FE Exam Civil Comprehensive
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
Project Delivery Methods - Answer: - Design-Bid-Build
- Design-Build
- CM
- Multiple Prime
Contract Types - Answer: - lump sum
- unit price
- cost plus
Liquidated damages - Answer: Contractually stipulated amount to be paid for particular breach
of contract
Bid bond - Answer: guarantee bidder will enter into contract with client if lowest bidder
Performance bond - Answer: guarantees contractor will perform specified work
Payment bond - Answer: guarantees contractor will pay for materials/labor used
Surety bond - Answer: Assumes liability for debt, default, failure in duty of another party
, Mechanic's Lien - Answer: legal right to lay claim to project property until paid
Cohesionless soils - Answer: sands/gravels
Cohesive soils - Answer: clays/silts
(internal friction angle = 0)
Normally consolidated - Answer: present effective overburden pressure is maximum
Differential settlements - Answer: most damaging, not uniform across supported area
Geotech testing - Answer: - Atterberg Limits (Shrinkage Limit Test)
- Standard Proctor Test
- Consolidation Test
- Direct Shear Test
- Triaxial Test
- Sieve Test
Erosion control - Answer: - cover slope in vegetation/stone/netting
- pave slope
Active vs. Passive - Answer: active = wall moves away from soil
passive = wall moves into soil
Improve soil stability - Answer: - cement, lime, bitumen
Questions and Solutions
Graded A+
Project Delivery Methods - Answer: - Design-Bid-Build
- Design-Build
- CM
- Multiple Prime
Contract Types - Answer: - lump sum
- unit price
- cost plus
Liquidated damages - Answer: Contractually stipulated amount to be paid for particular breach
of contract
Bid bond - Answer: guarantee bidder will enter into contract with client if lowest bidder
Performance bond - Answer: guarantees contractor will perform specified work
Payment bond - Answer: guarantees contractor will pay for materials/labor used
Surety bond - Answer: Assumes liability for debt, default, failure in duty of another party
, Mechanic's Lien - Answer: legal right to lay claim to project property until paid
Cohesionless soils - Answer: sands/gravels
Cohesive soils - Answer: clays/silts
(internal friction angle = 0)
Normally consolidated - Answer: present effective overburden pressure is maximum
Differential settlements - Answer: most damaging, not uniform across supported area
Geotech testing - Answer: - Atterberg Limits (Shrinkage Limit Test)
- Standard Proctor Test
- Consolidation Test
- Direct Shear Test
- Triaxial Test
- Sieve Test
Erosion control - Answer: - cover slope in vegetation/stone/netting
- pave slope
Active vs. Passive - Answer: active = wall moves away from soil
passive = wall moves into soil
Improve soil stability - Answer: - cement, lime, bitumen
