Walker's, Building Estimator's Reference Book Practice Exam

Architects and Engineers specify that fill material is to be placed in layers from ___________ inches and to compact each layer with some sort of roller or tamping equipment.

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.

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

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

According to Walker's Estimator's Reference Book, information on the nature or the thickness of underlying rock is usually obtained by _________________ .

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

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

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.

The highest strength mortar is ______________ .

A _________arch has horizontal or nearly horizontal upper and lower surfaces.

Most working drawings for building construction are based on ____________.

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

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

Modular face bricks with a nominal brick size of 2 2/3" x 4" x 8" are to be used to face a 2,500 square foot wall without headers. _________bricks will be required for this job. Select the closest answer.

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

The well point method of dewatering is usually ______.

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

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.

According to Walker's Estimator's Reference Book, 8" light weight concrete block has an R value of _________.

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.

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

The late start of an activity is the ____________________________ .

________ 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).

Which one of these is not one of the three traditional methods of construction scheduling?

According to Walker's Estimator's Reference Book, modifications issued after contract is signed are called a(n) _________________.