Conquering Your License Exam

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

A contractor is buying a bundle of 2"x6"x8" long. The cost of the lumber is $0.25 per BF. If the cost of the bundle is $100, ______________pieces are in the bundle. Select the closest answer.

_____________are drawings in which all horizontal and vertical lines have true length and vertical lines are vertical but horizontal lines are set at 30 degrees or -30 degrees.

A pneumatic tamper enables a worker to do nearly ____________ times the work he can do by hand.

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

A contractor has to excavate a drainage swale that is 200' long, 16' wide and has a depth of 2' with the ends vertical. If the soil to be removed is mud, the total volume of material to be removed from the job site would be _____________ cyd. Select the closest answer

Each of the following factors must be considered when estimating the costs for the excavation of a project. Generally, the easiest to quantify is the ___________________________.

The area of a roof measuring 10 - - with a ¼ pitch and is ________ square feet. Select the closest answer.

Vermiculite is a mineral that expands, when heated, to about ___________ times its original size

If 450 bank cubic yards of dry sand is to be excavated, the number of loose cubic yards that will be excavated is ________cubic yards. Select the closet answer.

Most working drawings for building construction are based on ____________.

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.

If the lap is 4" wide and only a single thickness of felt is used, add about ___________ % to allow for laps and the additional felt required at the top and bottom of wall.

Plans and elevations are usually drawn at no less than _______ .

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

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

____________work is usually publicly advertised.

Another name for a major arch is a _________________ arch.

The standard tool for resource control in project scheduling which calculates the project completion date and dates for completion of project activities and intermediate milestones is the ________________________ .

The principal objective of construction scheduling is to manage all of the following resources used in the construction process except for ______________.

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 estimating the amount of roofing material to buy for a project. According to Walker's, a  waste factor of _______________ % would be used to estimate the quantity of asphalt shingles for a structure with hip roofs, including dormers and valleys.

Another reference name for a Bar Chart is a _________________.

A shelf or ledge formed by projecting successive course of masonry out from the face of the wall, pier or column is a _____________________ .

Welded steel fabric with a 6"x6" mesh of 6 gauge wire will weigh _____ pounds per 100 sq. feet