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Which material is prone to fire damage and
deterioration by moisture and insects?
A. concrete
B. masonry
C. wood
D. steel
c
Which material is prone to fire damage and
deterioration by moisture and insects?
A. concrete
B. masonry
C. wood
D. steel
a
Which of the following is a type of
aggregate?
A. gravel
B. topsoil
C. water
D. cement
a
Approximately what percentage (by volume)
does aggregate make up in generalpurpose concrete?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 90%
c
What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean?
A. The sieve has 4-in. openings.
B. The sieve has four openings per square
inch.
C. The sieve has four openings per linear
inch.
D. The sieve has four openings per square
foot
c
Which panel wood product is made up of
thin layers of wood veneers adhered
together in alternating directions?
A. plywood
B. oriented strand board (OSB)
C. particle board
D. medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
a
The 10 in a W10 × 30 steel beam indicates
what?
A. the nominal width of the flange in inches
B. the nominal depth of the beam in inches
C. the weight per foot of length in pounds
D. the length of the beam in feet
b
Which of the following mortar types has the
highest strength?
A. Type M
B. Type S
C. Type N
D. Type O
a
. Which of the following is a type of deep
foundation?
A. crawl space
B. strip footing
C. mat footing
D. caisson
d
Clay is what type of soil?
A. solid rock
B. cohesive soil
C. cohesionless soil
D. organic soil
d
Sand is what type of soil?
A. solid rock
B. cohesive soil
C. cohesionless soil
D. organic soil
c
Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled
is considered to be in a state.
A. natural
B. bank
C. loose
D. compacted
c
What is the purpose of a visual field soil
analysis?
A. see how much work has been completed
B. establish general soil classifications
C. check for the presence of worms in the
soil
D. develop an excavation plan
b
What is the purpose of a visual field soil
analysis?
A. see how much work has been completed
B. establish general soil classifications
C. check for the presence of worms in the
soil
D. develop an excavation plan
a
Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a
.
A. No. 60 sieve
B. No. 100 sieve
C. No. 200 sieve
D. No. 400 sieve
c
Referencing the example of a boring log in
Figure 2-7, at approximately what depth
would you expect to find very stiff gray
sandy clay?
A. 5 ft to 9 ft
B. 10 ft to 14 ft
C. 15 ft to19 ft
D. 20 ft to 22 ft
d
Wood, steel, and rigid insulation are all used
for .
A. concrete finishing
B. formwork shoring
C. strengthening concrete
D. concrete formwork
d
Deflection is a result of what type of stress?
A. bending
B. tensile
C. shear
D. axial
a
Which of the following is a type of multiuse
form?
A. tubular fiber column forms
B. insulated concrete forms (ICFs)
C. panel forms
D. form release
c
Which of the following would be considered
a dead load?
A. workers
B. equipment
C. stored materials
D. formwork
d
Which property of air is the best measure
for latent heat?
A. dry bulb
B. relative humidity
C. enthalpy
D. humidity ratio
d
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb
temperature of 80º F and an RH of 50%,
what is its wet bulb temperature?
A. 31º
B. 67º
C. 77º
D. 80º
c
If you have an air sample with a dry bulb
temperature of 60º F and an RH of 100%,
what is its wet bulb temperature?
A. 30º
B. 60º
C. 90º
D. 120º
b
Using the psychrometric chart, if you have an
air sample with a dry bulb temperature of
60º F and a humidity ratio of 23.0 gr/lb,
what is its relative humidity?
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 70%
b
