FE Exam: Civil Questions and Answers 100% Pass

FE Exam: Civil Questions and Answers 100% Pass Project Delivery Methods - - Design-Bid-Build - Design-Build - CM - Multiple Prime Contract Types - - lump sum - unit price - cost plus Liquidated damages - Contractually stipulated amount to be paid for particular breach of contract Bid bond - guarantee bidder will enter into contract with client if lowest bidder 2 Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Performance bond - guarantees contractor will perform specified work Payment bond - guarantees contractor will pay for materials/labor used Surety bond - Assumes liability for debt, default, failure in duty of another party Mechanic's Lien - legal right to lay claim to project property until paid Cohesionless soils - sands/gravels Cohesive soils - clays/silts (internal friction angle = 0) Normally consolidated - present effective overburden pressure is maximum Differential settlements - most damaging, not uniform across supported area Geotech testing - - Atterberg Limits (Shrinkage Limit Test) - Standard Proctor Test 3 Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 - Consolidation Test - Direct Shear Test - Triaxial Test - Sieve Test Erosion control - - cover slope in vegetation/stone/netting - pave slope Active vs. Passive - active = wall mov