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[B-1] What percentage of conversations do listeners remember of what they hear? A. 10% B. 30% C. 50% D. 90% - correct answer โโA. 10% [B-1] What percentage of conversations do speakers remember of what they say and do? A. 30% B. 50% C. 70% D. 90% - correct answer โโD. 90% [B-1] When giving presentations, people should do which of the following? A. present extra information beyond their primary goal to demonstrate their expertise B. speak quickly to get in as much information as possible C. speak as loudly as possible to ensure they can be heard D. keep the conversation short and on topic - correct answer โโD. keep the conversation short and on topic [B-1] Which of the following should people do to effectively listen? A. keep their mobile phone volume up so they do not miss a phone call
B. listen objectively with the intent to understand the speaker's perspective C. ask questions as they think of them so they don't forget to ask them later D. avoid eye contact with the speaker - correct answer โโB. listen objectively with the intent to understand the speaker's perspective [B-1] Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? A. It is a good practice to text authorization of a change order to your subcontractors as long as you are sure they have a smartphone. B. It is a good practice for your subcontractors to text you an RFI before proceeding with a change order request. C. Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice. D. Texting contract amendments is a good practice because it saves time and saves the changes in the cloud. - correct answer โโC. Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice. [B-1] What does RFI stand for? A. right for inclusion B. response from institute C. request for information D. regular foam insulation - correct answer โโC. request for information [B-1] An owner-initiated change order should include which of the following? A. expected duration of individual activities described in the change order B. potential future cost impact of the change C. reference to contract documents describing the change in detail D. subcontractors to be used to complete the change - correct answer โโC. reference to contract documents describing the change in detail
[B-1] A job diary should be maintained by whom? A. superintendent B. foreman C. project manager D. all members of the project management team - correct answer โโD. all members of the project management team [B-1] If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? A. once a day B. each shift C. twice a day D. once a week - correct answer โโB. each shift [B-1] Daily reports are primarily created by whom? A. field laborers B. project manager C. superintendent D. estimator - correct answer โโC. superintendent [1] Meeting agendas should be distributed______________. A. at least one day prior to the meeting B. at the beginning of the meeting C. about one day after the meeting D. any time during the project - correct answer โโA. at least one day prior to the meeting
[1] Meeting minutes should be distributed____________. A. about one day prior to the meeting B. at the beginning of the meeting C. about one day after the meeting D. any time during the project - correct answer โโC. about one day after the meeting [1] Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or biweekly intervals throughout the project? A. preconstruction meetings B. progress meetings C. postconstruction meetings D. coordination meetings - correct answer โโB. progress meetings [2] Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? A. concrete B. masonry C. wood D. steel - correct answer โโC. wood [2] Concrete is strongest in_________. A. compressive strength B. tensile strength C. shear strength D. fluid strength - correct answer โโA. compressive strength
[2] Which of the following is a type of aggregate? A. gravel B. topsoil C. water D. cement - correct answer โโA. gravel [2] Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in general purpose concrete? A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 90% - correct answer โโC. 75% [2] What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? A. The sieve has 4-in. openings. B. The sieve has four openings per square inch. C. The sieve has four openings per linear inch. D. The sieve has four openings per square foot. - correct answer โโC. The sieve has four openings per linear inch. [2] Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in alternating directions? A. plywood B. oriented strand board (OSB)
C. particle board D. medium-density fiberboard (MDF) - correct answer โโA. plywood [2] The 10 in a W10 ร 30 steel beam indicates what? A. the nominal width of the flange in inches B. the nominal depth of the beam in inches C. the weight per foot of length in pounds D. the length of the beam in feet - correct answer โโB. the nominal depth of the beam in inches [2] Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? A. Type M B. Type S C. Type N D. Type O - correct answer โโA. Type M [2] Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? A. crawl space B. strip footing C. mat footing D. caisson - correct answer โโD. caisson [2] Clay is what type of soil? A. solid rock B. cohesive soil C. cohesionless soil
