Grading definition

Grading means the movement or redistribution of the soil, sand, rock, gravel, sediment, or other material on a site in a manner that alters the natural contour of the land.
Grading means the sorting of metals to industry-agreed specifications ready for use, without the need for further treatment, by the end consumer to manufacture new metals.
Grading means any excavating, grubbing, filling (including hydraulic fill) or stockpiling of earth materials or any combination thereof, including the land in its excavated or filled condition.

Examples of Grading in a sentence

  • Grading systems of the institutions It is recommended that receiving institutions provide the statistical distribution of grades or make the information available through EGRACONS according to the descriptions in the ECTS users’ guide12.

  • Policy 4-23 (Authority and Responsibility) Policy 4-24 (Methods of Procurement) Policy 4-26 (Purchasing) Policy 4-30 (School Board Contract Approval) Policy 5-5 (Assessment and Grading) Policy 5-7 (Selection and Review of Library Media Center Instructional Materials) and Policy 5-19 (Textbook Adoption) but except the complaint procedures for Policies 5-7 and 5-19 shall continue to be followed.

  • Segment scaling or grading of logs in excess of 20 feet in gross scaling length shall be scaled according to instructions set forth in "Segment Scaling and Grading of Long Logs - All Species - State Forestry Department Scaling Practices" (Eastside).

  • All logs from timber sold under the terms and conditions of this contract shall be: (1) scaled at a location approved in writing by STATE; (2) scaled by a third-party scaling organization with a current agreement with STATE; and (3) scaled using the Official Log Scaling and Grading Rules (as adopted by the Northwest Log Rules Advisory Group) and STATE special service scaling instructions in effect at the time the logs are scaled.


More Definitions of Grading

Grading means any excavation, clearing, filling, leveling, or contouring of the ground surface by human or mechanical means.
Grading means any act by which soil is cleared, stripped, stockpiled, excavated, scarified, filled, or any combination thereof.
Grading means any excavating or filling of earth material or any combination thereof, including the land in its excavated or filled conditions.
Grading means the cutting and filling of the land surface to a desired slope or elevation.
Grading means to smooth the surface of the ground, typically with heavy construction equipment.
Grading means excavation, filling, in-place ground modification, removal of roots or stumps that includes ground disturbance, stockpiling of earth materials, or any combination thereof, including the establishment of a grade following demolition of a structure.
Grading means modification of a land slope by cutting and filling with the native soil or re- distribution of the native soil which is present at the site.