Contractor Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which is the first step that needs to be taken prior to
contacting the local utility companies
starting any excavation work?
Before excavating for a new building, how should subsoil
conducting test borings
conditions be determined?
What type fastener is NOT allowed when working above
Electrogalvanized steel.
grade or below grade on wood foundations?
What are batter boards? Stakes and ledger boards marking building lines.
What is the MINIMUM overlap for joints in the polyeth-
ylene film moisture barrier applied over the exterior of a 6 inches.
below grade foundation wall?
What is the purpose of a cove or cant strip at a foundation
Deflect water from the foundation wall.
joint?
750 feet of pipe is being laid at 0.5% slope. On a topo-
graphic map that has 6 inch contour intervals, approxi-
8 contour intervals
mately how many intervals will be depicted on the map
from one end of the pipe to the other?
A driveway rises 18 feet in a horizontal distance of 190 feet.
9%
What is the percent grade?
How long will it take to excavate a trench that is 8 foot deep
by 4 feet wide by 100 feet long? The hourly production
4 hours
rate is 40 BCY and the operator has average ability with
an eflciency factor of 75%.
Air-entrained concrete MUST be used for all of the follow-
interior slabs on grade.
ing EXCEPT
The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls
set up speed.
all EXCEPT
What is the MINIMUM compressive strength for concrete
2500 PSI
used in a foundation wall that will be exposed to weather?
Which is the first step that needs to be taken prior to
contacting the local utility companies
starting any excavation work?
Before excavating for a new building, how should subsoil
conducting test borings
conditions be determined?
What type fastener is NOT allowed when working above
Electrogalvanized steel.
grade or below grade on wood foundations?
What are batter boards? Stakes and ledger boards marking building lines.
What is the MINIMUM overlap for joints in the polyeth-
ylene film moisture barrier applied over the exterior of a 6 inches.
below grade foundation wall?
What is the purpose of a cove or cant strip at a foundation
Deflect water from the foundation wall.
joint?
750 feet of pipe is being laid at 0.5% slope. On a topo-
graphic map that has 6 inch contour intervals, approxi-
8 contour intervals
mately how many intervals will be depicted on the map
from one end of the pipe to the other?
A driveway rises 18 feet in a horizontal distance of 190 feet.
9%
What is the percent grade?
How long will it take to excavate a trench that is 8 foot deep
by 4 feet wide by 100 feet long? The hourly production
4 hours
rate is 40 BCY and the operator has average ability with
an eflciency factor of 75%.
Air-entrained concrete MUST be used for all of the follow-
interior slabs on grade.
ing EXCEPT
The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls
set up speed.
all EXCEPT
What is the MINIMUM compressive strength for concrete
2500 PSI
used in a foundation wall that will be exposed to weather?
