COSC 275 LATEST EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Grade - - ✔✔The surface or level of the ground, The existing or proposed ground
level or elevation on a building site or around a building.
✔✔Level - - ✔✔A term used to describe a flat or even surface.
✔✔Site - - ✔✔The area within the defined boundaries of a project.
✔✔Elevation - - ✔✔A vertical distance relative to a reference point. A view or drawing of
the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a vertical plane.
✔✔Foundation - - ✔✔of a building, include the footing upon which the building rests
✔✔Fill - - ✔✔The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.A subfloor
leveling material.
✔✔Cut and fill - - ✔✔An operation commonly used in road building and other rock and
earthmoving operations in which the material excavated and removed fr
✔✔Base course - - ✔✔A layer of material of specified thickness constructed on the
subgrade or sub-base of a pavement to serve one or more functions, such as
distributing loads, providing drainage, or minimizing frost action.The lowest course of
masonry in a wall, pier,foundation, or footing course
✔✔Grade beam - - ✔✔A horizontal end-supported (as opposed to ground-supported)
load-bearing foundation member that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
✔✔Excavation - - ✔✔1. The removal of earth, usually to allow the construction of a
foundation or basement.The hole resulting from such removal.
✔✔Footing - - ✔✔That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreadsand
transmits the load directly to the soil.
✔✔Reinforced concrete - - ✔✔Concrete containing adequate reinforcement,
prestressed or not prestressed, and designed on the assumption that the two materials
(steel and concrete) act together in resisting forces. See also plain concrete.
✔✔Reinforcing bar - - ✔✔A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations, used in
concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
, ✔✔Footing beam - - ✔✔1. A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps orspread
footings to distribute horizontal loads caused byeccentric loading. The tie beam in a roof
system. See also grade beam.
✔✔Bolsters - - ✔✔In concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinforcing bars in position. Usually used in slabwork.
✔✔Pan construction - - ✔✔A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are used
to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like undersurface.
✔✔Form ply - - ✔✔plywood commonly used for building forms
✔✔Formwork form - - ✔✔The total system of support for freshly placed concrete,
including the mold or sheathing that contacts the concrete, as well as all supporting
members, hardware, and necessary bracing.
✔✔Balancing a site - ✔✔fill condition - filling up into the site elevation
cut condition - cutting back the land to meet the site elevation
combination of both - combination of the previous 2 elements
✔✔Boring - - ✔✔A hole drilled in the ground to obtain samples for subsoil investigation.
Borings are important in determining the load-bearing capacity of the soil and the depth
of the water table.
✔✔Groundwater - - ✔✔Naturally occurring water that moves through the earth's crust,
usually at a depth of several feet to several hundred feet below the earth's surface.
Water contained in the soil below the level of standing water.
✔✔Water table - - ✔✔The top surface of groundwater.A horizontal, sloped ledge on an
exterior wall with a drip molding to prevent water from running down the outside of the
wall below.
✔✔Pier - - ✔✔A short column to support a concentrated load.Isolated foundation
member of plain or reinforced concrete. Means of support for bridge spans or the ends
of a lintel or arch.A marine dock or breakwater structure.
✔✔Caisson - - ✔✔A drilled, cylindrical foundation shaft used to transfer a load through
soft strata to firm strata or bedrock. The shaft is filled with either reinforced or
unreinforced concrete. A watertight box or chamber used for construction work below
water level.
✔✔Casing - - ✔✔The exposed millwork enclosure of cased beams,posts, pipes, etc.The
exposed trim molding or lining around doors and windows.The pipe liner of a hole in the
ground, such as that used for a well, caisson, or pile.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Grade - - ✔✔The surface or level of the ground, The existing or proposed ground
level or elevation on a building site or around a building.
✔✔Level - - ✔✔A term used to describe a flat or even surface.
✔✔Site - - ✔✔The area within the defined boundaries of a project.
✔✔Elevation - - ✔✔A vertical distance relative to a reference point. A view or drawing of
the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a vertical plane.
✔✔Foundation - - ✔✔of a building, include the footing upon which the building rests
✔✔Fill - - ✔✔The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.A subfloor
leveling material.
✔✔Cut and fill - - ✔✔An operation commonly used in road building and other rock and
earthmoving operations in which the material excavated and removed fr
✔✔Base course - - ✔✔A layer of material of specified thickness constructed on the
subgrade or sub-base of a pavement to serve one or more functions, such as
distributing loads, providing drainage, or minimizing frost action.The lowest course of
masonry in a wall, pier,foundation, or footing course
✔✔Grade beam - - ✔✔A horizontal end-supported (as opposed to ground-supported)
load-bearing foundation member that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
✔✔Excavation - - ✔✔1. The removal of earth, usually to allow the construction of a
foundation or basement.The hole resulting from such removal.
✔✔Footing - - ✔✔That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreadsand
transmits the load directly to the soil.
✔✔Reinforced concrete - - ✔✔Concrete containing adequate reinforcement,
prestressed or not prestressed, and designed on the assumption that the two materials
(steel and concrete) act together in resisting forces. See also plain concrete.
✔✔Reinforcing bar - - ✔✔A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations, used in
concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
, ✔✔Footing beam - - ✔✔1. A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps orspread
footings to distribute horizontal loads caused byeccentric loading. The tie beam in a roof
system. See also grade beam.
✔✔Bolsters - - ✔✔In concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinforcing bars in position. Usually used in slabwork.
✔✔Pan construction - - ✔✔A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are used
to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like undersurface.
✔✔Form ply - - ✔✔plywood commonly used for building forms
✔✔Formwork form - - ✔✔The total system of support for freshly placed concrete,
including the mold or sheathing that contacts the concrete, as well as all supporting
members, hardware, and necessary bracing.
✔✔Balancing a site - ✔✔fill condition - filling up into the site elevation
cut condition - cutting back the land to meet the site elevation
combination of both - combination of the previous 2 elements
✔✔Boring - - ✔✔A hole drilled in the ground to obtain samples for subsoil investigation.
Borings are important in determining the load-bearing capacity of the soil and the depth
of the water table.
✔✔Groundwater - - ✔✔Naturally occurring water that moves through the earth's crust,
usually at a depth of several feet to several hundred feet below the earth's surface.
Water contained in the soil below the level of standing water.
✔✔Water table - - ✔✔The top surface of groundwater.A horizontal, sloped ledge on an
exterior wall with a drip molding to prevent water from running down the outside of the
wall below.
✔✔Pier - - ✔✔A short column to support a concentrated load.Isolated foundation
member of plain or reinforced concrete. Means of support for bridge spans or the ends
of a lintel or arch.A marine dock or breakwater structure.
✔✔Caisson - - ✔✔A drilled, cylindrical foundation shaft used to transfer a load through
soft strata to firm strata or bedrock. The shaft is filled with either reinforced or
unreinforced concrete. A watertight box or chamber used for construction work below
water level.
✔✔Casing - - ✔✔The exposed millwork enclosure of cased beams,posts, pipes, etc.The
exposed trim molding or lining around doors and windows.The pipe liner of a hole in the
ground, such as that used for a well, caisson, or pile.
