CONTRACTORS EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Absorption bed. Answer: a wide trench exceeding 36 in. in width
containing a minimum of 12 inches of clean, coarse aggregate and a
sytem of 2 or more distribution pipes through which treated sewage may
seep into the surronding soil
⩥ Absorption field. Answer: an arrangement of absorption trenches
through which treated sewage is absored into the soil
⩥ Absorption of sound. Answer: the ability of a material to absorb rather
than reflect sound waves striking it by converting sound energy to heat
energy within tge material
⩥ Absorption of water by clay masonry. Answer: the weight of water a
brick or otger clay masonry unit absorbs when immersed in either cold
or boiling water for a stated length of time, expressed as a percentage of
the weight of the dry unit