CM 102 midterm 1 questions with
complete answers
5 ffbasic ffsectors ffof ffthe ffconstruction ffindustry ff- ffANS>>residential ffbuilding ff
commercial ffbuilding ff
heavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff
industrial ffconstruction ff
environmental ffconstruction
fragmented ffindustry ff- ffANS>>many ffcompetitors, ffno ffsingle fffirm ffhas ffenough ffmarket
ffshare ffto ffinfluence ffthe ffmarket ff
housing ffindustry
residential ffbuilding ff- ffANS>>addresses ffthe ffhousing ffneeds ffof ffa ffsociety. ffhousing
ffconstruction fftakes ffmany ffforms ff
-individual ffhomes ff
-apartments
-condos
-townhomes
-prefabricated ffunits ff
often, ffnot ffalways, ffdesigned ffby ffarchitects ff
relatively fflow-tech ffin ffterms ffof ffmeans ffand ffmethods. ffhammers, ffnails, ffdrills, ffand
ffsaws ffare ffprimary ffmaterials ff
building ffmaterials ffare fftypically ffwood ffproducts ffsuch ffas fflumber ffand ffplywood
commercial ffbuilding ff(ho ffwmuch ffof ffthe ffmarket ffdoes ffit fftake ffup) ff-
ffANS>>addresses ffthe ffneeds ffof ffcommerce, fftrade, ffand ffgov't. ffmakes ffup ffabout ff1/3
ffof fftotal ffconstruction ffmarket ff
designed ffby ffarchitect ffwith ffconsultants ff
special ffconstruction ffprocesses ffare ffutilizedin ffbuilding ffof ffcommercial ffbuildings ff
-ironworkers, ffpipefitters, ffglaziers ff
three ffbasic ffbuilding ffmaterials ff
-steel ff
-concrete ff
-glass
heavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff(primary ffmaterials) ff- ffANS>>often ffreferred ffto ffas ffhorizontal
ffconstruction ff
includes ffroadways, ffbridges, fftunnels, ffdams, ffairports, ffand ffrailways ff
, designed ffby ffengineers ff
equiptment/operators ffplay ffa ffhuge ffrole ffin ffthe ffwork ffof ffa ffheavy ffcivil ffproject ff
asphalt, ffgravel, ffconcrete, ffsand, ffand ffdirt ffmake ffup ffthe ffprimary ffmaterials ffused ffin
ffheavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff
typically ffgov't fffunded ffprojects ffthat fflast ffa fflong fftime
industiral ffconstruction ff- ffANS>>highly ffspecialized ffsector ffthat ffrequires fffirms ffwith
ffvast ffresources ffand ffengineering ffexpertise ff
ind. ffbuildings ffare ffoften ffvery ffbasic ffin ffexterior ffdesign
instillation ffof ffequiptment ffmakes ffup ffa ffbig ffpiece ffof ffind. ffconstruction ffprocess ff
primary ffcomponents: ff
steel ff
concrete ff
reinforced ffconcrete ffmasonry ff
specialized ffequiptment
environmental ffconstruction ff- ffANS>>projects ffthat ffimprove ffthe ffenvironment,
ffmaintain ffpublic ffhealth, ffand ffcontribute ffto ffa ffcommunity's ffquality ffof fflife ff
great ffdeal ffof ffearth ffmoving ffand ffsite ffwork ffthat ffusually fftakes ffplace, ffalong ffwith
ffpipe fflaying, fftunneling, ffand ffother ffmeans ffof ffexcavation ff
comvination ffof ffcommercial, ffindustrial, ffheavy ffcivil, ffspecialized ffmaterials ffsuch ffas
ffpumps/valves/filters/membranes/aerators ffare ffrequired ffin ffthis ffsector ff
sewer fftreatment, ffwater fftreatment, ffwaste ffmanagement
primary ffproject ffplayers ff- ffANS>>owners ff
design ffprofessionals ff
construction ffprofessionals
owners ff- ffANS>>driving ffforce ffbehind ffconstruction ffindustry ff
two fftypes: ff
public ffowners ff(typically ffgov't)
private ffowners
owner ffprimary ffduties ff- ffANS>>developing ffprogram/outlining ffneeds/requirements ff
defining ffscope ffof ffwork ff
creating ffoverall ffbudget fffor ffproject ff
providing fffunding fffor ffproject/making ffpayments
types ffof ffdesign ffprofessionals ff- ffANS>>architects ff
engineers
architects ff- ffANS>>deal ffwith fffunction, fflife ffsafety ffissues, fffire ffresistance, ffand
ffaesthetics ffof ffbuildings
engineers ff- ffANS>>deal ffwith ffthe ffsystems: ffstructural, ffmechanical, ffelectrical,
