BCSA 2 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Construction cost estimating is performed: Ans✓✓✓Over the various
stages of the design process and in tandem with the specification as it
develops
What are the three types of specification? Ans✓✓✓Prescriptive,
performance, and proprietary
What s the purpose of a drainage mat or porous board? Ans✓✓✓To
allow any subterranean water to descend through the material to a
drainage point
Damp proofing is most appropriate when Ans✓✓✓groundwater
conditions are mild, and completely preventing the passage of water is
not critical
Movement joints in buildlings Ans✓✓✓are designed to accommodate
movement without distress
When is an outline specification most typically prepared for a project?
Ans✓✓✓During Design Development when materials that can affect
pricing can be estimated
, Thermal Bridging occurs when Ans✓✓✓A layer of thermal insulation is
interrupted by another material with high thermal conductivity
Given your understanding of the life cycle of buildings and integrated
systems, running electrical lines inside a hollow steel column
Ans✓✓✓Is NOT a sensible design
Form-ties are aesthetically and functionally critical in which method of
site cast concrete construction Ans✓✓✓ganged formwork
Given your understanding of material optimization, which of the
following is NOT an effective method to optimize cast concrete
construction for economic reasons Ans✓✓✓Reducing the amount of
concrete in the building as much as possible by optimizing beam and
column dimensions to their engineered requirements
Steel shear studs Ans✓✓✓Benefit from composite properties of
concrete and steel; the concrete provides fireproofing, and the steel
provides tensile strength
What do both a cavity wall and a composite masonry wall need?
Ans✓✓✓Flashing
For contemporary Heavy Timber Construction, how are members
typically joined together Ans✓✓✓with predominantly steel connections
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Construction cost estimating is performed: Ans✓✓✓Over the various
stages of the design process and in tandem with the specification as it
develops
What are the three types of specification? Ans✓✓✓Prescriptive,
performance, and proprietary
What s the purpose of a drainage mat or porous board? Ans✓✓✓To
allow any subterranean water to descend through the material to a
drainage point
Damp proofing is most appropriate when Ans✓✓✓groundwater
conditions are mild, and completely preventing the passage of water is
not critical
Movement joints in buildlings Ans✓✓✓are designed to accommodate
movement without distress
When is an outline specification most typically prepared for a project?
Ans✓✓✓During Design Development when materials that can affect
pricing can be estimated
, Thermal Bridging occurs when Ans✓✓✓A layer of thermal insulation is
interrupted by another material with high thermal conductivity
Given your understanding of the life cycle of buildings and integrated
systems, running electrical lines inside a hollow steel column
Ans✓✓✓Is NOT a sensible design
Form-ties are aesthetically and functionally critical in which method of
site cast concrete construction Ans✓✓✓ganged formwork
Given your understanding of material optimization, which of the
following is NOT an effective method to optimize cast concrete
construction for economic reasons Ans✓✓✓Reducing the amount of
concrete in the building as much as possible by optimizing beam and
column dimensions to their engineered requirements
Steel shear studs Ans✓✓✓Benefit from composite properties of
concrete and steel; the concrete provides fireproofing, and the steel
provides tensile strength
What do both a cavity wall and a composite masonry wall need?
Ans✓✓✓Flashing
For contemporary Heavy Timber Construction, how are members
typically joined together Ans✓✓✓with predominantly steel connections
