builder advanced ch6

Question 1

NAVFAC has developed three quality management programs to ensure quality workmanship.

Answer 1

• construction contract quality management
• facilities support contract quality management
• construction quality control

Question 2

What quality management program provides guidance to naval shore activities on how to obtain quality public works support services through quality assurance?

Answer 2

Facilities support contract quality management,

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Question 3

TRUE/FALSE

The navy recognizes quality as individual contribution and team effort in an organization

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Quality control checks should be conducted at what time intervals?

Answer 4

Daily

Question 5

TRUE/FALSE
Quality control is a management system established to ensure a construction project is completed with a specified minimum quality.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Quality control measures are to be listed in plain language on what sheet?

Answer 6

CAS

Question 7

TRUE/FALSE

The first step in ensuring quality is to establish a means for measuring QC progress.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

TRUE/FALSE

The daily QC inspector’s report is used to document the completion of required checks, tests, and inspections.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What office can approve any battalion recommended field adjustment requests (FARs) or customer requested changes?

Answer 9

ROICC

Question 10

Any changes to a project that requires 50 or more man-days of additional direct labor or cause an increase in the cost of the project by $500 or more must be approved by whom?

Answer 10

COMSECONDNCB OR COMTHIRDNCB

Question 11

What staff provides direct liaison between the battalion and the ROICC?

Answer 11

QC

Question 12

What agency publishes the Construction Inspector’s Guide, EP 415-1-261?

Answer 12

U.S Army Corps of Engineers

Question 13

The primary function of an inspector is to make certain that the work is preformed in every aspect in accordance with.

Answer 13

drawings and specifications

Question 14

Concrete construction must meet the requirements set by.

Answer 14

the American National Standards Institute

Question 15

What type of concrete foundation is used when the subsoil is not considered well enough for spread footings?

Answer 15

Mat (raft or floating)

Question 16

What is the lowest foundation of a concrete structure?

Answer 16

Spread footing

Question 17

What type of bolts is usually set to a template?

Answer 17

Anchor

Question 18

CMUs usually made with nominal widths of what size, in inches?

Answer 18

3,4,6,8,10,12

Question 19

What type of construction is used for shop buildings requiring relatively long-span construction?

Answer 19

Steel

Question 20

For information on headers for light-frame construction, you should refer to what publication?

Answer 20

Architectural Graphics Standard (AGS)

Question 21

TRUE/FALSE

For roofs, oriented stranded board (OSB) is widely used in residential construction.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What type of steel is most often used for steel floor framing?

Answer 22

Light-gauge galvanized

Question 23

If wood framing is used for walls instead of metal framing, the cost is?

Answer 23

Doubled

Question 24

Membrane waterproofing is achieved by the placement of a moisture-impervious membrane. Which materials can be used as membrane waterproofing material?

Answer 24

Polyethylene, bituminous membrane, and sheet rubber

Question 25

Which material is NOT an example of insulating material? - foamed glass - foamed plastics - glass fibers - bitumen

Answer 25

Bitumen

Question 26

Floor finish is any material used as the final surface of a floor. Which materials are used as floor finish?

Answer 26

sheet vinyl, wood, and slat block

Question 27

Stucco is composed of what ingredients?

Answer 27

Portland cement, Hydrated lime, Sand, and Water

Question 28

Stucco can be applied to masonry, concrete, or ........ walls.

Answer 28

Wood-frame

Question 29

Built-up roofing is a membrane built up on the job from alternate layers of what materials?

Answer 29

Bitumen-saturated felt and bitumen

Question 30

TRUE/FALSE When inspecting built-up roofing, you should verify the particular combination of piles, felt, binder, and cover indicated in the project specifications.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Of the three types of trim, which is most often used by the NCF?

Answer 31

Wood

Question 32

Exterior doors are NOT often made of which material?

Answer 32

Steel

Question 33

Interior doors are NOT often made of which material?

Answer 33

Aluminum

Question 34

TRUE/FALSE | Skylights may be constructed from Monel metal, aluminum, copper, and galvanized iron.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

You should not paint if the temperature is below what degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer 35

40

Question 36

What type of paint is used for interior walls?

Answer 36

Flat

Question 37

TRUE/FALSE During pile-driving operations, the inspector must be present during the driving of every pile, and a digging permit must be maintained at the site.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

During pile-driving operations, what condition is indicated by the bending or staggering of the hammer?

Answer 38

Overdriving

Question 39

TRUE/FALSE During timber construction operations, the inspector must ensure the timber is stored with the high end of the stack cantilevered forward at the top to provide a cave effect.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

TRUE/FALSE | During timber operations, the inspector must reject and require replacement of any timber damaged during erection.

Answer 40

True