Fall 2024 Capstone AIC exam Questions and Answers

Fall 2024 Capstone AIC exam Questions and Answers What would be the most appropriate means for the contractor to communicate to the project owner an unforeseen condition not identified in the soils report? - Correct Answer ️️ --Write a formal business letter When is the best time to distribute the working agenda to the participants of a meeting? - Correct Answer ️️ --About one day prior to the meeting The contractor has tasked his project engineer with developing an agenda for a preconstruction meeting with the architect and owner. The project engineer has received numerous emails and RFIs from subcontractors and vendors requesting a wide range of information. Which document is most appropriate to distinguish between appropriate topics for the meeting and topics better addressed through other means? - Correct Answer ️️ --General requirements What is the best time to distribute the meeting minutes to the participants? - Correct Answer ️️ --About one day after the meeting Which of the following statements is true about the use of texting as a means of communicating in the construction industry? - Correct Answer ️️ --Appropriate for clarifying but not for formal direction A subcontractor identifies a significant discrepancy between the architectural and structural drawings. The subcontractor immediately meets with the general contractor at their construction trailer to discuss the discrepancy. The general contractor agrees that this could be a significant change depending on which of the drawings describes the designer's intent. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate in this situation? - Correct Answer ️️ --Draft an RFI that describes the discrepancy in detail and submit it to the architect immediately. What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting? - Correct Answer ️️ -Listening attentively, responding constructively, soliciting all ideas, and matching decision making to the situation Which of the following statements made by the indicated parties below would least likely be made at an owner/architect/contractor progress meeting? - Correct Answer ️️ - Project manager: "The bond rate for ABC subcontractor is 1.45%" What is a listener's retention percentage of an oral conversation? - Correct Answer ️️ - 10% Which of the following communication methods is the most effective way to know that the communication has been understood? - Correct Answer ️️ -The sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak . Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question? - Correct Answer ️️ -What steps are you going to take to complete the activity? Which of the following statements about the following organizations and their justifications of its use is most appropriate when designers develop project specifications? - Correct Answer ️️ -Use the Construction Specification Institute's organizational system for categorizing construction materials into divisions and sections as it is widely used by the industry. Assume you have a simple beam 16 ft long supported on each end by R1 and R2. There is a concentrated load of 900 lb that is 4 ft from R2. Reaction R1 is pinned 12 ft from the load. Reaction R1 is 225 lb and R2 is 675 lb. What is the maximum bending moment in pounds per foot? - Correct Answer ️️ -2,700 Assume that you are pouring a wall that is 151 ft 4 in. long, 14 ft high and, 1 ft 4 in. thick. The crew's daily placement rate is 375 cy per 8-hr day. How many hours will it take to complete the wall? - Correct Answer ️️ -2.2 (151.33ft X 14ft X 1.33FT) X (1cy/27cft)=104.6cy 375cy/8hr=46.9hr/cy=2.2 hr Using the average soil weights from the table fig. 1,