AIC Exam Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. answer - About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly
intervals throughout the project? answer - progress meetings
Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? answer -
Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? answer - Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? answer - gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? answer -
75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? answer - the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? answer - plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? answer - The nominal depth of the beam in inches
,Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? answer - Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? answer - Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? answer - Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? answer - Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? answer - Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? answer - Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? answer - boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? answer - No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? answer - 20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? answer - concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? answer - bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? answer - panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? answer - formwork
, Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? answer - humidity ration
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? answer - 67
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? answer - 60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? answer - 30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? answer - A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? answer - 2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? answer - Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? answer - 12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? answer - 1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. answer -
60
Questions and Correct Answers
Meeting minutes should be distributed ___. answer - About one day after the meeting
Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or bi-weekly
intervals throughout the project? answer - progress meetings
Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? answer -
Wood
Concrete is strongest in ___? answer - Compressive strength
Which of the following is a type of aggregate? answer - gravel
Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in concrete? answer -
75%
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? answer - the sieve has 4 openings per lineal inch
Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in
alternating directions? answer - plywood
the "10" in a W10x30 steel beam indicates? answer - The nominal depth of the beam in inches
,Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? answer - Type M
Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? answer - Caisson
Clay is what type of soil? answer - Cohesive soil
Sand is what type of soil? answer - Cohesionless soil
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ___ state? answer - Loose
What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? answer - Establish general soil classifications
What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? answer - boring, sampling, testing
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a ___? answer - No. 200 sieve
Referencing the sample boring log in figure 2-7, at approximately what depth would you expect
to find very stiff gray sandy clay? answer - 20-24 feet
Wood, steel and rigid insulation are all used for ___? answer - concrete formwork
Deflection is a result of what type of stress? answer - bending
Which of the following is a type of multi-use form? answer - panel forms
Which of the following would be considered a dead load? answer - formwork
, Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? answer - humidity ration
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a RH of 50%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? answer - 67
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and a RH of 100%, what is its wet
bulb temperature? answer - 60
Using the psychometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60F and
a humidity ratio of 22.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? answer - 30%
Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample B
has a dry bulb temperature of 65F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following
statements is true? answer - A has more sensible and latent heat as B
If you have 10 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 volts, how much current is going through
the circuit? answer - 2 A
Which is the unit of measure for AC power? answer - Watt
If you have three resisters in series and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? answer - 12 ohms
If you have three resisters in parallel and they each have 4 ohms of resistance, what is the total
resistance in the circuit? answer - 1.33 ohms
Alternating current is provided by utility companies at ___ hertz or cycles per second. answer -
60
