COSC 153 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT).

COSC 153 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT). Prehistoric Homes correct answers •First homes where done with branches, bones, stones and animal fur Prehistoric Construction correct answers •Major Historical Construction projects were always Religious based Bronze Age Construction Homes correct answers •Bronze Age homes were much more advanced and involved precision cut wood members such as columns and beams and roofs mostly made of Construction in Egypt correct answers •Egyptians best known and bigger projects were tombs for their ruling class. •Pyramids were a portal into the afterlife •Main construction method: stone, mortar and gravity for structural purposes Mortar and Concrete correct answers •The Egyptians used calcined gypsum as a cement and the Greeks and Romans used lime made by heating limestone and added sand to make mortar, with coarser stones for concrete. •The Romans found that a cement could be made which set under water and this was used for the construction of harbors. Construction in Greece correct answers • •The Erechtheion or Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon. Construction in Rome correct answers •The Roman Arch - Ancient Roman builders relied heavily on the rounded arch to span great lengths. Several rounded arches that are constructed inline and end-to-end in a series form an arcade, e. g. in Roman aqueducts. Construction in Rome correct answers •The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns. Aqueduct water supplied public baths, latrines, fountains, and private households; it also supported mining operations, milling, farms, and gardens Construction during the Industrial Revolution correct answers •Factory Construction •Massive Housing •Roads and Bridges •Railways •Sewers •Canals •Housing needed to be close to factory •Housing for all workers and families COSC 153 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT). Modern Construction: Mechanization correct answers •Mechanization - The use of machinery to excavate, move material and build. •Steam machines and cranes Construction Industry Sectors correct answers •Apple Offices in California Teams: Owner, General Contractors, Construction Managers, Architects & Multiple Engineers, Heavy Civil Contractors, Multiple Subcontractors, Suppliers & Vendors, Labor providers, etc. COMMERCIAL correct answers •General Contractors who may or may not self perform any actual construction work In charge of: -Overall Project Schedule -Payment from Owners and paying subcontractors -Site Logistics for all project -Coordination with Owner, Architects and Engineers Coordination with Owner's Representative (if any COMMERCIAL correct answers •Typically they build: -Office Buildings -Faith Construction -Multifamily -Schools / Educational -Commercial / Retail -Hospitals / Healthcare -Entertainment Projects (stadiums, arenas, convention centers, etc) -ETC RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY correct answers Single Family - Houses, Duplex buildings, townhomes Multifamily - apartments both low rise and high rise RESIDENTIAL / MULTIFAMILY correct answers •Single Family construction is typically funded by private individuals or developers for their own use or for sale •Single Family Builders categories: -Custom Home Builders -Small Volume Builders -Production Builders •Multi Family construction is typically funded by developers for rental income or sale •Commercial contractors also participate in this market sector working for developers SPECIALTY SUBCONTRACTOR correct answers •A subcontractor is a company or person whom a general contractor hires to perform a specific task as part of an overall project and normally pays for services provided to the project. How many subcontractor trades? correct answers •Underground construction phase: -Mechanical -Plumbing -Excavation / Heavy Civil / Grading -Electrical -Hardscape -Landscaping -Waterproofing -etc How many subcontractor trades? correct answers •Super-structure and building envelope construction phase -Steel Fabricator and Erector -Concrete -Precast -Masonry -Windows -MEPs -Waterproofing -etc HEAVY CIVIL / INFRASTRUCTURE correct answers The Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction subsector comprises establishments whose primary activity is the construction of entire engineering projects (e.g., highways and dams), and specialty trade contractors, whose primary activity is the production of a specific component for such projects such as underground work and site work HEAVY CIVIL / INFRASTRUCTURE correct answers •It involves fewer trades •Main materials are: asphalt, gravel, dirt, concrete and steel •Projects are mostly publicly funded: municipality, state or federal INDUSTRIAL / OIL & GAS CONSTRUCTION correct answers •The industrial sector of the construction industry is highly specialized and requires firms with vast resources and significant construction and engineering expertise. INDUSTRIAL / OIL & GAS CONSTRUCTION correct answers Oil & Gas construction companies supervise, monitor and control process and utilities operational systems to meet the corporation's oil and gas production targets in an efficient manner in liaison with other trade engineers on Production Station & Field.