CM 1112 Final Exam 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
design/bid/build construction - ANSWER ✔✔b. Sequential
construction
Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of: -
ANSWER ✔✔d. Conventional retaining walls
Recycled materials content is environmental information that is typically:
- ANSWER ✔✔a. self-declared by the manufacturer.
,According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the
world's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to
buildings? - ANSWER ✔✔b. 30 - 40%
Which of the following are types of construction projects? - ANSWER
✔✔d. All of the above
A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed: - ANSWER
✔✔Vertically
A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-gate LCA analysis describes:
- ANSWER ✔✔d. the energy expended to produce the product.
Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically
included latest in the planning process in which arrangement? -
ANSWER ✔✔d. Design/bid/build
Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction? -
ANSWER ✔✔c. Sequential construction
A construction project's critical path describes: - ANSWER ✔✔d. the
fastest time in which a project can be completed.
Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand? - ANSWER
✔✔Boulder
, According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is
considered: - ANSWER ✔✔e. gravel
An inadequate waterproofing method for a basement is: - ANSWER
✔✔c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and floor.
In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
part of a foundation system? - ANSWER ✔✔b. Southern California
One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests on
a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect
is likely to be: - ANSWER ✔✔c. Differential settlement
Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be the greatest
under which conditions? - ANSWER ✔✔b. Foundation is bearing on
clay.
Slurry walls are associated with: - ANSWER ✔✔b. Deep foundations
Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata
(i.e., bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface? -
ANSWER ✔✔b. Friction piles
Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing
foundations of existing buildings? - ANSWER ✔✔e. Underpinning
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Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
design/bid/build construction - ANSWER ✔✔b. Sequential
construction
Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of: -
ANSWER ✔✔d. Conventional retaining walls
Recycled materials content is environmental information that is typically:
- ANSWER ✔✔a. self-declared by the manufacturer.
,According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the
world's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to
buildings? - ANSWER ✔✔b. 30 - 40%
Which of the following are types of construction projects? - ANSWER
✔✔d. All of the above
A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed: - ANSWER
✔✔Vertically
A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-gate LCA analysis describes:
- ANSWER ✔✔d. the energy expended to produce the product.
Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically
included latest in the planning process in which arrangement? -
ANSWER ✔✔d. Design/bid/build
Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction? -
ANSWER ✔✔c. Sequential construction
A construction project's critical path describes: - ANSWER ✔✔d. the
fastest time in which a project can be completed.
Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand? - ANSWER
✔✔Boulder
, According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is
considered: - ANSWER ✔✔e. gravel
An inadequate waterproofing method for a basement is: - ANSWER
✔✔c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and floor.
In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
part of a foundation system? - ANSWER ✔✔b. Southern California
One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests on
a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect
is likely to be: - ANSWER ✔✔c. Differential settlement
Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be the greatest
under which conditions? - ANSWER ✔✔b. Foundation is bearing on
clay.
Slurry walls are associated with: - ANSWER ✔✔b. Deep foundations
Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata
(i.e., bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface? -
ANSWER ✔✔b. Friction piles
Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing
foundations of existing buildings? - ANSWER ✔✔e. Underpinning
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