CSM Final Exam – Certified ScrumMaster Study Guide & Practice
Questions
Refers to a law that makes accessibility to buildings a civil right - correct answer ✔✔ADA
It costs more to make a building fire resistant - correct answer ✔✔True
Fire rating components are designated in hours and minutes - correct answer ✔✔True
A ____ is a drilled footing while a pile is driven into the ground - correct answer ✔✔caisson
Dewatering a construction site has little effect on surrounding buildings - correct answer
✔✔false
A base isolation system is a normal installation under most foundations - correct answer
✔✔false, under seismic areas
First cost and life cycle cost of a bldg are the same thing - correct answer ✔✔false
Tieback bracing allows for most open space on excavation site - correct answer ✔✔True
(otherwise crosslot bracing, hard to work around)
Floating foundation bldg weights as much as soil excavated for bldg - correct answer ✔✔True
___ ties multiple piles, caissons, and drill piers together to act as a unit - correct answer ✔✔Pile
cap (keeps them from moving around)
, ___: meeting the needs of the present without jeopardizing the needs of the future - correct
answer ✔✔Sustainable design
Purpose of a ___ is to determine what size building and what type foundation should be
designed for specific site - correct answer ✔✔soil test
A bell footing can be installed in sandy soil - correct answer ✔✔False
Building close to another building causes a dramatic increase in bldg cost - correct answer
✔✔True
A ___ is intended to protect an owner from the risks of default; something the contractor gets
to insure they will finish the project - correct answer ✔✔surety bond (if they dont the money
goes to hiring someone else to finish the project)
Increasing collaboration among project members is a trend in the delivery of design and
construction services - correct answer ✔✔True
Deep foundations are the most common for residential in san antonio - correct answer
✔✔False, slab on grade
Building Code - correct answer ✔✔(deals with building, life safety, welfare) type of wall
construction, set of legal restrictions intended to assure a minimum standard of health and
safety in buildings, fire resistance rating of materials and type of construction.
___: (deals with land) law that specifies how land may be used in a municipality, building
setback requirements for property lines, number of parking spaces required - correct answer
✔✔Zoning Ordinance
___ addresses green design, sustainability in design and construction - correct answer ✔✔LEED
Questions
Refers to a law that makes accessibility to buildings a civil right - correct answer ✔✔ADA
It costs more to make a building fire resistant - correct answer ✔✔True
Fire rating components are designated in hours and minutes - correct answer ✔✔True
A ____ is a drilled footing while a pile is driven into the ground - correct answer ✔✔caisson
Dewatering a construction site has little effect on surrounding buildings - correct answer
✔✔false
A base isolation system is a normal installation under most foundations - correct answer
✔✔false, under seismic areas
First cost and life cycle cost of a bldg are the same thing - correct answer ✔✔false
Tieback bracing allows for most open space on excavation site - correct answer ✔✔True
(otherwise crosslot bracing, hard to work around)
Floating foundation bldg weights as much as soil excavated for bldg - correct answer ✔✔True
___ ties multiple piles, caissons, and drill piers together to act as a unit - correct answer ✔✔Pile
cap (keeps them from moving around)
, ___: meeting the needs of the present without jeopardizing the needs of the future - correct
answer ✔✔Sustainable design
Purpose of a ___ is to determine what size building and what type foundation should be
designed for specific site - correct answer ✔✔soil test
A bell footing can be installed in sandy soil - correct answer ✔✔False
Building close to another building causes a dramatic increase in bldg cost - correct answer
✔✔True
A ___ is intended to protect an owner from the risks of default; something the contractor gets
to insure they will finish the project - correct answer ✔✔surety bond (if they dont the money
goes to hiring someone else to finish the project)
Increasing collaboration among project members is a trend in the delivery of design and
construction services - correct answer ✔✔True
Deep foundations are the most common for residential in san antonio - correct answer
✔✔False, slab on grade
Building Code - correct answer ✔✔(deals with building, life safety, welfare) type of wall
construction, set of legal restrictions intended to assure a minimum standard of health and
safety in buildings, fire resistance rating of materials and type of construction.
___: (deals with land) law that specifies how land may be used in a municipality, building
setback requirements for property lines, number of parking spaces required - correct answer
✔✔Zoning Ordinance
___ addresses green design, sustainability in design and construction - correct answer ✔✔LEED
