Conquering Your License Exam

A _____________ is a bond furnished by the contractor that guarantees they will sign a contract in accordance with their bid and will provide performance and payment bonds.

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

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

____________ standard bricks are required to build an ft x 20 ft wall . Select the closest answer.

__________ board feet of wood would be required to build a partition wall that measures 8' high  25' long and is 4" thick with one 2 x 4 sole plate but a double plate at the top. n center. Select the closet answer.

When cutting old or cured concrete, using a diamond blade of correct specification, cutting time may be __________ the amount given for cutting green concrete

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

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.

A contractor is building a house with a hip roof. The slope of the roof is 5/12. The plan dimensions of the house are 40'x60'. Assuming a 10% waster factor, the contractor should order ___ sheets of plywood.

The process of constructing the temporary end of a masonry wall with the end stretcher of every alternate course projecting is known as __________________ .

The federal government, under the _________ , requires that a contractor furnish two separate bonds, one for performance and one for the payment of labor and materials.

Any discrepancies on the plans or specifications or changes the architect or owner wish to make after the plans and specifications have been issued, but before bids are turned in, are incorporated in the ____________ .

Another name for a major arch is a _________________ arch.

________ is the amount of time for an activity, obtained by subtracting its early start (ES) from its late start (LS) or early finish (EF) from its late finish (LF).

Site clearing and grading are covered under Division ______  of the CSI Uniform System of Specifications.

_______ is the material or masonry units forming a cap or finish on top of a wall and protects it from penetration of water from above.

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

The type of cost estimate where the estimator starts an entirely new cost estimate based on the items of work identified in the contract specifications and drawings is called the ____________.

Some advantages to be realized when a is used to excavate is that it digs straight, vertical side walls (in soil which will stand), it cuts a level floor, and it reduces hand trim to a minimum.

40,000 pounds will equal ______________ metric tons. 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 ___________________________.

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 standard, non-modular brick is ____ long.

Most building departments require that plumbing drawings be submitted in __________________.

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