CONE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is not the product of the construction industry?
- Canales
- buildings
- railways - Answers - none
Which of the following is not included in the major design and construction phase?
- pre design
- design
- preconstruction
- construction - Answers - none
Which design and construction phase involves the selection of subcontractors by the
general contractor - Answers - pre-construction phase
True or false
Construction drawings give details of material quality control and construction phase -
Answers - false
How could a work force cope up with the fast changing construction materials and
methods? - Answers - - By reading professional journals
- By attending professional conferences
- By becoming an active member of professional organizations
What structure does not belong?
- dam
- tunnel
- residential building
- bridge - Answers - residential building
An element of a building that is manufactured in a controlled environment and
transported to the construction site for installation is reffered to as _____ - Answers -
pre fabricated
A construction team hired by the general contractor to performs a portion of the
construction work is - Answers - subcontractor
Construction drawing that shows the footprint of a building is most likely... - Answers -
a floor plan of a building
What is the purpose of planting grass, raising banks and silt fencing during construction
activities? - Answers - To control sedimentation and erosion
The removal of roots and stumps from a construction site is referred to as_______ -
Answers - grubbing
, The activity of removing existing built structures from the construction site is referred to
as - Answers - demolition
One of the following is not related to site remediation.
a.
Placing productive soil on the site after the construction activity is completed.
b.
Restoring natural habitats on the site.
c.
Ensuring that the site environment is safe and sound.
d.
Ensuring that the construction work is completed on time. - Answers - Ensuring that
the construction work is completed on time.
Identify the statement that does not belong to earthwork in construction activities.
a.
The removal of top soil from the construction site.
b.
Increasing the bearing strength of the natural ground.
c.
The removal of roots, buried water tanks and utility lines from the site.
d.
spreading and compacting selected soil. - Answers - The removal of roots, buried
water tanks and utility lines from the site.
CONE Final Exam
The purpose of grading of construction site is ______ - Answers - - To get a leveled
site area.
- To pave a well-graded road.
- To construct ditches and waterways to drain water from the construction site.
One of the following is not true about excavation for foundations.
a.
The depth of the excavation should at least be below the frost line.
b.
The excavation should reach the soil with the required bearing strength.
c.
The excavation depth for the foundations of all residential buildings is the same.
d.
Loose soils are more likely to cave in during excavation. - Answers - The excavation
depth for the foundations of all residential buildings is the same.
Which of the following is not the product of the construction industry?
- Canales
- buildings
- railways - Answers - none
Which of the following is not included in the major design and construction phase?
- pre design
- design
- preconstruction
- construction - Answers - none
Which design and construction phase involves the selection of subcontractors by the
general contractor - Answers - pre-construction phase
True or false
Construction drawings give details of material quality control and construction phase -
Answers - false
How could a work force cope up with the fast changing construction materials and
methods? - Answers - - By reading professional journals
- By attending professional conferences
- By becoming an active member of professional organizations
What structure does not belong?
- dam
- tunnel
- residential building
- bridge - Answers - residential building
An element of a building that is manufactured in a controlled environment and
transported to the construction site for installation is reffered to as _____ - Answers -
pre fabricated
A construction team hired by the general contractor to performs a portion of the
construction work is - Answers - subcontractor
Construction drawing that shows the footprint of a building is most likely... - Answers -
a floor plan of a building
What is the purpose of planting grass, raising banks and silt fencing during construction
activities? - Answers - To control sedimentation and erosion
The removal of roots and stumps from a construction site is referred to as_______ -
Answers - grubbing
, The activity of removing existing built structures from the construction site is referred to
as - Answers - demolition
One of the following is not related to site remediation.
a.
Placing productive soil on the site after the construction activity is completed.
b.
Restoring natural habitats on the site.
c.
Ensuring that the site environment is safe and sound.
d.
Ensuring that the construction work is completed on time. - Answers - Ensuring that
the construction work is completed on time.
Identify the statement that does not belong to earthwork in construction activities.
a.
The removal of top soil from the construction site.
b.
Increasing the bearing strength of the natural ground.
c.
The removal of roots, buried water tanks and utility lines from the site.
d.
spreading and compacting selected soil. - Answers - The removal of roots, buried
water tanks and utility lines from the site.
CONE Final Exam
The purpose of grading of construction site is ______ - Answers - - To get a leveled
site area.
- To pave a well-graded road.
- To construct ditches and waterways to drain water from the construction site.
One of the following is not true about excavation for foundations.
a.
The depth of the excavation should at least be below the frost line.
b.
The excavation should reach the soil with the required bearing strength.
c.
The excavation depth for the foundations of all residential buildings is the same.
d.
Loose soils are more likely to cave in during excavation. - Answers - The excavation
depth for the foundations of all residential buildings is the same.
