Building and Construction Test Questions and Answers Latest
Update
1. With respect to the foundation for a commercial building, who typically analyzes subsurface
conditions, evaluates the strength of the soil and determines a suitable foundation type?
a. Architect
b. Site work Contractor
c. Structural engineer
d. Geotechnical engineer
e. Civil engineer - ANSWER – d
2. Which of the following is the main function of a building code?
a. to restrict the type of land use
b. to control density development
c. to protect the health and safety of the public
d. to preserve historic districts
e. to prevent heavy industry from developing in residential areas - ANSWER – c
3. on building construction projects, which piece of heavy equipment is best suited to clear and grub
a site?
a. backhoe
b. dozer
c. hydraulic excavator
d. motor grader
e. hydraulic shovel - ANSWER – b
4. Zoning ordinances place a number of restrictions on a project. Which of the following would NOT
be covered by zoning ordinances?
a. The minimum design loads that must be used to size the building frame and the frame
foundations
b. the number of parking spaces that must be provided
c. How far the building must be set back from the lot lines
d. The type of building that can be placed on the site
e. How much of the lot may be covered by the building - ANSWER – a
5. Which of the following is NOT a valid level of certification for a LEED project?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Bronze
d. Platinum
e. Certified - ANSWER – c
6. Soil particles which usually possesses some cohesion and plasticity are__
a. Gravel
b. Sand
c. Silt
d. Cobbles
e. None of the above - ANSWER – e
, 7. Soil particles which range from #4 sieve down to #200 sieve are classified as
a. cobbles
b. gravel
c. sand
d. silt
e. clay - ANSWER – c
8. Which of the following contains regulations that were designed specifically to ensure safe working
conditions on the jobsite?
a. ADA
b. state building code
c. municipal zoning ordinances
d. OSHA
e. LEED - ANSWER – d
9. Which of the following piles would have the lowest capacity based on the strength of the material
it is made from?
a. precast concrete pile
b. steel H pile
c. concrete filled pipe pile
d. timber pile
e. cast in place concrete pile - ANSWER – d
10. What ingredient in a batch of normal weight concrete makes up from 60 to 80% of the volume?
a. Portland cement
b. aggregate
c. admixtures
d. water
e. entrapped air - ANSWER – b
11. which of the following is the main reason for using superplastic in a concrete mix?
a. to speed up the rate at which the concrete cures and gains strength
b. to increase the slump without adding water
c. to slow down the rate at which concrete cures and gains strength
d. to improve durability of the concrete that will be subjected to moisture and freezing
temperatures when in service
e. to lower the heat of hydration - ANSWER – b
12. What type of Portland cement should be used in a concrete mix when the concrete must gain
strength as fast as possible so that a contractor can strip forms as soon as possible?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
e. V - ANSWER - c
Update
1. With respect to the foundation for a commercial building, who typically analyzes subsurface
conditions, evaluates the strength of the soil and determines a suitable foundation type?
a. Architect
b. Site work Contractor
c. Structural engineer
d. Geotechnical engineer
e. Civil engineer - ANSWER – d
2. Which of the following is the main function of a building code?
a. to restrict the type of land use
b. to control density development
c. to protect the health and safety of the public
d. to preserve historic districts
e. to prevent heavy industry from developing in residential areas - ANSWER – c
3. on building construction projects, which piece of heavy equipment is best suited to clear and grub
a site?
a. backhoe
b. dozer
c. hydraulic excavator
d. motor grader
e. hydraulic shovel - ANSWER – b
4. Zoning ordinances place a number of restrictions on a project. Which of the following would NOT
be covered by zoning ordinances?
a. The minimum design loads that must be used to size the building frame and the frame
foundations
b. the number of parking spaces that must be provided
c. How far the building must be set back from the lot lines
d. The type of building that can be placed on the site
e. How much of the lot may be covered by the building - ANSWER – a
5. Which of the following is NOT a valid level of certification for a LEED project?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Bronze
d. Platinum
e. Certified - ANSWER – c
6. Soil particles which usually possesses some cohesion and plasticity are__
a. Gravel
b. Sand
c. Silt
d. Cobbles
e. None of the above - ANSWER – e
, 7. Soil particles which range from #4 sieve down to #200 sieve are classified as
a. cobbles
b. gravel
c. sand
d. silt
e. clay - ANSWER – c
8. Which of the following contains regulations that were designed specifically to ensure safe working
conditions on the jobsite?
a. ADA
b. state building code
c. municipal zoning ordinances
d. OSHA
e. LEED - ANSWER – d
9. Which of the following piles would have the lowest capacity based on the strength of the material
it is made from?
a. precast concrete pile
b. steel H pile
c. concrete filled pipe pile
d. timber pile
e. cast in place concrete pile - ANSWER – d
10. What ingredient in a batch of normal weight concrete makes up from 60 to 80% of the volume?
a. Portland cement
b. aggregate
c. admixtures
d. water
e. entrapped air - ANSWER – b
11. which of the following is the main reason for using superplastic in a concrete mix?
a. to speed up the rate at which the concrete cures and gains strength
b. to increase the slump without adding water
c. to slow down the rate at which concrete cures and gains strength
d. to improve durability of the concrete that will be subjected to moisture and freezing
temperatures when in service
e. to lower the heat of hydration - ANSWER – b
12. What type of Portland cement should be used in a concrete mix when the concrete must gain
strength as fast as possible so that a contractor can strip forms as soon as possible?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
e. V - ANSWER - c
