FE Exam: Civil
Project Delivery Methods - Answer- - Design-Bid-Build
- Design-Build
- CM
- Multiple Prime
Contract Types - Answer- - lump sum
- unit price
- cost plus
Liquidated damages - Answer- Contractually stipulated amount to be paid for particular breach of
contract
Bid bond - Answer- guarantee bidder will enter into contract with client if lowest bidder
Performance bond - Answer- guarantees contractor will perform specified work
Payment bond - Answer- guarantees contractor will pay for materials/labor used
Surety bond - Answer- Assumes liability for debt, default, failure in duty of another party
Mechanic's Lien - Answer- legal right to lay claim to project property until paid
Cohesionless soils - Answer- sands/gravels
Cohesive soils - Answer- clays/silts
(internal friction angle = 0)
Normally consolidated - Answer- present effective overburden pressure is maximum
Differential settlements - Answer- most damaging, not uniform across supported area
Geotech testing - Answer- - Atterberg Limits (Shrinkage Limit Test)
- Standard Proctor Test
- Consolidation Test
- Direct Shear Test
- Triaxial Test
- Sieve Test
Erosion control - Answer- - cover slope in vegetation/stone/netting
- pave slope
Active vs. Passive - Answer- active = wall moves away from soil
passive = wall moves into soil
Improve soil stability - Answer- - cement, lime, bitumen
- chemicals
Project Delivery Methods - Answer- - Design-Bid-Build
- Design-Build
- CM
- Multiple Prime
Contract Types - Answer- - lump sum
- unit price
- cost plus
Liquidated damages - Answer- Contractually stipulated amount to be paid for particular breach of
contract
Bid bond - Answer- guarantee bidder will enter into contract with client if lowest bidder
Performance bond - Answer- guarantees contractor will perform specified work
Payment bond - Answer- guarantees contractor will pay for materials/labor used
Surety bond - Answer- Assumes liability for debt, default, failure in duty of another party
Mechanic's Lien - Answer- legal right to lay claim to project property until paid
Cohesionless soils - Answer- sands/gravels
Cohesive soils - Answer- clays/silts
(internal friction angle = 0)
Normally consolidated - Answer- present effective overburden pressure is maximum
Differential settlements - Answer- most damaging, not uniform across supported area
Geotech testing - Answer- - Atterberg Limits (Shrinkage Limit Test)
- Standard Proctor Test
- Consolidation Test
- Direct Shear Test
- Triaxial Test
- Sieve Test
Erosion control - Answer- - cover slope in vegetation/stone/netting
- pave slope
Active vs. Passive - Answer- active = wall moves away from soil
passive = wall moves into soil
Improve soil stability - Answer- - cement, lime, bitumen
- chemicals
