CSLB B: California Contractor's License General Building (B): 2024/25 Questions and 100% CORRECT Answers

California Contractor's License
General Building (B): 2024/25
Questions and 100% CORRECT




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The first step in any major construction job.? - ANSWER Clearing and Leveling

Clearing the lot ensure.? - ANSWER That the various work crew will be able to
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perform their job efficiently
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Underground Service Alert.? - ANSWER A free service that provides damage
prevention services
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What will the underground service alert review.? - ANSWER All excavation plans
and will send a crew to mark to mark the location of the underground utilities that are
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entering the property

The underground service alert most be notified at least? - ANSWER At least 2 days
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but no earlier than 14 days before the excavation begins

Failing to notify Dig Alert before the excavation is subject to? - ANSWER A civil
penalty in the amount not to exceed $10,000

If the underground service alert is not notified due to negligence the penalty will be ? -
ANSWER Up to $10,000

,If the Underground Service Alert is intentionally not notified the penalty will be ? -
ANSWER Up to $50,000

Color code indentifiers "white".? - ANSWER Proposed excavation

Color code identifier "Red".? - ANSWER Electric power lines, cables, conduit and
lighting cables

Color code identifier "orange"? - ANSWER Communication, alarm or signal lines,




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cables or conduit




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Color code identifier " purple". ? - ANSWER Reclaimed water line, irrigation and
slurry lines




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Color code identifier " pink"? - ANSWER Temporary survey markings

Color code identifier " yellow"? - ANSWER Gas, oil, steam, petroleum or gaseous
materials
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Color code identifier " blue".? - ANSWER Potable water

Color code identifier " green"? - ANSWER Sewers and drains
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Facilities identifiers? CH - ANSWER Chemical
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Facilities identifiers? E - ANSWER Electrical
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Facilities identifiers? FO - ANSWER Fiber optic
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Facilities identifiers? G - ANSWER Gas

Facilities identifiers? LPG - ANSWER Liquefied petroleum gas
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Facilities identifiers? PP - ANSWER Petroleum Products

Facilities identifiers?RR - ANSWER Railroad signals

Facilities identifiers? S - ANSWER Sewer

Facilities identifiers? SD - ANSWER Storm Drain

, Facilities identifiers?SS - ANSWER Storm Sewer

Facilities identifiers? SL - ANSWER Steer light

Facilities identifiers? STM - ANSWER Steam

Facilities identifiers? SP - ANSWER Slurry system




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Facilities identifiers? TEL - ANSWER Telephone




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Facilities identifiers? TS - ANSWER Traffic signal

Facilities identifiers? TV - ANSWER Televisión




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Facilities identifiers? W - ANSWER Water or reclaimed water purple

Leveling the property will provide? - ANSWER A flat even surface for the building
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foundation

How is the property leveling done? - ANSWER Through excavation and filling or
other filler materials such as rocks and concrete
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According to the California Building Code the filling Material must be compacted."? -
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ANSWER To at least 90%

Why additional fill material is Recomended when when initially adding fill material? -
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ANSWER To allow for compaction
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Soil can be either? - ANSWER Granular or cohesive

Soils are generally classified into three types? - ANSWER Type A,B and C
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Type A soil? - ANSWER Is highly cohesive it holds the greatest amount of weight on
average 1.5 tons per square feet or more, it is the most stable type of soil, with most
clay based soils falling into this category

Type B Soil.? - ANSWER Include a mixture of cohesive and granular soil. The
smaller particles will stick together providing support to the larges particles it can handle
a medium amount of compression between 0.5 and 1.5 tons per square feet