AIC AC Exam - Engineering Concepts Questions and Answers 100% Pass

AIC AC Exam - Engineering Concepts Questions and Answers 100% Pass Sweet's Catalog - Correct Answer ️️ -compiles technical construction material advertising literature published by suppliers. It is organized by Construction Specification Institute's Master Format American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - Correct Answer ️️ -Organization engaged in the standardization of technical specifications and testing methods American Standards Association (ASA) - Correct Answer ️️ -Develops national industrial standards representing manufacturers, technical organizations and government agencies Underwriters Laboratories (UL) - Correct Answer ️️ -nonprofit organization which investigatesa and tests materials, products, equipment, construction methods and construction systemsin its laboratoies. A UL-APPROVED seal of approval is recognized as a safeguard What is a UL-APPROVED seal of approval recognized as... - Correct Answer ️️ -...as a safeguard against hazards to life and property. Thomas' Register - Correct Answer ️️ -Compiles manufacturer's information on various manufactured products. What Materials are most widely used in the construction industry? - Correct Answer ️️ -aggregates, asphalt, Portland cement concrete, masonry, steel, wood, and glass Aggregates - Correct Answer ️️ -particles of random shape and size that are found in nature, such as, sand, gravel, or rock that can be crushed. Size can vary from several inches to the smallest grain of sand. Smaller than a grain of sand is considered an impurity What are aggregates used for? - Correct Answer ️️ -as bases placed on top of the soil to uniformly distribute the lod over the soil for a footing or road. Riprap - Correct Answer ️️ -placed at the end of culverts or along the edge of a body of water to prevent erosion. Soundness of aggregate - Correct Answer ️️ -aggregate quality of resisting weathering Permeability - Correct Answer ️️ -the measure of the ease with which water will flow through an aggregates voids. High permeability is needed if the aggregate is used as a filter or drain Gradation - Correct Answer ️️ -distribution within the range covered. Well-graded - Correct Answer ️️ -sizes of particles within the entire range are in approximately equal amounts Poorly-graded - Correct Answer ️️ -sizes of particles widely vary Uniform Gradation - Correct Answer ️️ -a large percentage of the particles are of approximately the same size. Gap graded - Correct Answer ️️ -most of the particles are of a large size or a small size with very few particles of an intermediate size. Sieve analysis - Correct Answer ️️ -normally graphed using the percentage retained for each gradation level and plotted on a gradation curve. The shape of the curve provides visual help in identifying the type of gradation. A vertical or nearly vertical line indicates that a large quantity of material is retained on one or possibly two sieves indicating a Uniform gradation. A line with a constant slope indicates that approximately