LSU CM Exit- Exam and All Correct
Answers 2026.
Conventional concrete typically weighs ____________ - Answer 140pcf - 150pcf
BTU - Answer British Thermal Unit - A quantity of heat. It is the amount of heat needed to
raise a pound of water 1°F. An MBH is 1,000 BTUs/hr.
Sensible Heat - Answer "Dry Heat" - Heat added to the air without adding moisture. As
sensible heat increases the points on the psychrometric chart move to the right.
Latent Heat - Answer The hidden heat added to the air by adding moisture (approx. 1,000
BTUs/lb of water). As latent heat increases the points on the psychrometric chart move up.
Enthalpy - Answer (h) - is the total amount of thermal energy (sensible & latent) in the air. It is
measured in BTUs per lb of dry air.
Depreciable value is the purchase price less the __________ - Answer Salvage Value
The difference between a current asset and a long term asset is ______________ - Answer
Current assets can be liquidated within one year and long term assets cannot
Current Ratio - Answer This accounting ratio is calculated by dividing the total current assets
by the total current liabilities
Working capital of a construction company increases when - Answer A company sells
equipment or assets
When an owner decides to add additional work to the original scope, this is considered what
type of change? - Answer Owner Directed Change Order
All of the following are steps that a construction company can follow in applying risk
management except one. - Answer Avoid all risky situations.
Complete the risk statement...if a/an _______________ happens, then the steel material for the
project may cost more than the budget, which will impact the stele subcontractors, causing an
increase in the project cost. - Answer Fluctuation in the steel price.
, Which of the following best describes risk? - Answer The potential event that results in an
outcome that is different than what's planned.
Typical steps associated with the risk management process are identify the risk, analyze the
identified risks, _____________, allocate risks contractually, and monitor and control risks
throughout the design and construction of a project. - Answer Mitigate and plan to address
risks.
Which of the following is not a risk identification tool and technique that construction managers
use. - Answer Value Engineering
Change Order - Answer A written order to the contractor authorizing changes in work to the
signed original documents (not the bid documents)
An acceptance is ______________________________. - Answer An unconditional agreement
with an offer
What is the constructive acceleration? - Answer It is the forced completion of the contract
work in a shorter period than should have been allowed by the issuance of a warranted time
extension.
What is the cardinal rule of documentation and records? - Answer Put it in writing.
Which one of the following is NOT an alternative dispute resolution method? - Answer
Litigation
__________________ is a sum withheld from progress payments to the contractor in
accordance with the terms of
the contract - Answer Retainage (retention)
Define progress curves. - Answer A display of cumulative costs, labor hours, or other
quantities against time as s-curves.
From the following list, which tool does not help a project manager to control costs on a
project? - Answer Baseline schedules
If a project that is 40% complete has a cost variance of -$45,000, what does this mean? -
Answer The project is currently $45,000 over-budget
Answers 2026.
Conventional concrete typically weighs ____________ - Answer 140pcf - 150pcf
BTU - Answer British Thermal Unit - A quantity of heat. It is the amount of heat needed to
raise a pound of water 1°F. An MBH is 1,000 BTUs/hr.
Sensible Heat - Answer "Dry Heat" - Heat added to the air without adding moisture. As
sensible heat increases the points on the psychrometric chart move to the right.
Latent Heat - Answer The hidden heat added to the air by adding moisture (approx. 1,000
BTUs/lb of water). As latent heat increases the points on the psychrometric chart move up.
Enthalpy - Answer (h) - is the total amount of thermal energy (sensible & latent) in the air. It is
measured in BTUs per lb of dry air.
Depreciable value is the purchase price less the __________ - Answer Salvage Value
The difference between a current asset and a long term asset is ______________ - Answer
Current assets can be liquidated within one year and long term assets cannot
Current Ratio - Answer This accounting ratio is calculated by dividing the total current assets
by the total current liabilities
Working capital of a construction company increases when - Answer A company sells
equipment or assets
When an owner decides to add additional work to the original scope, this is considered what
type of change? - Answer Owner Directed Change Order
All of the following are steps that a construction company can follow in applying risk
management except one. - Answer Avoid all risky situations.
Complete the risk statement...if a/an _______________ happens, then the steel material for the
project may cost more than the budget, which will impact the stele subcontractors, causing an
increase in the project cost. - Answer Fluctuation in the steel price.
, Which of the following best describes risk? - Answer The potential event that results in an
outcome that is different than what's planned.
Typical steps associated with the risk management process are identify the risk, analyze the
identified risks, _____________, allocate risks contractually, and monitor and control risks
throughout the design and construction of a project. - Answer Mitigate and plan to address
risks.
Which of the following is not a risk identification tool and technique that construction managers
use. - Answer Value Engineering
Change Order - Answer A written order to the contractor authorizing changes in work to the
signed original documents (not the bid documents)
An acceptance is ______________________________. - Answer An unconditional agreement
with an offer
What is the constructive acceleration? - Answer It is the forced completion of the contract
work in a shorter period than should have been allowed by the issuance of a warranted time
extension.
What is the cardinal rule of documentation and records? - Answer Put it in writing.
Which one of the following is NOT an alternative dispute resolution method? - Answer
Litigation
__________________ is a sum withheld from progress payments to the contractor in
accordance with the terms of
the contract - Answer Retainage (retention)
Define progress curves. - Answer A display of cumulative costs, labor hours, or other
quantities against time as s-curves.
From the following list, which tool does not help a project manager to control costs on a
project? - Answer Baseline schedules
If a project that is 40% complete has a cost variance of -$45,000, what does this mean? -
Answer The project is currently $45,000 over-budget
