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Study Guide Solutions
Elevator call buttons - ANSWER✔✔-Raised or flush, minimum diameter of 1 inch
Swell factor - ANSWER✔✔-Change in hauling and equipment efficiency
Front loading washing machine - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum allowable offset for clear floor space
Employer on a jobsite - ANSWER✔✔-Not required to provide defibrillator
Project contract - ANSWER✔✔-Lump sum, retainage, final payment amount
Vapor retarder - ANSWER✔✔-Installed around both layers of insulation
Individuals working in a trench - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum lateral distance from means of egress
Lightweight curtain wall - ANSWER✔✔-Building insulation and external panels
Shoring system - ANSWER✔✔-Prevents potential shoring failure
Hotel with 20 sleeping rooms - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum number of visible fire alarm notification devices
Personal fall arrest systems and guardrails - ANSWER✔✔-Installed or provided for walkways and
platforms
Finishing concrete - ANSWER✔✔-Excessive moisture loss likely to cause plastic shrinkage cracking
Income recognition method - ANSWER✔✔-Recognizes income when work is done but not received
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Waffle slab floor - ANSWER✔✔-Formed by metal or plastic resting on a flat deck
Open web steel joist - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum depth
Excavation load - ANSWER✔✔-Reduced through wheeled loading, tracked excavation, slot dozing, or
loader bucketing
Prevailing wage rates - ANSWER✔✔-Included in the general conditions of the contract documents
Compressed air - ANSWER✔✔-Not used for cleaning purposes above 30 psi
Swell percentage - ANSWER✔✔-Percentage increase in volume of excavated soil
Thresholds at doorways - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum height above finished floor or landing
Crane operating near power lines - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum approach distance permitted
Deck attachment to building frame - ANSWER✔✔-Methods of attachment excluding arc puddle welds
Pivot or side-hinged swinging doors - ANSWER✔✔-Swing in the direction of egress travel
Plywood thickness - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum thickness for subfloor joists spaced 16 inches on center
Construction waste - ANSWER✔✔-Amount generated during new construction of office space
Performance bond - ANSWER✔✔-Ensures completion of a project and protection against liens, claims,
and defaults
Labor agreement - ANSWER✔✔-Required between contractor and union when employing union labor
Installed truss - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum allowable amount out of plumb
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Study Guide Solutions
Elevator call buttons - ANSWER✔✔-Raised or flush, minimum diameter of 1 inch
Swell factor - ANSWER✔✔-Change in hauling and equipment efficiency
Front loading washing machine - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum allowable offset for clear floor space
Employer on a jobsite - ANSWER✔✔-Not required to provide defibrillator
Project contract - ANSWER✔✔-Lump sum, retainage, final payment amount
Vapor retarder - ANSWER✔✔-Installed around both layers of insulation
Individuals working in a trench - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum lateral distance from means of egress
Lightweight curtain wall - ANSWER✔✔-Building insulation and external panels
Shoring system - ANSWER✔✔-Prevents potential shoring failure
Hotel with 20 sleeping rooms - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum number of visible fire alarm notification devices
Personal fall arrest systems and guardrails - ANSWER✔✔-Installed or provided for walkways and
platforms
Finishing concrete - ANSWER✔✔-Excessive moisture loss likely to cause plastic shrinkage cracking
Income recognition method - ANSWER✔✔-Recognizes income when work is done but not received
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Waffle slab floor - ANSWER✔✔-Formed by metal or plastic resting on a flat deck
Open web steel joist - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum depth
Excavation load - ANSWER✔✔-Reduced through wheeled loading, tracked excavation, slot dozing, or
loader bucketing
Prevailing wage rates - ANSWER✔✔-Included in the general conditions of the contract documents
Compressed air - ANSWER✔✔-Not used for cleaning purposes above 30 psi
Swell percentage - ANSWER✔✔-Percentage increase in volume of excavated soil
Thresholds at doorways - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum height above finished floor or landing
Crane operating near power lines - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum approach distance permitted
Deck attachment to building frame - ANSWER✔✔-Methods of attachment excluding arc puddle welds
Pivot or side-hinged swinging doors - ANSWER✔✔-Swing in the direction of egress travel
Plywood thickness - ANSWER✔✔-Minimum thickness for subfloor joists spaced 16 inches on center
Construction waste - ANSWER✔✔-Amount generated during new construction of office space
Performance bond - ANSWER✔✔-Ensures completion of a project and protection against liens, claims,
and defaults
Labor agreement - ANSWER✔✔-Required between contractor and union when employing union labor
Installed truss - ANSWER✔✔-Maximum allowable amount out of plumb
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