AIC Exam 2024 Study Guide
People remember 10% of what they - ANShear
people remember 20% of what they - ANSread
people remember 30% of what they - ANSsee
people remember 50% of what they - ANShear and see
Speakers remember 70% of what they - ANSsay
Speakers remember 90% of what they - ANSsay and do
Letter of Transmittal - ANSA cover letter that accompanies other documents
Business Letter - ANSFormal correspondence in writing
memo - ANSless formal type of written correspondence
Fax - ANSa method to quickly and securely send documents electronically
E-mail - ANSa versatile electronic message commonly used for personal and business
correspondence
RFI - ANSdocument used to actively seek out information or clarification
Change Order - ANSwritten, modification to the contract.
Job Diary - ANSIndividual's personal record of the day's events
Daily Reports - ANSSnapshot record of the day's conditions and activities.
Type M - ANSHigh strength mortar, typically used in high load areas and masonry below grade
Type S - ANSMedium-high-strength mortar, typically used in severe weather exposure areas
with normal compressive loads.
Type N - ANSmedium-strength mortar, most commonly used as mortar above grade
Type O - ANSMedium-low-strength mortar, typically used only for non-load-bearing interior walls
and partitions
, Nominal Dimension of 8x8x16 CMU - ANS7 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 15 5/8
Cohesive soils - ANSsoils with very small particles that typically stick together, such as clay
Cohesionless soils - ANSsoils that do not tend to stick together such as gravel, sand, and silt
Organic soils - ANSsoils that contain organic
material, such as peat
Stable rock - ANSnatural, soild material that can be excavated with vertical sides and remains
intact while exposed
Type A - ANSundisturbed cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of 1.5 tons tsf
or greater
Type B - ANScohesive soils with unconfined compressive strength greater than 0.5 tsf but less
than 1.5 tsf
Type C - ANScohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of 0.5 tsf or less, unstable
soils, and saturated soils and rock
No. 4 - ANS4.75 mm
No. 200 - ANS0.075 mm
No. 40 - ANS0.425 mm
No. 10 - ANS2.00 mm
Liquid Limit - ANStransition between liquid and plastic states
Plastic Limit - ANStransition between plastic and semisolid states
Shrinkage limit - ANStransition between semisolid and solid states
Capillarity - ANSthe rise of water, against gravity, from a water source into the voids within a
soil. Soils with high capillarity typically have a smaller grain size and higher permeability, such
as silts and very fine-grained sands.
Frost heave - ANSthe vertical expansion of soil due to the freezing of water within the soil.
Plasticity test - ANSrequires the tester to mold a moist or wet sample of soil into a ball
People remember 10% of what they - ANShear
people remember 20% of what they - ANSread
people remember 30% of what they - ANSsee
people remember 50% of what they - ANShear and see
Speakers remember 70% of what they - ANSsay
Speakers remember 90% of what they - ANSsay and do
Letter of Transmittal - ANSA cover letter that accompanies other documents
Business Letter - ANSFormal correspondence in writing
memo - ANSless formal type of written correspondence
Fax - ANSa method to quickly and securely send documents electronically
E-mail - ANSa versatile electronic message commonly used for personal and business
correspondence
RFI - ANSdocument used to actively seek out information or clarification
Change Order - ANSwritten, modification to the contract.
Job Diary - ANSIndividual's personal record of the day's events
Daily Reports - ANSSnapshot record of the day's conditions and activities.
Type M - ANSHigh strength mortar, typically used in high load areas and masonry below grade
Type S - ANSMedium-high-strength mortar, typically used in severe weather exposure areas
with normal compressive loads.
Type N - ANSmedium-strength mortar, most commonly used as mortar above grade
Type O - ANSMedium-low-strength mortar, typically used only for non-load-bearing interior walls
and partitions
, Nominal Dimension of 8x8x16 CMU - ANS7 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 15 5/8
Cohesive soils - ANSsoils with very small particles that typically stick together, such as clay
Cohesionless soils - ANSsoils that do not tend to stick together such as gravel, sand, and silt
Organic soils - ANSsoils that contain organic
material, such as peat
Stable rock - ANSnatural, soild material that can be excavated with vertical sides and remains
intact while exposed
Type A - ANSundisturbed cohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of 1.5 tons tsf
or greater
Type B - ANScohesive soils with unconfined compressive strength greater than 0.5 tsf but less
than 1.5 tsf
Type C - ANScohesive soils with an unconfined compressive strength of 0.5 tsf or less, unstable
soils, and saturated soils and rock
No. 4 - ANS4.75 mm
No. 200 - ANS0.075 mm
No. 40 - ANS0.425 mm
No. 10 - ANS2.00 mm
Liquid Limit - ANStransition between liquid and plastic states
Plastic Limit - ANStransition between plastic and semisolid states
Shrinkage limit - ANStransition between semisolid and solid states
Capillarity - ANSthe rise of water, against gravity, from a water source into the voids within a
soil. Soils with high capillarity typically have a smaller grain size and higher permeability, such
as silts and very fine-grained sands.
Frost heave - ANSthe vertical expansion of soil due to the freezing of water within the soil.
Plasticity test - ANSrequires the tester to mold a moist or wet sample of soil into a ball
