NC General Contractors Midterm Exam
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inspection dept performs the following inspections: - Answer 1. footing
2. under slab
3. foundation/ wood framing
4. rough-in
5. building framing
6. insulation
7. fire protection
8. final
exceptions to design professional seal requirement - Answer 1. family residence up to 8 attached units
2. a building used by a farmer (unless it involves the health or safety of the public)
3. an institutional or commercial bldg less than $90,000 or exceed 2500 sq ft.
4. reno which doesn't alter structural system, egress, or live/ dead load.
Name the parts of a reference stake - Answer
the distance shown on a reference stake is... - Answer the horizontal measurement of the distance from
the hub to center line of the end of the fill. Also called the "offset"
Slope= - Answer Rise divided by Run
What is angle of a 100% slope - Answer 45*
Which rock is the hardest to excavate or rip? - Answer Igneous Rock (or ignorant, hardheaded)
What is igneous rock formed from? - Answer Molten magma
, Which rock is the easiest to excavate or rip? - Answer Sedimentary Rock
How is Sedimentary rock formed? - Answer formed from sediments being compressed by other
overlying sediments or water
What is the level of underground water called? - Answer Water table
Does the water table vary? - Answer Yes, from season to season
What is the function of a well point system? - Answer used to lower the groundwater table in bad
groundwater conditions
Ground water causes what 2 issues? - Answer 1. unstable soil that's dangerous to work in
2. impossible to backfill
What is the optimum moisture content? - Answer The right amount of moisture for compaction to
maximum density
What are the 3 methods of determining soil density? - Answer 1. Proctor test
2. Sand cone test
3. Nuclear Density test
Which of the 3 soil tests are the most advantageous and why? - Answer Nuclear density because soil
samples are not taken from the site to perform the test therefore it is a non- destructive test. Proctor
and Sand Cone tests are "destructive"
When are Push Scrapers used? - Answer They are used on extremely large earth moving projects
A self loading scraper is commonly referred to as a what? - Answer a Pan
With Guaranteed Pass Solutions.
inspection dept performs the following inspections: - Answer 1. footing
2. under slab
3. foundation/ wood framing
4. rough-in
5. building framing
6. insulation
7. fire protection
8. final
exceptions to design professional seal requirement - Answer 1. family residence up to 8 attached units
2. a building used by a farmer (unless it involves the health or safety of the public)
3. an institutional or commercial bldg less than $90,000 or exceed 2500 sq ft.
4. reno which doesn't alter structural system, egress, or live/ dead load.
Name the parts of a reference stake - Answer
the distance shown on a reference stake is... - Answer the horizontal measurement of the distance from
the hub to center line of the end of the fill. Also called the "offset"
Slope= - Answer Rise divided by Run
What is angle of a 100% slope - Answer 45*
Which rock is the hardest to excavate or rip? - Answer Igneous Rock (or ignorant, hardheaded)
What is igneous rock formed from? - Answer Molten magma
, Which rock is the easiest to excavate or rip? - Answer Sedimentary Rock
How is Sedimentary rock formed? - Answer formed from sediments being compressed by other
overlying sediments or water
What is the level of underground water called? - Answer Water table
Does the water table vary? - Answer Yes, from season to season
What is the function of a well point system? - Answer used to lower the groundwater table in bad
groundwater conditions
Ground water causes what 2 issues? - Answer 1. unstable soil that's dangerous to work in
2. impossible to backfill
What is the optimum moisture content? - Answer The right amount of moisture for compaction to
maximum density
What are the 3 methods of determining soil density? - Answer 1. Proctor test
2. Sand cone test
3. Nuclear Density test
Which of the 3 soil tests are the most advantageous and why? - Answer Nuclear density because soil
samples are not taken from the site to perform the test therefore it is a non- destructive test. Proctor
and Sand Cone tests are "destructive"
When are Push Scrapers used? - Answer They are used on extremely large earth moving projects
A self loading scraper is commonly referred to as a what? - Answer a Pan
