AIC Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

AIC Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions What percentage of a conversation does a listener remember of what they hear? - Correct Answer ️️ -10% What percentage of a conversation does a speaker remember of what they say and do? - Correct Answer ️️ -90% When giving a presentation, one should do which of the following? - Correct Answer ️️ -Keep the conversation short and on topic Which of the following should one do to effectively listen? - Correct Answer ️️ -Listen objectively with the intent to understand the speaker's perspective Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? - Correct Answer ️️ -Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice RFI stands for? - Correct Answer ️️ -Request for information An owner initiated change order should include which of teh following? - Correct Answer ️️ -Reference to contract documents describing the change in detail A job diary should be maintained by? - Correct Answer ️️ -All members of the project management team If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? - Correct Answer ️️ -Each shift Daily reports are primarily created by? - Correct Answer ️️ -Superintendent Meeting agendas should be distributed ___. - Correct Answer ️️ -At least one day prior to the meeting Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. - Correct Answer ️️ -About one day after the meeting Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly intervals throughout the project? - Correct Answer ️️ -progress meetings Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? - Correct Answer ️️ -Wood Concrete is strongest in ___? - Correct Answer ️️ -Compressive strength Which of the following is a type of aggregate? - Correct Answer ️️ -gravel Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? - Correct Answer ️️ -75% What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? - Correct Answer ️️ -the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in alternating directions? - Correct Answer ️️ -plywood the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? - Correct Answer ️️ -The nominal depth of the beam in inches Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? - Correct Answer ️️ - Type M Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? - Correct Answer ️️ -Caisson Clay is what type of soil? - Correct Answer ️️ -Cohesive soil Sand is what type of soil? - Correct Answer ️️ -Cohesionless soil Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? - Correct Answer ️️ -Loose What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? - Correct Answer ️️ -Establish general soil classifications What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? - Correct Answer ️️ -boring, sampling, testing Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? - Correct Answer ️️ -No. 200 sieve Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect to find very stiff gray sandy clay? - Correct Answer ️️ -20-24 feet Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? - Correct Answer ️️ -concrete formwork Deflection is a result of what type of stress? - Corre