CM 1112 Final Exam Questions With
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Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
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design/bid/build construction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Sequential
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construction
Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Conventional retaining walls
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Recycled materials content is environmental information that is
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typically: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. self-declared by the manufacturer.
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According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the
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world's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to
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buildings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. 30 - 40%
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Which of the following are types of construction projects? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. All of the above | | | |
,A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Vertically
A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-gate LCA analysis describes:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. the energy expended to produce the
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product.
Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically
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included latest in the planning process in which arrangement? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Design/bid/build
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Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Sequential construction
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A construction project's critical path describes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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d. the fastest time in which a project can be completed.
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Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Boulder
According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is
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considered: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. gravel
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, An inadequate waterproofing method for a basement is: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and | | | | | | | | | |
floor.
In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
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part of a foundation system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Southern
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California
One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests on
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a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect
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is likely to be: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Differential settlement
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Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be the greatest
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under which conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Foundation is
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bearing on clay. | |
Slurry walls are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Deep
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foundations
Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata
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(i.e., bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Friction piles | | |
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Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
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design/bid/build construction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Sequential
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construction
Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use of: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Conventional retaining walls
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Recycled materials content is environmental information that is
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typically: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. self-declared by the manufacturer.
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According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the
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world's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to
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buildings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. 30 - 40%
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Which of the following are types of construction projects? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. All of the above | | | |
,A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Vertically
A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-gate LCA analysis describes:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. the energy expended to produce the
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product.
Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically
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included latest in the planning process in which arrangement? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Design/bid/build
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Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Sequential construction
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A construction project's critical path describes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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d. the fastest time in which a project can be completed.
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Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Boulder
According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
considered: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-e. gravel
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, An inadequate waterproofing method for a basement is: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and | | | | | | | | | |
floor.
In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
part of a foundation system? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Southern
| | | | | | | | |
California
One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests on
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect
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is likely to be: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Differential settlement
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Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be the greatest
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under which conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Foundation is
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bearing on clay. | |
Slurry walls are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Deep
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foundations
Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata
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(i.e., bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Friction piles | | |
