AIC EXAM PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 AIC EXAM PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Formal Business Letter Correct Answer: Document for correspondence between A/E or Owner and Contractor Memorandum Correct Answer: Document for correspondence between home office and job site Working Agenda Correct Answer: Document distributed to participants one day prior to the meeting General Requirements Correct Answer: Document describing the Suggested Agenda for Preconstruction Meeting Meeting Minutes Correct Answer: Document distributed to participants one day after the meeting Meeting minutes 2 Correct Answer: Primary content items: Attendance, topical headings, person assigned, completion Working agenda Correct Answer: Content items: Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings, role Spectrum Approach Correct Answer: Approach to encourage group members to build on peers' contributions in a meeting Goals Correct Answer: Mental activity to consider for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting Gathering Correct Answer: Mental activity to consider for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting Problem Solving Correct Answer: Mental activity to consider for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting Decision Making 3 Correct Answer: Mental activity to consider for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting Action Plan & Monitoring Correct Answer: Mental activity to consider for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting Listening Attentively Correct Answer: Leadership skill needed to conduct a productive meeting Responding Constructively Correct Answer: Leadership skill needed to conduct a productive meeting Soliciting All Ideas Correct Answer: Leadership skill needed to conduct a productive meeting Matching Decision Making to the Situation Correct Answer: Leadership skill needed to conduct a productive meeting Words Correct Answer: What is transferred from one mind to another Retention percentage 4 Correct Answer: Listener's percentage of memory in an oral conversation Sender's memory percentage Correct Answer: Percentage of conversation the sender remembers Open-ended questions Correct Answer: Best example of a question that allows for complete response Construction Specifications Institute Correct Answer: Organization promoting uniform organization system for construction materials Thomas' Register Correct Answer: Reference source for manufacturer's technical lifting data American Society for Testing Materials Correct Answer: Organization standardizing technical specifications and testing methods Underwriters Laboratories Correct Answer: Organization testing materials, products, equipment, construction methods Riprap 5 Correct Answer: Large stones to prevent erosion at the end of culverts or water bodies Impurities Correct Answer: Aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of sand Permeability Correct Answer: Measure of the ease with which water flows through aggregate's voids Soundness Correct Answer: Aggregate quality of resisting weathering Asphalt Correct Answer: Pavement system subject to abrasion due to continuous flexing No. 40 Correct Answer: Sieve size with 40 openings per lineal inch 4 inches Correct Answer: Sieve size aggregates initially placed into for analysis Well-graded Correct Answer: Gradation with a constant slope indicating same amount of material retained on each sieve 6 4050 pounds Correct Answer: Weight of a Cubic Yard of concrete Creep Correct Answer: Material that strains slowly when a force is applied for an extended period Hydration Correct Answer: Chemical reaction when Portland cement is mixed with water Gravel Correct Answer: Soil type with high permeability Type III Correct Answer: Type of Portland cement used where early strength gain is important Freeze-thaw resistance Correct Answer: Concrete characteristic improved by air-entraining Water/Cement Ratio Correct Answer: Most important parameter used to control concrete strength 7 Tension Correct Answer: Air-entrained Portland cement concrete is weak in this Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Correct Answer: Technical resource for bar support spacing on a Concrete Bridge deck #8 Correct Answer: Diameter in inches of a #8 bar 90 Correct Answer: Weight of a bag of Portland Cement in pounds 1.043 Correct Answer: Weight of a #5 deformed bar in pounds Bar Supports Correct Answer: Materials incorporated by reference not shown on plans or in Technical Specifications Type S Correct Answer: Type of masonry cement used where bond and lateral strength are important 8 Type S Correct Answer: Type of masonry cement used for foundation walls and isolated piers Type S Correct Answer: Type of masonry cement used for reinforced masonry Lime Correct Answer: Mortar ingredient that improves workability Sand Correct Answer: Mortar ingredient that decreases shrinkage while setting and drying Water Correct Answer: Mortar ingredient added for retempering Bond Strength Correct Answer: Mortar property increased by retempering One-half lap Correct Answer: Strongest overlap of masonry units when building a wall Header Correct Answer: Brick position for tying two wythes together 9 Stretcher Correct Answer: Most common brick position Rowlock Correct Answer: Brick position commonly used on window sills Stack Correct Answer: Weakest pattern bond Control Joint Correct Answer: Masonry component allowing freedom of movement in a wall Bond Beam Correct Answer: Masonry component acting as structural member and providing bearing for beams and joists Lintels Correct Answer: Masonry component used over openings in block walls to carry the load Metal Decking Correct Answer: Structural steel component referred to as 'VL' 10 Open-web joist Correct Answer: Structural steel component referred to as 'LH' Fire Correct Answer: Structural steel most susceptible to failure Mineral wool Correct Answer: Sprayed onto structural steel to increase fire resistance Occupancy Correct Answer: Determines fireproofing of a steel structure Butt Correct Answer: Type of weld that fits two pieces of metal together end-to-end Other side from where the arrow is pointing Correct Answer: Side of the weld when there is a fillet weld symbol on the top of the welding symbol arrow Field weld Correct Answer: Solid backwards flag on a pole in a square weld symbol Circle 11 Correct Answer: Symbol used when