ffplumbing, fffire ffsuppression
complete answers
5 ffbasic ffsectors ffof ffthe ffconstruction ffindustry ff- ffANS>>residential ffbuilding ff
commercial ffbuilding ff
heavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff
industrial ffconstruction ff
environmental ffconstruction
fragmented ffindustry ff- ffANS>>many ffcompetitors, ffno ffsingle fffirm ffhas ffenough ffmarket
ffshare ffto ffinfluence ffthe ffmarket ff
housing ffindustry
residential ffbuilding ff- ffANS>>addresses ffthe ffhousing ffneeds ffof ffa ffsociety. ffhousing
ffconstruction fftakes ffmany ffforms ff
-individual ffhomes ff
-apartments
-condos
-townhomes
-prefabricated ffunits ff
often, ffnot ffalways, ffdesigned ffby ffarchitects ff
relatively fflow-tech ffin ffterms ffof ffmeans ffand ffmethods. ffhammers, ffnails, ffdrills, ffand
ffsaws ffare ffprimary ffmaterials ff
building ffmaterials ffare fftypically ffwood ffproducts ffsuch ffas fflumber ffand ffplywood
commercial ffbuilding ff(ho ffwmuch ffof ffthe ffmarket ffdoes ffit fftake ffup) ff-
ffANS>>addresses ffthe ffneeds ffof ffcommerce, fftrade, ffand ffgov't. ffmakes ffup ffabout ff1/3
ffof fftotal ffconstruction ffmarket ff
designed ffby ffarchitect ffwith ffconsultants ff
special ffconstruction ffprocesses ffare ffutilizedin ffbuilding ffof ffcommercial ffbuildings ff
-ironworkers, ffpipefitters, ffglaziers ff
three ffbasic ffbuilding ffmaterials ff
-steel ff
-concrete ff
-glass
heavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff(primary ffmaterials) ff- ffANS>>often ffreferred ffto ffas ffhorizontal
ffconstruction ff
includes ffroadways, ffbridges, fftunnels, ffdams, ffairports, ffand ffrailways ff
, designed ffby ffengineers ff
equiptment/operators ffplay ffa ffhuge ffrole ffin ffthe ffwork ffof ffa ffheavy ffcivil ffproject ff
asphalt, ffgravel, ffconcrete, ffsand, ffand ffdirt ffmake ffup ffthe ffprimary ffmaterials ffused ffin
ffheavy ffcivil ffconstruction ff
typically ffgov't fffunded ffprojects ffthat fflast ffa fflong fftime
industiral ffconstruction ff- ffANS>>highly ffspecialized ffsector ffthat ffrequires fffirms ffwith
ffvast ffresources ffand ffengineering ffexpertise ff
ind. ffbuildings ffare ffoften ffvery ffbasic ffin ffexterior ffdesign
instillation ffof ffequiptment ffmakes ffup ffa ffbig ffpiece ffof ffind. ffconstruction ffprocess ff
primary ffcomponents: ff
steel ff
concrete ff
reinforced ffconcrete ffmasonry ff
specialized ffequiptment
environmental ffconstruction ff- ffANS>>projects ffthat ffimprove ffthe ffenvironment,
ffmaintain ffpublic ffhealth, ffand ffcontribute ffto ffa ffcommunity's ffquality ffof fflife ff
great ffdeal ffof ffearth ffmoving ffand ffsite ffwork ffthat ffusually fftakes ffplace, ffalong ffwith
ffpipe fflaying, fftunneling, ffand ffother ffmeans ffof ffexcavation ff
comvination ffof ffcommercial, ffindustrial, ffheavy ffcivil, ffspecialized ffmaterials ffsuch ffas
ffpumps/valves/filters/membranes/aerators ffare ffrequired ffin ffthis ffsector ff
sewer fftreatment, ffwater fftreatment, ffwaste ffmanagement
primary ffproject ffplayers ff- ffANS>>owners ff
design ffprofessionals ff
construction ffprofessionals
owners ff- ffANS>>driving ffforce ffbehind ffconstruction ffindustry ff
two fftypes: ff
public ffowners ff(typically ffgov't)
private ffowners
owner ffprimary ffduties ff- ffANS>>developing ffprogram/outlining ffneeds/requirements ff
defining ffscope ffof ffwork ff
creating ffoverall ffbudget fffor ffproject ff
providing fffunding fffor ffproject/making ffpayments
types ffof ffdesign ffprofessionals ff- ffANS>>architects ff
engineers
architects ff- ffANS>>deal ffwith fffunction, fflife ffsafety ffissues, fffire ffresistance, ffand
ffaesthetics ffof ffbuildings
engineers ff- ffANS>>deal ffwith ffthe ffsystems: ffstructural, ffmechanical, ffelectrical,
ffplumbing, fffire ffsuppression
