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Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence
between the A/E or
Owner and the Contractor? - ANS>> Formal Business Letter
Which of the following documents is used for correspondence
between the home office
and the job site? - ANS>> Memorandum
What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the
Participants? - ANS>> About one day prior to the meeting
Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the
Preconstruction Meeting? - ANS>> General Requirements
What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the
Participants? - ANS>> About one day after the meeting
Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items
for the meeting
minutes? - ANS>> Attendance, topical headings with paragraph
stating person assigned, completion
Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the
working agenda? - ANS>> Purpose, specific objectives, time
frame, topical headings with paragraph, role
What are the mental activities that must be taken into
consideration for each topic during
,the planning phase of a meeting? - ANS>> Goals, Gathering,
Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring
What is the name of the approach designed to encourage group
members to build on the
contributions of their peers when responding to an idea in a
meeting? - ANS>> Spectrum Approach
What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive
meeting? - ANS>> Listening Attentively, Responding
Constructively, Soliciting All Ideas, and Matching Decision Making
to the Situation
Which one of the following is transferred from one mind to
another? - ANS>> Words
What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral
conversation? - ANS>> 10
Which of the following communication methods is the most
effective in knowing that the communication has been
understood? - ANS>> You the sender should ask open-ended
questions and make them speak
Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended
question? - ANS>> What steps are you going to take to complete
the activity?
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of
what they say and do? - ANS>> 90
,Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization
system for organizing construction materials, specifications and
documentation into Divisions and Sections for
projects? - ANS>> Construction Specifications Institute
You are interested in finding all of the manufacturers technical
lifting data for a permanent overhead crane that the Contractor
will install in a manufacturing facility.
What is the name of the Reference source? - ANS>> Thomas'
Register
Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical
specifications and testing methods? - ANS>> American Society
for Testing Materials
Which organization investigates and tests materials, products,
equipment, construction methods and construction systems to
safeguard against hazards to life and property? - ANS>>
Underwriters Laboratories
What are large stones that are placed at the end of culverts or
along the edge of a body of water to prevent erosion called? -
ANS>> Riprap
What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of
sand called? - ANS>> Impurities
What is a measure of the ease with which water will flow through
an aggregate's voids called? - ANS>> Permeability
What is the aggregate quality of resisting weathering called? -
ANS>> Soundness
, What type of pavement system is subject to abrasion throughout
because the pavement continuously flexes under the weight of
traffic? - ANS>> Asphalt
What does a sieve size of No. 40 mean? - ANS>> There are 40
openings per lineal inch
Which sieve size are the aggregates initially placed into for
analysis? - ANS>> 4 inches
A gradation chart shows a line with a constant slope which
indicates that approximately the same amount of material is
retained on each successive sieve. What is this gradation called?
- ANS>> Well-graded
What is the weight of a Cubic Yard of concrete? - ANS>> 4050
pounds
What is the term for a material that strains slowly when a force is
applied to it for an extended period of years, even though the
force is too small to cause failure in a short
period of time? - ANS>> Creep
What is the chemical reaction called when Portland cement is
mixed with the water? - ANS>> Hydration
Which of the following types of soil has high permeability? -
ANS>> Gravel
Which type of Portland cement is used where an early strength
gain is important? - ANS>> Type III
Which concrete characteristic is improved by air-entraining the
concrete? - ANS>> Freeze-thaw resistance
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Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence
between the A/E or
Owner and the Contractor? - ANS>> Formal Business Letter
Which of the following documents is used for correspondence
between the home office
and the job site? - ANS>> Memorandum
What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the
Participants? - ANS>> About one day prior to the meeting
Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the
Preconstruction Meeting? - ANS>> General Requirements
What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the
Participants? - ANS>> About one day after the meeting
Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items
for the meeting
minutes? - ANS>> Attendance, topical headings with paragraph
stating person assigned, completion
Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the
working agenda? - ANS>> Purpose, specific objectives, time
frame, topical headings with paragraph, role
What are the mental activities that must be taken into
consideration for each topic during
,the planning phase of a meeting? - ANS>> Goals, Gathering,
Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring
What is the name of the approach designed to encourage group
members to build on the
contributions of their peers when responding to an idea in a
meeting? - ANS>> Spectrum Approach
What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive
meeting? - ANS>> Listening Attentively, Responding
Constructively, Soliciting All Ideas, and Matching Decision Making
to the Situation
Which one of the following is transferred from one mind to
another? - ANS>> Words
What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral
conversation? - ANS>> 10
Which of the following communication methods is the most
effective in knowing that the communication has been
understood? - ANS>> You the sender should ask open-ended
questions and make them speak
Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended
question? - ANS>> What steps are you going to take to complete
the activity?
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of
what they say and do? - ANS>> 90
,Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization
system for organizing construction materials, specifications and
documentation into Divisions and Sections for
projects? - ANS>> Construction Specifications Institute
You are interested in finding all of the manufacturers technical
lifting data for a permanent overhead crane that the Contractor
will install in a manufacturing facility.
What is the name of the Reference source? - ANS>> Thomas'
Register
Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical
specifications and testing methods? - ANS>> American Society
for Testing Materials
Which organization investigates and tests materials, products,
equipment, construction methods and construction systems to
safeguard against hazards to life and property? - ANS>>
Underwriters Laboratories
What are large stones that are placed at the end of culverts or
along the edge of a body of water to prevent erosion called? -
ANS>> Riprap
What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of
sand called? - ANS>> Impurities
What is a measure of the ease with which water will flow through
an aggregate's voids called? - ANS>> Permeability
What is the aggregate quality of resisting weathering called? -
ANS>> Soundness
, What type of pavement system is subject to abrasion throughout
because the pavement continuously flexes under the weight of
traffic? - ANS>> Asphalt
What does a sieve size of No. 40 mean? - ANS>> There are 40
openings per lineal inch
Which sieve size are the aggregates initially placed into for
analysis? - ANS>> 4 inches
A gradation chart shows a line with a constant slope which
indicates that approximately the same amount of material is
retained on each successive sieve. What is this gradation called?
- ANS>> Well-graded
What is the weight of a Cubic Yard of concrete? - ANS>> 4050
pounds
What is the term for a material that strains slowly when a force is
applied to it for an extended period of years, even though the
force is too small to cause failure in a short
period of time? - ANS>> Creep
What is the chemical reaction called when Portland cement is
mixed with the water? - ANS>> Hydration
Which of the following types of soil has high permeability? -
ANS>> Gravel
Which type of Portland cement is used where an early strength
gain is important? - ANS>> Type III
Which concrete characteristic is improved by air-entraining the
concrete? - ANS>> Freeze-thaw resistance