D. organic soil - correct answer โโB. cohesive soil [2] Sand is what type of soil? A. solid rock B. cohesive soil C. cohesionless soil D. organic soil - correct answer โโC. cohesionless soil [2] Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ________ state. A. natural B. bank C. loose D. compacted - correct answer โโC. loose [2] What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? A. see how much work has been completed B. establish general soil classifications C. check for the presence of worms in the soil D. develop an excavation plan - correct answer โโB. establish general soil classifications [2] What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? A. boring, sampling, testing B. sampling, boring, testing C. sampling, testing, boring D. testing, sampling, boring - correct answer โโA. boring, sampling, testing
[2] Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___________. A. No. 60 sieve B. No. 100 sieve C. No. 200 sieve D. No. 400 sieve - correct answer โโC. No. 200 sieve [2] Referencing the example of a boring log in Figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect to find very stiff gray sandy clay? A. 5 ft to 9 ft B. 10 ft to 14 ft C. 15 ft to19 ft D. 20 ft to 22 ft - correct answer โโD. 20 ft to 22 ft [2] Wood, steel, and rigid insulation are all used for_______________. A. concrete finishing B. formwork shoring C. strengthening concrete D. concrete formwork - correct answer โโD. concrete formwork [2] Deflection is a result of what type of stress? A. bending B. tensile C. shear D. axial - correct answer โโA. bending
[2] Which of the following is a type of multiuse form? A. tubular fiber column forms B. insulated concrete forms (ICFs) C. panel forms D. form release - correct answer โโC. panel forms [2] Which of the following would be considered a dead load? A. workers B. equipment C. stored materials D. formwork - correct answer โโD. formwork [2] Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? A. dry bulb B. relative humidity C. enthalpy D. humidity ratio - correct answer โโD. humidity ratio [2] If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80ยบ F and an RH of 50%, what is its wet bulb temperature? A. 31ยบ B. 67ยบ C. 77ยบ D. 80ยบ - correct answer โโB. 67ยบ
[2] If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60ยบ F and an RH of 100%, what is its wet bulb temperature? A. 30ยบ B. 60ยบ C. 90ยบ D. 120ยบ - correct answer โโB. 60ยบ [2] Using the psychrometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60ยบ F and a humidity ratio of 23.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? A. 10% B. 30% C. 50% D. 70% - correct answer โโB. 30% [2] Air sample A has a dry bulb temperature of 80ยบ F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B has a dry bulb temperature of 65ยบ F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following statements is true? A. A has more sensible heat but the same latent heat as B. B. A has less sensible heat but more latent heat as B. C. A has more sensible and latent heat as B. D. A has less sensible and latent heat as B. - correct answer โโC. A has more sensible and latent heat as B. [2] If you have 10 ฮฉ of resistance and a voltage of 20 V, how much current is going through the circuit? A. 0.5 A B. 2 A
D. 200 A - correct answer โโB. 2 A E = IR; 20 = I ร 10; I = 2 [2] Which is the unit of measure for AC power? A. volt B. ampere C. watt D. coulomb - correct answer โโC. watt [2] If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ฮฉ of resistance, what is the total resistance in the circuit? A. 0.75 ฮฉ B. 1.33 ฮฉ C. 4 ฮฉ D. 12 ฮฉ - correct answer โโD. 12 ฮฉ 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 [2] If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ฮฉ of resistance, what is the total resistance in the circuit? A. 0.75 ฮฉ B. 1.33 ฮฉ C. 4 ฮฉ D. 12 ฮฉ - correct answer โโB. 1.33 ฮฉ
[2] In the United States, alternating current is provided by utility companies at ________________ hertz or cycles per second. A. 1 B. 50 C. 60 D. 100 - correct answer โโC. 60 [2] If a three-phase circuit has 240 V, using 100 A with a power factor of .5, what is the real power? A. 0.24 W B. 12,000 W C. 20,760 W D. 24,000 kW - correct answer โโC. 20,760 W 1.73 ร 240 ร 100 ร 0.5 = 20, [2] If a single-phase circuit has 120 V, using 10 A with a power factor of .8, what is the apparent power? A. 12 W B. 1,200 W C. 1,661 W D. 2,076 W - correct answer โโB. 1,200 W 120 ร 10 = 1,
[3] Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? A. exchange of money B. revised scope of work C. time extension D. mutual acceptance - correct answer โโD. mutual acceptance [3] Which of the following contract types is generally considered to have the most risk for the contractor? A. lump sum B. unit price C. cost plus D. cost plus with GMP - correct answer โโA. lump sum [3] Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is well defined but not the quantities of material? A. lump sum B. unit price C. cost plus D. cost plus with GMP - correct answer โโB. unit price [3] In which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? A. lump sum B. CM agency C. CM at risk D. integrated project delivery - correct answer โโB. CM agency
