Construction Project- MGMT- COSC 353
Test 1 Questions Fully Solved.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry employs _______ people
and represents _______ of the work force - Answer 7.3 million
5 Percent
The total value of construction in 2006 was _______, which represents _______ of the GDP -
Answer $1.7 billion
9 Percent
Public construction makes up what percentage of the construction industry? - Answer 36%
Private construction makes up what percentage of the construction industry? - Answer 64%
What percentage does the heavy engineering construction sector make up in the construction
industry? - Answer 35%
What percentage does industrial construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 6%
What percentage does commercial construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 28%
What percentage does residential construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 31%
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1970's - Answer Houston
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1980's - Answer California
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1990's - Answer The
Northeast
How long is American Infrastructure built to last according to the 2009 American Society of Civil
Engineers Report Card for American Infrastructure? - Answer 50 years
,How old is the average bridge in our country according to the 2009 American Society of Civil
Engineers Report Card for American Infrastructure? - Answer 43 years old
How many urban bridges were rated deficient by the U.S. Department of Transportation? -
Answer One in three
How many dams in the U.S. with an average age of 50 years? - Answer 85,000
What was established in the 1970's to help clean up old toxic waste sites? - Answer A source
of federal funding called a Superfund
What is City/Build? - Answer A program which pairs high school students with design and
building professionals
What is Youth/Build? - Answer A program which pairs young people with construction projects
through work apprenticeships and educational opportunities
Of the top ten least desirable jobs which were construction related? - Answer -Construction
worker
-Painter
-Welder
-Roofer
-Ironworker
How much is employment expected to rise in the next 10 years? - Answer 19% increase
What is the construction industry's main problem? - Answer The retirement of thousands of
long-time craftsmen, who are being replaces in large part by immigrants who tend to be
younger and not as well trained
Software used by architects, engineers, and, increasingly, contractors to design and view the
two- and three-dimensional components of buildings - Answer Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Commonly known as Building Information Modeling, this platform enables visualization of the
project and can be linked to scheduling, estimating, and procurement functions and allows
people to work efficiently from multiple locations - Answer Three-Dimensional Modeling
Secure Web environments that allow owners, architects, and general contractor to invite
subcontractors to bid on jobs - Answer Electronic Plan Rooms
, Electronic platform for buying and selling material, products, and equipments, sometimes by
auction and sometimes through an open exchange model that serves as a center for searching,
evaluating, and procuring products - Answer E-commerce
It is a common method of posting and downloading large tiles such as CAD documents - Answer
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
An identification and tracking system that consists of a transponder or tag, which is a microchip
attached to an antenna, and a reader - Answer Radio Frequency Identification
A digital tool that supports the continual updating and sharing of project design information -
Answer Building Information Modeling
According to the Contractor's Guide to BIM published by the Associated General Contractors,
the advantages of using BIM include: - Answer - Identifying collisions, such as where piping
may run into structural steel
- Studying what will be build in a safe, simulated environment
- Reducing errors and corrections in the field
- Having more reliable expectations of field conditions
- Being able to incorporate more prefabricated components and assemblies
- Comparing "what if" scenarios for logistics, sequencing, hoisting, and other major moves
BIM includes: - Answer - Project components
- Details and quantities
- So the preparation of the estimate, schedule, and the design for the renovation should be a lot
faster
Trade in the noncommunist countries has eliminated tariff barriers with the creation of - Answer
World Trade Organization
The countries of the European Union (27 to date) have joined together to create what? - Answer
A single market unit with a single currency
Frank O. Gehry & Associates used three- dimensional computer modeling in the design of the
exterior wall system of what building? - Answer The Der Neue Zollhof building in Dusseldorf,
Germany
Test 1 Questions Fully Solved.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry employs _______ people
and represents _______ of the work force - Answer 7.3 million
5 Percent
The total value of construction in 2006 was _______, which represents _______ of the GDP -
Answer $1.7 billion
9 Percent
Public construction makes up what percentage of the construction industry? - Answer 36%
Private construction makes up what percentage of the construction industry? - Answer 64%
What percentage does the heavy engineering construction sector make up in the construction
industry? - Answer 35%
What percentage does industrial construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 6%
What percentage does commercial construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 28%
What percentage does residential construction sector make up in the construction industry? -
Answer 31%
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1970's - Answer Houston
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1980's - Answer California
Experienced tremendous economic growth and construction in the 1990's - Answer The
Northeast
How long is American Infrastructure built to last according to the 2009 American Society of Civil
Engineers Report Card for American Infrastructure? - Answer 50 years
,How old is the average bridge in our country according to the 2009 American Society of Civil
Engineers Report Card for American Infrastructure? - Answer 43 years old
How many urban bridges were rated deficient by the U.S. Department of Transportation? -
Answer One in three
How many dams in the U.S. with an average age of 50 years? - Answer 85,000
What was established in the 1970's to help clean up old toxic waste sites? - Answer A source
of federal funding called a Superfund
What is City/Build? - Answer A program which pairs high school students with design and
building professionals
What is Youth/Build? - Answer A program which pairs young people with construction projects
through work apprenticeships and educational opportunities
Of the top ten least desirable jobs which were construction related? - Answer -Construction
worker
-Painter
-Welder
-Roofer
-Ironworker
How much is employment expected to rise in the next 10 years? - Answer 19% increase
What is the construction industry's main problem? - Answer The retirement of thousands of
long-time craftsmen, who are being replaces in large part by immigrants who tend to be
younger and not as well trained
Software used by architects, engineers, and, increasingly, contractors to design and view the
two- and three-dimensional components of buildings - Answer Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Commonly known as Building Information Modeling, this platform enables visualization of the
project and can be linked to scheduling, estimating, and procurement functions and allows
people to work efficiently from multiple locations - Answer Three-Dimensional Modeling
Secure Web environments that allow owners, architects, and general contractor to invite
subcontractors to bid on jobs - Answer Electronic Plan Rooms
, Electronic platform for buying and selling material, products, and equipments, sometimes by
auction and sometimes through an open exchange model that serves as a center for searching,
evaluating, and procuring products - Answer E-commerce
It is a common method of posting and downloading large tiles such as CAD documents - Answer
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
An identification and tracking system that consists of a transponder or tag, which is a microchip
attached to an antenna, and a reader - Answer Radio Frequency Identification
A digital tool that supports the continual updating and sharing of project design information -
Answer Building Information Modeling
According to the Contractor's Guide to BIM published by the Associated General Contractors,
the advantages of using BIM include: - Answer - Identifying collisions, such as where piping
may run into structural steel
- Studying what will be build in a safe, simulated environment
- Reducing errors and corrections in the field
- Having more reliable expectations of field conditions
- Being able to incorporate more prefabricated components and assemblies
- Comparing "what if" scenarios for logistics, sequencing, hoisting, and other major moves
BIM includes: - Answer - Project components
- Details and quantities
- So the preparation of the estimate, schedule, and the design for the renovation should be a lot
faster
Trade in the noncommunist countries has eliminated tariff barriers with the creation of - Answer
World Trade Organization
The countries of the European Union (27 to date) have joined together to create what? - Answer
A single market unit with a single currency
Frank O. Gehry & Associates used three- dimensional computer modeling in the design of the
exterior wall system of what building? - Answer The Der Neue Zollhof building in Dusseldorf,
Germany
