one-time payment.
Yes. The PDF prints on regular letter paper, so you can keep it in the truck.
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The grade stake, the Proctor curve and the trench slope: you see them drawn, and that's it.
You walk into the exam knowing where everything is.
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