Heavy civil and highway exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Heavy civil and highway exam 1 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\




Equipment cost in percentage of total project cost is _____ higher
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in heavy than in building construction. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔10


Heavy projects tend to be spread out in a horizontal plane as
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contrasted with the vertical nature of a building. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True |\




Heavy construction is usually performed for a private owner. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\




Many heavy specifications elements do not apply to a specific
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job, so plans end up governing over specifications. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔True |\




Heavy work is almost always based on a unit price contract. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




Heavy construction plans (drawings) and specs are prepared by
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architects. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False |\ |\ |\ |\




GMP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Guaranteed Maximum Price
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, The GM/GC should submit GMP to the owner at a predetermined
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stage in the design process (usually when plans are _____%
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complete). - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔95 |\ |\ |\ |\




The GM/GC should be required to self-perform a minimum ___%
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of the construction and there should be no limits on placed on
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the amount of work that is self-performed. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔30


L what type of cost accumulates when a machine is actually in
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use? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Operating
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Ownership costs include - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Insurance, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


property taxes, storage |\ |\




High wear items are considered ownership costs because they
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substantially increase the useful life of the machine. - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔False |\




Main CSI division earthwork - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Division 31
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Main CSI division exterior improvements - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Division 32 |\




Asphalt paving is be measured in (___) and, with the
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corresponding depth in inches (IN), converted in tons (TN). - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Square yards |\ |\ |\