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Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E or Owner and the Contractor? A. Job Diary B. Memorandum C. Construction Report D. Formal Business Letter - ✔✔d Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office and the job site? A. Job Diary B. Memorandum C. Construction Report D. Formal Business Letter - ✔✔b What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the Participants? A. As a follow-up to the meeting B. At the beginning of the meeting C. About one day after the meeting D. About one day prior to the meeting - ✔✔d Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the Preconstruction Meeting? A. General Conditions B. General Requirements C. TechnicalSpecifications D. Supplementary Conditions - ✔✔b
What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the Participants? A. At the beginning of the meeting B. About one day after the meeting C. About one hour prior to the meeting D. About one day prior to the meeting - ✔✔b Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting minutes? A. To, from, project, date, time place and subject B. Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings with paragraph, role C. Objective clear and measurable, attendance, role of each person, their expertise D. Attendance, topical headings with paragraph stating person assigned, completion - ✔✔d Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the working agenda? A. Plan with goals and specific activities, priority, time needed, scheduled events B. Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings with paragraph, role C. Activity description, days, information needed crew size, material & equipment D. Attendance, topical headings with paragraph stating person assigned, completion - ✔✔b What are the mental activities that must be taken into consideration for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting?
B. 20%
C. 50%
D. 90% - ✔✔a Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the communication has been understood? A. You the sender should ask closed ended- questions and tell them twice B. You the sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak C. You the sender should ask how they feel and their attitude toward the activity D. You the sender should tell them what to do and get them back to work quickly - ✔✔b Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question? A. Do you understand what work is supposed to be completed? B. Do you know what shovel to get me from the tool shed? C. What steps are you going to take to complete the activity? D. How do you feel about completing the activities assigned? - ✔✔c Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization system for organizing construction materials, specifications and documentation into Divisions and Sections for projects? A. Sweet's Catalog
B. Underwriters Laboratories C. ConstructionSpecificationsInstitute D. American Society for Testing Materials - ✔✔c Assume you have a beam that is 16 feet long and carries a concentrated load of 900 pounds at a distance of 4 feet from R2. Reaction (R1) is pinned 12 feet from the load. Reaction R1 = 225 lbs and R2 = 675 lbs. What is the maximum bending moment in lb-ft? A. 900 B. 1, C. 2, D. 3,600 - ✔✔c (225x15) Assume that you are pouring a wall that is 151 feet - 4 inches long, 14 feet high and 16 inches thick and the daily placement rate is 375 cubic yards per 8-hour day. What is the rate of pour in feet per hour? A. 00. B. 06. C. 07. D. 60.11 - ✔✔b Rate of pour in CF per hour =375/8 = 46.875CY/hr x 27 = 1,265.625CF/hr •Plan Area = 151.33' x 1.33' = 201.72sqft
- 1265.625/201.72 = 6.27 ft per hour Using the average soil weights from the table in figure 1, what is the swell percentage using a loam soil? A. 8.3% B. 23.8% C. 31.9% D. 81.0% - ✔✔b SW% = ((BCY/LCY) - 1) x 100
- (2,600/2100)- 1 x 100 = 23.8%