the weld is supposed to be on all four sides Joists Correct Answer: Wood member graded by bending strength on its narrow edge, 2-4 inches thick Beams and Stringers Correct Answer: Wood member graded by bending strength on its narrow edge, at least 4 inches thick Extreme Fiber Bending (Fb) Correct Answer: Stress term with narrow dimension carrying load, top fibers in compression, bottom fibers in tension Extreme Fiber Bending (Fb) in Repetitive members Correct Answer: Stress term in wood frame structure supporting load and distributing to adjacent members Planks Correct Answer: Wood member graded by bending strength on its wider dimension, 2-4 inches thick Posts and Timbers Correct Answer: Wood member graded by load carried on cross section 12 Compression Parallel to the Grain (Fc //) Correct Answer: Stress term induced by pressing the fiber together longitudinally Horizontal Shear Parallel to the Grain (Fv //) Correct Answer: Stress term induced by upper fibers sliding over lower fibers as a beam bends Modulus of Elasticity (E) Correct Answer: Stress term measuring stiffness or resistance to deflection Douglas Fir and Southern Yellow Pine Correct Answer: Softwood species with highest Fiber Bending and Modulus of Elasticity (E) values Select Structural Grade Correct Answer: Top grade in structural lumber classification system Construction Grade Correct Answer: Structural lumber grade where straightness and strength are most important Smooth Two Sides 13 Correct Answer: Abbreviation S2S stamp on a piece of lumber means Less than 19 Correct Answer: Moisture content percentage of lumber stamp abbreviation S-DRY The front and back surface plies have a solid surface with smooth repair plugs Correct Answer: B-B designation plyform refers to ISO 9000 Correct Answer: Quality standards used internationally Total Quality Management Correct Answer: Management philosophy to maximize competitiveness through continuous improvement Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence Correct Answer: Criteria to improve an organization and evaluate progress towards becoming the best Total Safety Management Correct Answer: Performance and process-oriented approach to safety and health Eliminating the isolation problem 14 Correct Answer: Key to success in TQM and TSM Histogram Correct Answer: Graphical measurement tool displaying frequency distribution Flow Chart Correct Answer: Pictorial representation of a process Fishbone Chart Correct Answer: Diagram showing causes and effects for analyzing problems Pareto Chart Correct Answer: Bar graph of identified causes shown in descending order of magnitude Scatter Diagram Correct Answer: Graph displaying correlation of two characteristics Run Chart Correct Answer: Line graph showing trend over time Promissory Estoppel Correct Answer: Legal principle for holding a subcontractor to a promise made during bidding 15 Pre-qualification Forms Correct Answer: Document submitted to the Owner for bid consideration before receiving bidding documents General Conditions Correct Answer: Document describing duties, responsibilities, and business procedures for administering the contract Incorporated by Reference Correct Answer: Legal principle for referring the Contractor to other documents not provided Plans Correct Answer: Document illustrating what is to be built Instructions to Bidders Correct Answer: Document establishing forms, content, and procedures for submitting bid proposals Addenda Correct Answer: Document making changes, modifications, and corrections prior to bid opening 16 Pre-qualification Forms Correct Answer: Document submitted by each bidder stating their bid was arrived at without conferring with other bidders Slip form system Correct Answer: Temporary system to support freshly placed concrete poured continuously in a vertical direction Lift slab form system Correct Answer: Temporary system to support freshly placed concrete poured as a slab and lifted to final elevation Tremie Correct Answer: Concrete pouring method used to pour concrete under water Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers Correct Answer: Organization publishing design standard for loads on structures during construction Lack of masonry wall bracing and change in wind conditions Correct Answer: Primary cause for a masonry wall to collapse during construction Sheet Piling 17 Correct Answer: System designed to restrain horizontal temporary loads like soil and water Piling Correct Answer: System designed to carry vertical load of the structure Underpinning Correct Answer: System supporting existing structure while excavation is below the foundation Cribbing and Tie-backs Correct Answer: System restraining vertical wall of soil and other loads where sloping is impractical Cofferdam Correct Answer: Enclosed structure to restrain soil and water, allowing safe work inside Mobilization Correct Answer: Transporting off-road equipment to the job site Jin Pole Correct Answer: Lifting system with two vertical towers and a cross beam for lifting long equipment 18 Sheeting, Wales, and Cross Braces Correct Answer: Components of a cofferdam or support system Toe Correct Answer: Vertical sheeting extended below the bottom of the excavation The Registered Professional Engineer Correct Answer: Requirement for shoring systems more than 20 feet deep according to OSHA Uprights Correct Answer: Another name for Sheeting Close sheeting Correct Answer: Spacing between timber planks not to exceed ½ inch Crane with a Clamshell attachment Correct Answer: Most efficient method to excavate inside a cofferdam Power Shovel Correct Answer: Equipment with boom below the excavation, pushing up Dragline 19 Correct Answer: Equipment used to excavate ponds or soil under water Tower Crane Correct Answer: Equipment with boom above the structure, lifting load vertically and moving it horizontally Smooth-Wheel Roller Correct Answer: Equipment most efficient for compacting granular soils Slip form system Correct Answer: Temporary system to support freshly placed concrete poured continuously in a vertical direction Lift slab form system Correct Answer: Temporary system to support freshly placed concrete poured as a slab and lifted to final elevation Tremie Correct Answer: Concrete pouring method used to pour concrete under water Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers Correct Answer: Organization publishing design standard for loads on structures during construction