TCM 121 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔11. The term applied to concrete columns shorting in height over a period of time
(up to 2 years) is called - ✔✔Creep)
✔✔12. The type of foundation found under an exterior wall without columns is a -
✔✔Strip footing)
✔✔13. An example of a Building Code would be. - ✔✔International Code Council)
✔✔14. As far as fire safety of a completed building in Design-Bid-Build. The contractors
largest influence is in. - ✔✔The quality of Construction)
✔✔16. A traditional contracting process would be where the owner uses. - ✔✔Design-
Bid-Build)
✔✔17. Segregation will likely occur during placement if the concrete is - ✔✔Dropped
from a substantial height *over 5 feet*)
✔✔18. Which of the following deals with strengthening or stabilizing foundations of
existing buildings? - ✔✔Underpinning)
, ✔✔19. The group that writes a format for specifications is. - ✔✔CSI)
✔✔20. What type of deep foundation is most likely to be specified if the bearing Strata
was very deep. - ✔✔Friction Piles)
✔✔21. Which type of excavation bracing is best if you want open work areas and have
a minimum impact on construction operations? - ✔✔Tieback)
✔✔23. An example of a deep foundation would be a - ✔✔Caissons
Cylinders
Basements
Hollow Box Foundations (Buoyancy Rafts)
Shaft Foundations
✔✔24. The process of removing trapped air in concrete and avoiding honeycombing is -
✔✔consolidating)
✔✔25. The tool used for wet concrete is poured, air bubbles become trapped within the
mixture creating cavities or honeycomb-like spaces - ✔✔vibrator)
✔✔26. A sequence of tasks that determines the least amount of time in which a project
can be completed - ✔✔Critical Path)
✔✔27. The books term for a building strategy where the building consumes no more
energy than it produces - ✔✔net zero energy)
✔✔28. Fly ash, accelerators, superplasticizers, and air entertainment agents are added
to concrete to - ✔✔A. increase its strength
B. increase its resistance to cracking.
C. to alter its properties in different ways
D. to increase the concrete's abrasion resistance.
E. to reduce the amount of reinforcing steel required.
✔✔30. The term for "meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their needs" or reaching an equilibrium with the
environment - ✔✔Sustainability)
✔✔31. Soil is compacted by equipment in layers called - ✔✔lifts)
✔✔32. The load that a foundation can carry is determined from - ✔✔Geotechnical
report)
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔11. The term applied to concrete columns shorting in height over a period of time
(up to 2 years) is called - ✔✔Creep)
✔✔12. The type of foundation found under an exterior wall without columns is a -
✔✔Strip footing)
✔✔13. An example of a Building Code would be. - ✔✔International Code Council)
✔✔14. As far as fire safety of a completed building in Design-Bid-Build. The contractors
largest influence is in. - ✔✔The quality of Construction)
✔✔16. A traditional contracting process would be where the owner uses. - ✔✔Design-
Bid-Build)
✔✔17. Segregation will likely occur during placement if the concrete is - ✔✔Dropped
from a substantial height *over 5 feet*)
✔✔18. Which of the following deals with strengthening or stabilizing foundations of
existing buildings? - ✔✔Underpinning)
, ✔✔19. The group that writes a format for specifications is. - ✔✔CSI)
✔✔20. What type of deep foundation is most likely to be specified if the bearing Strata
was very deep. - ✔✔Friction Piles)
✔✔21. Which type of excavation bracing is best if you want open work areas and have
a minimum impact on construction operations? - ✔✔Tieback)
✔✔23. An example of a deep foundation would be a - ✔✔Caissons
Cylinders
Basements
Hollow Box Foundations (Buoyancy Rafts)
Shaft Foundations
✔✔24. The process of removing trapped air in concrete and avoiding honeycombing is -
✔✔consolidating)
✔✔25. The tool used for wet concrete is poured, air bubbles become trapped within the
mixture creating cavities or honeycomb-like spaces - ✔✔vibrator)
✔✔26. A sequence of tasks that determines the least amount of time in which a project
can be completed - ✔✔Critical Path)
✔✔27. The books term for a building strategy where the building consumes no more
energy than it produces - ✔✔net zero energy)
✔✔28. Fly ash, accelerators, superplasticizers, and air entertainment agents are added
to concrete to - ✔✔A. increase its strength
B. increase its resistance to cracking.
C. to alter its properties in different ways
D. to increase the concrete's abrasion resistance.
E. to reduce the amount of reinforcing steel required.
✔✔30. The term for "meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their needs" or reaching an equilibrium with the
environment - ✔✔Sustainability)
✔✔31. Soil is compacted by equipment in layers called - ✔✔lifts)
✔✔32. The load that a foundation can carry is determined from - ✔✔Geotechnical
report)