Which legal entity is considered perpetual? A. Partnership B. Corporation C. Joint Venture D. Sole Proprietorship - ✔✔b Which law are corporations formed under? A. City B. State C. Federal D. Municipal - ✔✔b Which law establishes basic rules governing the sale of goods, used to establish a Purchase Order? A. Davis Bacon Act B. Uniform Commercial Code C. National Labor Relations Act D. Uniform Transportation Code - ✔✔b What graphical measurement tool is a bar graph displaying a frequency distribution? A. Histogram B. Pareto Chart C. Control Chart D. Fishbone Chart - ✔✔a Which of the following principles of law states that if the prime contractor reasonably relies on the promise or price of the subcontractor to its detriment, then the subcontractor must be held to its promise in order to avoid harm to the prime contractor even though a signed contract between the contractor and subcontractor does not exist at the bidding phase of a project? A. Consideration B. Legal Purpose
C. Promissory Estoppel D. Equitable Adjustment - ✔✔c At which point in time must the Agreement be provided to each prospective bidder? A. At the bid opening B. During the bidding phase of the project C. At the signing of the Owner-Contractor Agreement D. Just before the signing of the Owner- Contractor Agreement - ✔✔b Using the financial statements provided in figure 3a and 3b, what is the Working Capital for this company at the end of the year? A. $176, 177 B. $733, C. $1,463, D. $1,633,389 - ✔✔b 1,415,815 - 682,661 = $733, Using the financial statements provided in figure 3a and 3b, what is the Leverage Ratio of Total Debt to Total Assets for this company at the end of the year? A. 0. B. 0. C. 0. D. 1.97 - ✔✔b $1,515,995 / $2,979,398 =. Using the financial statements provided in figure 3a and 3b, what is the return on Sales percentage for this company at the end of the year? A. 4.0% B. 6.2%
Your specifications reference this construction organization acronym of ASHRAE that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What does the acronym ASHRAE stand for? A. American steel housing rating association of engineers B. associated structural hoists rating association of engineers C. american society for heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning, engineers D. associated society for home rating air equipment - ✔✔c Which party is normally responsible for designing the temporary structures? A. Owner B. Vendor C. Contractor D. Architect/Engineer - ✔✔c Which of the following systems is designed to carry the vertical load of the structure? A. Piling B. Cofferdam C. Timber Shoring D. Cribbing and Tie-backs - ✔✔a Which piece of equipment is most efficient for compacting granular soils such as sand, gravel, and crushed stone? A. Backhoe B. Sheepsfoot C. Smooth-Wheel Roller D. Wheel-Tractor Scraper - ✔✔c
Using the information provided in figure 4, how many layers or mats of reinforcement are required for Mark 1B1? A. 1 B. 2 C. 12 D. 24 - ✔✔b Using the information provided in figure 5, where is AHU-1 located? A. Lower Level B. Prayer Room 205 C. Sanctuary Room 202 D. Mechanical Room 107 - ✔✔d Which document establishes the forms, content and procedures for submitting the bid proposals? A. general cold B. gen req C. instructions to bidders D. supp conditions - ✔✔c Which party has all of the liability for a performance specification? A. Owner B. Contractor C. Architect/Engineer D. Code Official - ✔✔b A specification reads as follows: "Furnish, install, operate, and maintain all necessary pumping equipment for dewatering the various parts of the work and for maintaining free of water the foundations and trenches as required for construction operations." What type of specification is this called? A. Proprietary Specification
A. 28
B. 32
C. 60
D. 100 - ✔✔c 1x8 + 4x8 + 2x8 + .5x8 = 60 The plans call for the contractor to Drive, Pull and Salvage Steel Sheet Piling, 15 feet deep. The Estimated quantity is 12,000 Square Feet of Contact Area (S.F.C.A.). Given the Crew Makeup and hourly rates based upon an 8-hour work day found in figure 6 and given the Crew Daily output and unit of measure are 545 S.F.C.A. per Day, what is the Productivity Rate expressed in Workhours per Unit (Whr/Unit)? A. 0. B. 0. C. 9. D. 17.031 - ✔✔B
- 60WHR/545SFCA =. Given the information provided in figure 7 for a cofferdam that is 60 feet wide by 100 feet long and 10 feet deep enclosed with a 3 foot toe; how many total square feet of contact areas are required for the sheet piling? A. 3, B. 4, C. 6, D. 60,000 - ✔✔B
- 60+100+60+100=320lnft
- 320lnft x 13ft = 4,160sf contact area Given the information provided in figure 7 for a cofferdam that is 60 feet wide by 100 feet long and 10 feet deep enclosed with a 3 foot toe; approximately how many total board feet (BF) for all of the cofferdam components including the waste? A. 16 B. 16,