[3] Which statement is true about the design-build delivery method from the owner's perspective? A. Design is complete when contractor is hired. B. Fast tracking is difficult with this delivery method. C. There is a single source of fault for building system failures. D. Design Build firms are rarely temporary joint ventures. - correct answer โโC. There is a single source of fault for building system failures. [3] Which delivery method has the most risk for the contractor? A. design-bid-build B. design-build C. CM at risk D. integrated project delivery - correct answer โโB. design-build [3] Which of the following is a major difference between a CM agency and a CM at risk? A. manages construction on the owner's behalf B. has a contract with the designer C. provides a lump sum price for construction services D. caps the construction costs the owner is required to pay - correct answer โโD. caps the construction costs the owner is required to pay [3] Under which legal structure are the least total taxes paid for the goods and services provided by the company? A. sole proprietorship B. federalist C. corporation
D. joint venture - correct answer โโA. sole proprietorship [3] In the construction industry, which legal entity is often a temporary arrangement? A. sole proprietorship B. partnership C. limited liability corporation D. joint venture - correct answer โโD. joint venture [3] Which is an advantage of forming a corporation? A. Shareholders have reduced personal liability. B. The corporation's value can't go down from its initial purchase price. C. Less taxes are paid than in a limited liability corporation. D. Quick decision making is possible, especially for large companies. - correct answer โโA. Shareholders have reduced personal liability. [3] A company has $10,000 in cash, $20,000 in equipment, and $20,000 in accounts payable. The tax rate is 13%. What is the current ratio? A. 0. B. 0. C. 1. D. 1.5 - correct answer โโA. 0. $10,000/$20,000 = 0. [3] What is the return on assets assuming a net profit before tax of $15,000 and $30,000 total assets?
D. 200% - correct answer โโC. 50% $15,000/$30,000 ร 100 = 50% [3] A company has $50,000 in equipment, $20,000 in cash, and $30,000 in accounts payable. How much working capital does it have? A. ($10,000) B. $10, C. $20, D. $40,000 - correct answer โโA. ($10,000) $20,000 - $30,000 = ($10,000) [3] Which chart would be the most appropriate to show the percentage of fall protection safety violations compared to all safety violations? A. histogram B. bar chart C. pie chart D. line chart - correct answer โโC. pie chart [3] Which of the following is a management system used to improve customer satisfaction? A. TQM B. Six Sigma
C. Lean D. All the above - correct answer โโD. All the above [3] Which management system was developed based on Toyota's Production System? A. TQM B. Six Sigma C. Lean D. ISO 9000 - correct answer โโC. Lean [3] Which of the following should a construction professional provide when delivering services to his or her clients based on the AIC code of ethics? A. adjustable ethics based on clients' preferences B. management excellence C. minimum industry standards D. complete transparency to everyone on every task - correct answer โโB. management excellence [4] Which of the following is not a type of pile installed by pile driving? A. cofferdams B. precast concrete pile C. cast-in-place concrete pile D. metal pile - correct answer โโC. cast-in-place concrete pile [4] Which of the following types of equipment is most suitable for excavation of a standard residential basement? A. excavator
B. loader C. scraper D. dragline - correct answer โโA. excavator [4] Which of the following types of excavation equipment is most suitable for removing and stockpiling on-site 2 ft of soil from 1 acre of excavation area? A. excavator B. loader C. scraper D. dragline - correct answer โโC. scraper [4] Which of the following types of excavation equipment is most suitable for final grading of a roadway? A. dozer B. grader C. loader D. backhoe - correct answer โโB. grader [4] Which of the following types of compaction equipment is most suitable for compacting the granular base of a large parking lot? A. tamper B. plate compactor C. smooth wheel roller D. sheepsfoot roller - correct answer โโC. smooth wheel roller [4] A sheepsfoot roller is most suitable for compaction of which type of soil?
A. clay soils B. gravel C. sandy soils D. topsoil - correct answer โโA. clay soils [4] What is an advantage of a tower crane? A. It is easily moved from one location to another on the job site. B. Its operator has an unobstructed view of the site. C. Several mobilizations and demobilizations per project are common. D. Its setup time is fast. - correct answer โโB. Its operator has an unobstructed view of the site. [4] Which of the following types of aerial work platforms is most suitable for installing fire sprinkler piping inside a building? A. slab scissor lift B. rough terrain scissor lift C. straight boom manlift D. mast boom lift - correct answer โโA. slab scissor lift [4] Using Figure 4-12, what is the maximum load of a crane if the boom is at an angle of 40ยบ and extended 53 ft? A. 4,640 lb B. 5,030 lb C. 13,010 lb D. 80,000 lb - correct answer โโB. 5,030 lb [4] In which CSI division is information about structural steel located?
