Conquering Your License Exam

After acquiring a piece of construction equipment, the contractor should _________________.

A ______________ bond is a bond assuring that the contractor will complete a project in accordance with plans and specs identified in the contract documents.

A contractor needs to purchase 25 lengths of structural steel angle, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/8. Each piece of 20" long. The total weight to be purchased is _______________________ pounds. Select the closest answer.

A _____________contract allows the owner control over the selection of his general contractor.

A defect in workmanship is found 18 months after a project is completed. A ________bond would cover the repair.

Another reference name for a Bar Chart is a _________________.

The ___________method of drilling can only be used for preliminary investigations for foundations.

The R value rating of a masonry wall constructed with 10" thick hollow concrete masonry units with a density of 100 pounds per cubic foot and the cores of the masonry blocks filled with perlite is _________.

A vertical plane represented by an orthographic projection of the outside building is a (an) _________________ .

According to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) divisions, subdivision 105500 denotes ______.

When renting non-tractor equipment, the __________is usually responsible for the cost of repairs due to normal wear and tear.

In an ordinary building foundation work, the most common type of pile to be used is _______________.

When excavating sandy clay/moist loam using a hydraulic tractor (crawler) backhoe with a 1-1/4 cubic yard bucket, an average of cubic yards can be excavated per 8-hour day. Select the closest answer.

A method of construction for walls that greatly reduces the investment in large quantities of forming material is known as _______________ construction. In this method, the wall panels are cast on the ground and then raised into position.

According to Walker's Estimator's Reference Book, the average useful life of a 3/4 cubic yard hydraulic backhoe is _____  years.

The type of excavating equipment selected, as well as the size of the equipment required for a project, should be based on the ______________.

A contractor is operating a 225 HP backhoe. The machine is operated for 7.5 hours per shift. If the contractor is working 6 days a week and wants to size a fuel tank to give himself a one week supply of diesel fuel, the tank would need to hold __________gallons. Select the closest answer.

Construction drawings will generally depict details through the use of _______________.

The principal objective of a construction schedule is to _______________________.

A masonry unit that does not meet standards or specifications and has been rejected is known as ___________.

If #3 reinforcement bars are to be lapped a minimum of 30 times the bar diameter, the minimum length of bar lap is inches. Select the closest answer.

Money set aside to replace future equipment should be put into a separate fund know as a(an) __________ fund.

One of the easiest and most frequently used methods of computing grading cuts or fills for a plot plan that shows contours is the ___________________________ method.

The type of mortar recommended to be used for stone foundation walls is _________________________ .

At a density of approximately 25 pounds per cubic foot, 1" of vermiculite concrete at has an insulating value equal to approximately _____ inches of ordinary concrete.