COSC 275 PALMER: EXAM 1 NOTES STUDY GUIDE
Estimating - Answers - The Process of determining the anticipated cost of material,
labor and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - Answers - The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the materials 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 - Answers - Measured amounts of of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - Answers - 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 measurement and listing of
quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - Answers - A detailed analysis of material and equipment required to
construct a project
Area - Answers - A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - Answers - A construction cost estimating system employing unit square
foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of building.
Length - Answers - The longest dimension of an object.
Linear Measurement - Answers - A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12" = 1'
3' = 1 Y
1 Y = 0.9144 M
1 Mi = 5,280'
Specifications - Answers - Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Drawings - Answers - Graphic illustration's depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of the project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams,
schedules, and sections.
, Addendum - Answers - A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contact documents.
Amendment - Answers - A modification to the contract by a subsequent agreement.
Grade - Answers - The surface or level of the ground.
Level - Answers - Term used to describe any horizontal surface that has all points at the
same elevation and has zero slope.
Site - Answers - The location of a project geographically, usually defined by legal
boundaries.
Elevation - Answers - 1. A vertical Distance relative to a reference point.
2. A view or drawing of the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a
vertical plane.
Cut & Fill - Answers - An operation commonly used in road building and other rock and
earth moving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - Answers - The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
Foundation - Answers - The entire masonry substructure below the first floor or frame or
a building, including the footing upon which the building rests.
Grade Beam - Answers - A horizontal end-supporting load-bearing foundation member
that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
Width - Answers - The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Footing - Answers - That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreads and
transmits the load directly to the soil.
Reinforced Bar - Answers - A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations, used
in concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
Footing Beam - Answers - A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps or spread
footings to distribute horizontal loads caused by eccentric loading.
Bolster - Answers - in concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinfording bars in position. usually used in slab work.
Pan Construction - Answers - A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are
used to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like under surface
Estimating - Answers - The Process of determining the anticipated cost of material,
labor and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - Answers - The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on
drawings and specifications, of all the materials 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 - Answers - Measured amounts of of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Quantification - Answers - 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 measurement and listing of
quantities of materials from drawings.
Quantity Survey - Answers - A detailed analysis of material and equipment required to
construct a project
Area - Answers - A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid.
Area Method - Answers - A construction cost estimating system employing unit square
foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of building.
Length - Answers - The longest dimension of an object.
Linear Measurement - Answers - A unit or system of units for measuring length:
12" = 1'
3' = 1 Y
1 Y = 0.9144 M
1 Mi = 5,280'
Specifications - Answers - Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
Drawings - Answers - Graphic illustration's depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of the project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams,
schedules, and sections.
, Addendum - Answers - A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contact documents.
Amendment - Answers - A modification to the contract by a subsequent agreement.
Grade - Answers - The surface or level of the ground.
Level - Answers - Term used to describe any horizontal surface that has all points at the
same elevation and has zero slope.
Site - Answers - The location of a project geographically, usually defined by legal
boundaries.
Elevation - Answers - 1. A vertical Distance relative to a reference point.
2. A view or drawing of the interior or exterior of a structure as if projected onto a
vertical plane.
Cut & Fill - Answers - An operation commonly used in road building and other rock and
earth moving operations in which the material excavated and removed from one
location is used as fill material at another location.
Fill - Answers - The soil or other material used to raise the grade of a site area.
Foundation - Answers - The entire masonry substructure below the first floor or frame or
a building, including the footing upon which the building rests.
Grade Beam - Answers - A horizontal end-supporting load-bearing foundation member
that supports an exterior wall of a superstructure.
Width - Answers - The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Footing - Answers - That portion of the foundation of a structure that spreads and
transmits the load directly to the soil.
Reinforced Bar - Answers - A steel bar, usually with manufactured deformations, used
in concrete and masonry construction to provide additional strength.
Footing Beam - Answers - A reinforced concrete beam connecting pile caps or spread
footings to distribute horizontal loads caused by eccentric loading.
Bolster - Answers - in concrete, an individual or continuous support used to hold
reinfording bars in position. usually used in slab work.
Pan Construction - Answers - A type of concrete floor or roof in which pan forms are
used to create intersecting ribs and resulting in a waffle-like under surface