A. Division 01 B. Division 05 C. Division 10 D. Division 15 - correct answer โโB. Division 05 [4] Which CSI technical specification part would contain information about which submittals were required? A. Part 1 B. Part 2 C. Part 3 D. Part 4 - correct answer โโA. Part 1 [4] Which CSI division significantly changed with the 2004, 50-division format change? A. Division 01 B. Division 05 C. Division 10 D. Division 15 - correct answer โโD. Division 15 [4] Which of the following views is used in plumbing drawings to show a 3D view of pipe runs? A. plan B. elevation C. section D. isometric - correct answer โโD. isometric [4] Where is the best location to look to determine the electrical requirements for a project's chillers?
A. contract B. details C. schedule D. specifications - correct answer โโC. schedule [4] Which of the following types of lines are used to show hidden objects or objects above or below the cutting plane? A. light solid line B. bold solid line C. dot then dashed line D. dashed line - correct answer โโD. dashed line [4] Using the sample drawings provided in this chapter, what is the fire rating for door 062.3? A. not rated B. 30 minutes C. 60 minutes D. 90 minutes - correct answer โโA. not rated [4] Using the sample drawings provided in this chapter, what is the horse power of the fan servicing AHU-1? A. 1 hp B. 10 hp C. 25 hp D. 35 hp - correct answer โโC. 25 hp
(Page 72) [5] Which of the following bid documents would the contractor place his or her price on? A. instructions to bidders B. bid form C. contract agreement D. general conditions - correct answer โโB. bid form [5] Which of the following bid documents contains additional or supplemental information to the design documents? A. instructions to bidders B. addendum C. alternate D. general conditions - correct answer โโB. addendum Which type of specification provides the criteria that the contractor must build to but does not include a specific design? A. performance specification B. project specification C. preliminary specification D. prescriptive specification - correct answer โโA. performance specification [5] The criteria set by a trade organization for acceptable quality and installation procedures, such as the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) benchmarks for ductwork quality, are best described as a ____________. A. code
B. specification C. regulation D. standard - correct answer โโD. standard [5] If a project trailer is vandalized, which of the following type of insurance would cover the claim? A. errors and omissions B. builder's risk C. general liability D. property insurance - correct answer โโB. builder's risk [5] What is the term used to describe the financial evaluation of the cost of a building component or system over its useful life? A. cost ratio B. value engineering C. life cycle costing D. initial cost analysis - correct answer โโC. life cycle costing [5] Which type of estimate is most appropriate when the contract documents are 100% complete? A. detailed estimate B. cost indices estimate C. parametric estimate D. conceptual estimate - correct answer โโA. detailed estimate [5] Using the square foot costs from Figure 5-1, how much would a 6,500 sq ft post office cost? A. $484,575
D. $689,585 - correct answer โโB. $617,630 6,500 ร 95.02 = $617,630 [5] What would happen to the total cost of the building described in Figure 5-2 if the brick veneer made up 60% and the windows made up 40% of the building enclosure instead of 80% and 20%? A. Cost would decrease $780,900. B. Cost would decrease $334,650. C. Cost would increase $334,650. D. Cost would increase $780,900. - correct answer โโC. Cost would increase $334,650. (25,000 ร 0.6 ร 4.46) + (25,000 ร 0.4 ร 71.4) - (89,250 + 357,000) = $334,650 [5] Using Figure 5-3, how much would a bank that costs $500,000 in Clemson, South Carolina, in 2012 cost if built in 2015 in Provo, Utah? A. $367,155 B. $628,947 C. $680,912 D. $889,685 - correct answer โโC. $680,912 500,000 ร (47.8/35.1) = $680,912 [5] How many crew days would it take to install 1,500 sq yd of carpet if the two-person crew can install 500 sq yd/day? A. 1.25 days
B. 2.25 days C. 3.00 days D. 4.35 days - correct answer โโC. 3.00 days 1,500/500 = 3.00 days [5] Carpet is typically taken off by which unit of measure? A. square foot B. square yard C. square D. cubic yard - correct answer โโB. square yard [5] How many 7-cy dump truck loads are needed to remove 350 Bcy of soil assuming the swell factor is 15%? A. 53 B. 58 C. 59 D. 412 - correct answer โโB. 58 350 ร 1.15/7 = 57.5 [5] How many bank cubic yards of soil would be needed to fill an excavation requiring 45 ccy of fill assuming an 88% compaction factor? A. 39.6 B. 40.5 C. 50.4