AIC 304 EXAM 2025 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E
or
Owner and the Contractor? - ans -Formal Business Letter
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
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say
and do? - ans -90
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?
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
What is the most important parameter used to control the strength of concrete? -
ans -Water/Cement Ratio
What is Air-entrained Portland cement Concrete quite weak in? - ans -Tension
Which technical resource must be consulted to determine the bar support spacing
for a Concrete Bridge deck? - ans -Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
What is the diameter in inches of a #8 bar? - ans -1.0
What is the weight of a bag of Portland Cement in pounds? - ans -90
What is the weight of a #5 deformed bar in pounds? - ans -1.043
Which materials are incorporated by reference and not normally shown on the
plans or in the Technical Specifications? - ans -Bar Supports
Which type of masonry cement is used where bond and lateral strength are
important? - ans -Type S
Which type of masonry cement is used for foundation walls and isolated piers? -
ans -Type S
Which type of masonry cement is used for reinforced masonry? - ans -Type S
, Which of the following mortar ingredients improves the mortar's workability? -
ans -Lime
Which of the following mortar ingredients decreases the shrinkage of mortar
while setting
and drying? - ans -Sand
What ingredient is added to mortar for retempering? - ans -Water
Which mortar property is increased by retempering? - ans -Bond Strength
What is the strongest overlap of masonry units when building a wall? - ans -One-
half lap
Structural bonding can be accomplished by tying two wythes together with a
brick. When it is laid in this position, what is the brick position called? - ans -
Header
What is the most common brick position? - ans -Stretcher
What brick position is commonly used on window sills? - ans -Rowlock
What is the weakest pattern bond? - ans -Stack
Which of the following masonry components allows freedom of movement in a
masonry
wall? - ans -Control Joint
Which of the following masonry components are continuous, they may run
around the perimeter of a building or between control joints and act as structural
members, and they can provide bearing for beams and joists? - ans -Bond Beam
Which of the following masonry components are used over openings in block
walls to carry the load around the opening? - ans -Lintels
Which type of wall is desired where there is severe weather exposure, or where a
maximum resistance to rain penetration is desired? - ans -Cavity
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E
or
Owner and the Contractor? - ans -Formal Business Letter
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
What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say
and do? - ans -90
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?
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
What is the most important parameter used to control the strength of concrete? -
ans -Water/Cement Ratio
What is Air-entrained Portland cement Concrete quite weak in? - ans -Tension
Which technical resource must be consulted to determine the bar support spacing
for a Concrete Bridge deck? - ans -Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
What is the diameter in inches of a #8 bar? - ans -1.0
What is the weight of a bag of Portland Cement in pounds? - ans -90
What is the weight of a #5 deformed bar in pounds? - ans -1.043
Which materials are incorporated by reference and not normally shown on the
plans or in the Technical Specifications? - ans -Bar Supports
Which type of masonry cement is used where bond and lateral strength are
important? - ans -Type S
Which type of masonry cement is used for foundation walls and isolated piers? -
ans -Type S
Which type of masonry cement is used for reinforced masonry? - ans -Type S
, Which of the following mortar ingredients improves the mortar's workability? -
ans -Lime
Which of the following mortar ingredients decreases the shrinkage of mortar
while setting
and drying? - ans -Sand
What ingredient is added to mortar for retempering? - ans -Water
Which mortar property is increased by retempering? - ans -Bond Strength
What is the strongest overlap of masonry units when building a wall? - ans -One-
half lap
Structural bonding can be accomplished by tying two wythes together with a
brick. When it is laid in this position, what is the brick position called? - ans -
Header
What is the most common brick position? - ans -Stretcher
What brick position is commonly used on window sills? - ans -Rowlock
What is the weakest pattern bond? - ans -Stack
Which of the following masonry components allows freedom of movement in a
masonry
wall? - ans -Control Joint
Which of the following masonry components are continuous, they may run
around the perimeter of a building or between control joints and act as structural
members, and they can provide bearing for beams and joists? - ans -Bond Beam
Which of the following masonry components are used over openings in block
walls to carry the load around the opening? - ans -Lintels
Which type of wall is desired where there is severe weather exposure, or where a
maximum resistance to rain penetration is desired? - ans -Cavity
