FALL 2024 CAPSTONE AIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

FALL 2024 CAPSTONE AIC EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatIwouldIbeItheImostIappropriateImeansIforItheIcontractorItoIcommunicateItoItheIprojectIownerIanIunfo
reseenIconditionInotIidentifiedIinItheIsoilsIreport?I-IANSWERI-WriteIaIformalIbusinessIletter



WhenIisItheIbestItimeItoIdistributeItheIworkingIagendaItoItheIparticipantsIofIaImeeting?I-IANSWERI-
AboutIoneIdayIpriorItoItheImeeting



TheIcontractorIhasItaskedIhisIprojectIengineerIwithIdevelopingIanIagendaIforIaIpreconstructionImeetingIwit
hItheIarchitectIandIowner.ITheIprojectIengineerIhasIreceivedInumerousIemailsIandIRFIsIfromIsubcontractorsI
andIvendorsIrequestingIaIwideIrangeIofIinformation.IWhichIdocumentIisImostIappropriateItoIdistinguishIbet
weenIappropriateItopicsIforItheImeetingIandItopicsIbetterIaddressedIthroughIotherImeans?I-IANSWERI-
GeneralIrequirements



WhatIisItheIbestItimeItoIdistributeItheImeetingIminutesItoItheIparticipants?I-IANSWERI-
AboutIoneIdayIafterItheImeeting



WhichIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIisItrueIaboutItheIuseIofItextingIasIaImeansIofIcommunicatingIinItheIconstr
uctionIindustry?I-IANSWERI-AppropriateIforIclarifyingIbutInotIforIformalIdirection



AIsubcontractorIidentifiesIaIsignificantIdiscrepancyIbetweenItheIarchitecturalIandIstructuralIdrawings.ITheIs
ubcontractorIimmediatelyImeetsIwithItheIgeneralIcontractorIatItheirIconstructionItrailerItoIdiscussItheIdiscr
epancy.ITheIgeneralIcontractorIagreesIthatIthisIcouldIbeIaIsignificantIchangeIdependingIonIwhichIofItheIdraw
ingsIdescribesItheIdesigner'sIintent.IWhichIofItheIfollowingIactionsIisItheImostIappropriateIinIthisIsituation?I-
IANSWERI-DraftIanIRFIIthatIdescribesItheIdiscrepancyIinIdetailIandIsubmitIitItoItheIarchitectIimmediately.




WhatIareItheIleadershipIskillsIneededItoIconductIaIproductiveImeeting?I-
IANSWERIListeningIattentively,IrespondingIconstructively,IsolicitingIallIideas,IandImatchingIdecisionImakingIt

oItheIsituation



WhichIofItheIfollowingIstatementsImadeIbyItheIindicatedIpartiesIbelowIwouldIleastIlikelyIbeImadeIatIanIown
er/architect/contractorIprogressImeeting?I-
IANSWERIProjectImanager:I"TheIbondIrateIforIABCIsubcontractorIisI1.45%"

, WhatIisIaIlistener'sIretentionIpercentageIofIanIoralIconversation?I-IANSWERI10%



WhichIofItheIfollowingIcommunicationImethodsIisItheImostIeffectiveIwayItoIknowIthatItheIcommunicationIh
asIbeenIunderstood?I-IANSWERITheIsenderIshouldIaskIopen-endedIquestionsIandImakeIthemIspeakI.



WhichIofItheIfollowingIisItheIbestIexampleIofIanIopen-endedIquestion?I-
IANSWERIWhatIstepsIareIyouIgoingItoItakeItoIcompleteItheIactivity?




WhichIofItheIfollowingIstatementsIaboutItheIfollowingIorganizationsIandItheirIjustificationsIofIitsIuseIisImostI
appropriateIwhenIdesignersIdevelopIprojectIspecifications?I-
IANSWERIUseItheIConstructionISpecificationIInstitute'sIorganizationalIsystemIforIcategorizingIconstructionI

materialsIintoIdivisionsIandIsectionsIasIitIisIwidelyIusedIbyItheIindustry.



AssumeIyouIhaveIaIsimpleIbeamI16IftIlongIsupportedIonIeachIendIbyIR1IandIR2.IThereIisIaIconcentratedIloadI
ofI900IlbIthatIisI4IftIfromIR2.IReactionIR1IisIpinnedI12IftIfromItheIload.IReactionIR1IisI225IlbIandIR2IisI675Ilb.IW
hatIisItheImaximumIbendingImomentIinIpoundsIperIfoot?I-IANSWERI2,700



AssumeIthatIyouIareIpouringIaIwallIthatIisI151IftI4Iin.Ilong,I14IftIhighIand,I1IftI4Iin.Ithick.ITheIcrew'sIdailyIplace
mentIrateIisI375IcyIperI8-hrIday.IHowImanyIhoursIwillIitItakeItoIcompleteItheIwall?I-IANSWERI2.2



(151.33ftIXI14ftIXI1.33FT)IXI(1cy/27cft)=104.6cy

375cy/8hr=46.9hr/cy=2.2Ihr



UsingItheIaverageIsoilIweightsIfromItheItableIfig.I1,IwhatIisItheIswellIpercentageIofIaIloamIsoil?I-
IANSWERI23.8%



SW%=((Bcy/Lcy)-1)IXI100

(2600/2100)-1IXI100I=23.8%



UsingItheIpsychrometricIchartIprovidedIinIFigureI2,IwhatIisItheIenthalpyIofI2Ilb.IofIairIgivenIaIdryIbulbItemper
atureIofI75ºIFIandIaIrelativeIhumidityIofI50%?I-IANSWERI56IBTUs

28IBTUs/lbIfromIfig.I2

28IBTUs/lbIXI2lbI=I56BTUs