Louisiana Heavy Construction Contractor
Practice Exam Questions and Correct
Answers (Verified Answers)
Question 1
When is a home improvement registration required or other contractor's license is
required?
Correct Answer
When the project costs exceeds $7,500 but does not exceed $50,000.
Question 2
When is a mold remediation license required?
Correct Answer
When the mold remediation project exceeds $7,500.
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,Question 3
Refers to hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including hearing, ventilation, air
conditioning, refrigeration, hydronic and steam systems, pressure vessels, plumbing,
gas piping, process piping, mechanical equipment, air and process heaters and seals,
and air vacuums and filter.
Correct Answer
Mechanical (Classification)
Question 1
Know the four segments of the construction industry and the difference
between public and private sector work.
Correct Answer
Residential
Highway and Heavy- Heavy Civil
Building (Vertical)- Institutional, Commercial
Industrial
Public- government funded
Private- privately funded
Question 2
Know the four measures of project success.
Correct Answer
Safety- no lost time injuries
Quality- meets established quality standards
Schedule- on time
Budget- under budget
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,Question 3
What five resources (5M's) must we effectively managed for project success?
Correct Answer
Machines
Materials
Man Power
Money
Methods
Question 4
Be able to discuss why soil characteristics are important to the designer and
important to the constructor.
Correct Answer
Question 5
Understand the process of soils investigation and be able to discuss the
information contained in a geological engineering report.
Correct Answer
1. geological and agriculutural soils maps- often indicate the types of soil or
geological formation that cover the area being investigated.
2. aerial photographs- drainage patterns can be identified, and the color and
tone of photos give a good indication of the type of soils that might be
encountered.
3. area reconnaissance- condition of other buildings in the area can give
some clue as to potential foundation problems. The depth to water level in
adjacent wells may indicate the elevation of the groundwater table.
Question 6
Know the soil characteristics that affect field operations.
Correct Answer
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, Question 7
What two testing organizations are most commonly used for standard soils
testing procedures?
Correct Answer
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
AASHTO - American Society of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Question 8
Be able to describe the sieve analysis test and discuss how the results of this
test are used.
Correct Answer
• A dried soil sample is shaken in a stack of sieves
• The weight of material retained on each sieve is converted to a percentage
of total sample weight
• The results are plotted on semi-log paper
- Horizontal log scale is the particle size
- Vertical arithmetic scale is the % Passing
• Procedure
Question 9
Know the two soil classification systems and the basic terminology of each.
Correct Answer
• Unified Soil Classification System (USCS)
• AASHTO - American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials
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Practice Exam Questions and Correct
Answers (Verified Answers)
Question 1
When is a home improvement registration required or other contractor's license is
required?
Correct Answer
When the project costs exceeds $7,500 but does not exceed $50,000.
Question 2
When is a mold remediation license required?
Correct Answer
When the mold remediation project exceeds $7,500.
Page 1 of 169
,Question 3
Refers to hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including hearing, ventilation, air
conditioning, refrigeration, hydronic and steam systems, pressure vessels, plumbing,
gas piping, process piping, mechanical equipment, air and process heaters and seals,
and air vacuums and filter.
Correct Answer
Mechanical (Classification)
Question 1
Know the four segments of the construction industry and the difference
between public and private sector work.
Correct Answer
Residential
Highway and Heavy- Heavy Civil
Building (Vertical)- Institutional, Commercial
Industrial
Public- government funded
Private- privately funded
Question 2
Know the four measures of project success.
Correct Answer
Safety- no lost time injuries
Quality- meets established quality standards
Schedule- on time
Budget- under budget
Page 2 of 169
,Question 3
What five resources (5M's) must we effectively managed for project success?
Correct Answer
Machines
Materials
Man Power
Money
Methods
Question 4
Be able to discuss why soil characteristics are important to the designer and
important to the constructor.
Correct Answer
Question 5
Understand the process of soils investigation and be able to discuss the
information contained in a geological engineering report.
Correct Answer
1. geological and agriculutural soils maps- often indicate the types of soil or
geological formation that cover the area being investigated.
2. aerial photographs- drainage patterns can be identified, and the color and
tone of photos give a good indication of the type of soils that might be
encountered.
3. area reconnaissance- condition of other buildings in the area can give
some clue as to potential foundation problems. The depth to water level in
adjacent wells may indicate the elevation of the groundwater table.
Question 6
Know the soil characteristics that affect field operations.
Correct Answer
Page 3 of 169
, Question 7
What two testing organizations are most commonly used for standard soils
testing procedures?
Correct Answer
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
AASHTO - American Society of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Question 8
Be able to describe the sieve analysis test and discuss how the results of this
test are used.
Correct Answer
• A dried soil sample is shaken in a stack of sieves
• The weight of material retained on each sieve is converted to a percentage
of total sample weight
• The results are plotted on semi-log paper
- Horizontal log scale is the particle size
- Vertical arithmetic scale is the % Passing
• Procedure
Question 9
Know the two soil classification systems and the basic terminology of each.
Correct Answer
• Unified Soil Classification System (USCS)
• AASHTO - American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials
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