TAMU - COSC275 – R. PALMER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Estimating - ANSWER-The process of determining the anticipated cost of materials,
labor, and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-Off - ANSWER-The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the material and equipment necessary to construct
a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost to build
the project.
Quantities - ANSWER-Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - ANSWER-In estimating an activity to translate project scope
information into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and
construction industry, a takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a
measurement and listing of quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - ANSWER-A detailed analysis of material and equipment required
to construct a project.
Area - ANSWER-A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - ANSWER-A construction cost estimating system employing unit
square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building.
Length - ANSWER-The longest dimension of an object.
Linear Measurement - ANSWER-A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12"=1', 3'=1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile = 5280'.
Dimension - ANSWER-A distance between two points, lines, or planes.
Specifications - ANSWER-Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Elevation - ANSWER-A vertical distance relative to a reference point.
Cut and Fill - ANSWER-An operation commonly used in road building and other rock
and earthmoving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - ANSWER-The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Estimating - ANSWER-The process of determining the anticipated cost of materials,
labor, and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-Off - ANSWER-The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the material and equipment necessary to construct
a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost to build
the project.
Quantities - ANSWER-Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - ANSWER-In estimating an activity to translate project scope
information into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and
construction industry, a takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a
measurement and listing of quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - ANSWER-A detailed analysis of material and equipment required
to construct a project.
Area - ANSWER-A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - ANSWER-A construction cost estimating system employing unit
square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building.
Length - ANSWER-The longest dimension of an object.
Linear Measurement - ANSWER-A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12"=1', 3'=1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile = 5280'.
Dimension - ANSWER-A distance between two points, lines, or planes.
Specifications - ANSWER-Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Elevation - ANSWER-A vertical distance relative to a reference point.
Cut and Fill - ANSWER-An operation commonly used in road building and other rock
and earthmoving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - ANSWER-The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