C. 25,
D. 27,229 - ✔✔C
- VLF=320lf/(13"/12") = 296PCS o 296PCS x 13' long = 3,848VLF
- Piling = 3,848VLF x (3" x 13")/12 = 12,506BF
- Wales = 3 lines x 320ft = 960lnft o 960lnft x (3"x12" /12") = 3,
- Braces = 3 lines x 12PCS/line x 60'long = 2,160lnft o 2,160lnft x (6" x 6" /12") = 6,
- Subtotal = 12,506 + 3,840 + 6,480 = 22,826BF
- Waste = 22,826BF x 12% = 2,739BF • Total Board Fee = 22,826 + 2,739 = 25,565BF Using the information provided in figure 8a and 8b, what is the total depth of the cut in feet for the building excavation? A. 7. B. 8. C. 12. D. 16.83 - ✔✔B
- (204' - .58') - (195.25' - .42' - .33') = 8.92ft Using the information provided in figure 8a and 8b, how many cubic yards of soil must be excavated? A. 40. B. 356. C. 1,070. D. 9,633,60 - ✔✔b Shape 1 = 45' x 16' x 8.92' /27 = 237.87CY
Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the Total Projected Workhours at Completion for the Column Forms? A. 27 B. 104 C. 602 D. 2,472 - ✔✔c Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the projected gain or loss in Workhours for the Column Forms? A. (174) B. 325 C. 1, D. 2,396 - ✔✔a Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the Budgeted Labor Unit Cost in Dollars per unit for the Concrete Footings? A. 0. B. 21. C. 137. D. 256.00 - ✔✔b Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the Week Labor Unit Cost in Dollars per unit for the Concrete Footings? A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. D. 14.60 - ✔✔d Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the To Date Labor Unit Cost in Dollars per unit for the Concrete Footings?
A. 0.
B. 3.
C. 20.
D. 5,125.00 - ✔✔c Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the Total Projected Labor cost at Completion for the Concrete Footings? A. 81. B. 803. C. 5,150. D. 1,0615.00 - ✔✔c Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is the projected gain or loss in Labor Dollars for the Concrete Footings? A. (1.20) B. (4,685.00) C. 338. D. 5,452.46 - ✔✔c Using the information provided in figure 9a, 9b, and 9c, what is current projection for the quantities in Vertical Lineal Feet (VLF)? A. 680 B. 5, C. 5, D. 6,700 - ✔✔c How should the nodes on a logic network be numbered? A. Consecutively B. Separated by a minimum of five
design, procurement and construction - ✔✔d What is the name of the term for shifting the activities within their available free floats in order to produce a uniform work force and reduce the maximum resource usage requirements? A. Crashing B. Crew Utilization C. Resource Leveling D. Time scaled Networking - ✔✔c What is the best source for developing the activity descriptions for the logic network and schedule? A. General Requirements B. Technical Specifications C. Financial Reports and the Balance Sheets D. Estimate and earned workhouse report - ✔✔b How is Total Float defined? A. The amount of slack B. The amount of slack activity C. The amount of slack (series) of activities D. The amount of slack throughout the logic in a node within an within a path accumulated network - ✔✔c For a Design-Build Schedule to be admissible evidence in court, it must contain the Design Activity Sequence, Procurement Activity Sequence and the Construction Activity sequence. Which of the following must also be on the preliminary schedule?
A. A bar-chart with owner-furnished items and planned weather losses each month B. A time scaled with owner-furnished items and planned weather losses at the end C. A bar-chart with planned versus as-built activities, sequence changes & all delays D. A time scaled with owner-furnished items and planned weather losses each month - ✔✔d Using the information provided in figure 10, what is the total number of days to complete this sequence of activities? A. 13 B. 14 C. 18 D. 31 - ✔✔b see figure s Using the information provided in figure 10, what are the critical activities for this logic network? A. B, G B. A, C, F C. A, D, E, G D. A, C, F, G - ✔✔d see figure s Using the information provided in figure 10, what is the total float for activity B? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 8 - ✔✔c see figure s 10 - 8 or 2-0= Using the information provided in figure 10, what is the free float between activity C and G?
