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1. What does the acronym "CAD" refer to?

Computer-Aided Design

Contract Administration and Delivery

Computer-Aided Destruction

Computer-Aided Drafting

Answer

Correct Answer: Computer-Aided Design

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2. What does Computer-Aided Design refer to?

Using computer software to project design successfully.

Using computer software to undertake project design successfully.

Using computer software to create models and digital representations of entire structures.

Using computer software to create models of entire structures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using computer software to undertake project design successfully.

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3. What does a change order refer to in the construction contract?

The original construction contract

A lawsuit against the construction company

An amendment in the construction contract that leads to changes in the scope of work

The final construction contract

Answer

Correct Answer: An amendment in the construction contract that leads to changes in the scope of work

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4. What is caulking?

Caulking is applying 'caulk' around the house.

Caulking is applying 'caulk' around furniture.

Caulking is applying 'caulk' around doors and windows.

Caulking is painting doors and windows.

Answer

Correct Answer: Caulking is applying 'caulk' around doors and windows.

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5. What is the definition of catastrophic failure?

A sudden failure of a structure when it gets to ultimate stress levels

A sudden failure of a structure when it gets to compressive stress levels

A sudden failure of a structure when it gets to Shear stress levels

A sudden failure of a structure when it gets to Tensile stress levels

Answer

Correct Answer: A sudden failure of a structure when it gets to ultimate stress levels

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6. What does the term "Casework" refer to?

World War I

Manufacturing boxed furniture

Monarch of France

Spanish Inquisitions

Answer

Correct Answer: Manufacturing boxed furniture

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7. What is a cantilever?

A beam that carries no load

A beam made of wood

A beam supported only on one side but carries load either at the end or along the unsupported span.

A beam supported on both sides

Answer

Correct Answer: A beam supported only on one side but carries load either at the end or along the unsupported span.

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8. What is a cant?

A raised platform

A sudden burst of feeling or excitement

An oblique line that slants off or cuts off at a corner.

A large container for liquids

Answer

Correct Answer: An oblique line that slants off or cuts off at a corner.

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9. What is the building line?

A line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height above sea level.

The line at which two walls meet.

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres.

This line demarcates the edges of a plot of land beyond which construction cannot occur.

Answer

Correct Answer: This line demarcates the edges of a plot of land beyond which construction cannot occur.

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10. What is the job of a Building Engineer?

The job of a Building Engineer is to provide advice on how to operate systems.

The job of a Building Engineer is to provide advice on how to build systems.

The job of a Building Engineer is to provide advice on expensive systems for the building.

The job of a Building Engineer is to provide advice on cost-effective systems for the building.

Answer

Correct Answer: The job of a Building Engineer is to provide advice on cost-effective systems for the building.

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11. What does Builder's Risk Insurance cover?

Theft of materials only

Any losses incurred during construction

Fire, wind, or theft only

The destruction of a building only

Answer

Correct Answer: Any losses incurred during construction

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12. What is a box crib used for?

To store materials

To support objects during construction

To provide shelter

To hold tools

Answer

Correct Answer: To support objects during construction

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13. What does BOQ stand for?

Builders of Quality

Bill of Quality

Budget of Quantities

Bill of Quantities

Answer

Correct Answer: Bill of Quantities

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14. What is a blueprint?

A photograph of the project

A drawing that encompasses all of the project's specifications

A map of the project

The project itself

Answer

Correct Answer: A drawing that encompasses all of the project's specifications

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15. What is blocking?

A method of printing

A kind of fabric

Using short pieces of lumber to fill, join, or reinforce a building structure.

A type of theatre

Answer

Correct Answer: Using short pieces of lumber to fill, join, or reinforce a building structure.

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16. What does BIM stand for?

British Infrastructure Model

Building Information Modelling

Bureau of Infrastructure and Maintenance

Building Infrastructure Management

Answer

Correct Answer: Building Information Modelling

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17. What is bid solicitation?

The practice of submitting bids to potential employers

The process of soliciting bids from potential contractors

Whereby a client notifies bidders of a project opportunity by sending out invitations for bids or requests for proposals.

A request for proposal from a potential client

Answer

Correct Answer: Whereby a client notifies bidders of a project opportunity by sending out invitations for bids or requests for proposals.

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18. In most cases, the______wins the contract.

Lowest bidder

Highest bidder

Client

Middle bidder

Answer

Correct Answer: Lowest bidder

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19. What does a bid package contain?

The scope of work, project specifications, drawings, and general conditions.

The names of the project managers

The expected project completion date

The contractor's name and contact information

Answer

Correct Answer: The scope of work, project specifications, drawings, and general conditions.

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20. What is the meaning of "Bid-Hit Ratio"?

The number of people working on a project

The total cost of a project

The amount of time a contractor spends on a project

The ratio of successful against unsuccessful bids that a contractor makes.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ratio of successful against unsuccessful bids that a contractor makes.

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21. What is construction bidding?

The process of submitting proposals to undertake a project to a client.

A way to start a project.

The process of choosing the right firm for a project.

The process of estimating the cost of a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: The process of submitting proposals to undertake a project to a client.

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22. What does the best value method ensure for the client?

The client gets the best quality for money in building.

The client gets the best sustainability for money in building.

The client gets the best cost for money in building.

The client gets the optimum value for money in building.

Answer

Correct Answer: The client gets the optimum value for money in building.

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23. What is the bearing capacity?

The maximum contact pressure by a structure on the ground

The bearing capacity is the strength of soil to withstand imposed loads on it.

The weight that can be safely supported by a structure

The point at which a structure will collapse

Answer

Correct Answer: The bearing capacity is the strength of soil to withstand imposed loads on it.

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24. What is the purpose of a beam?

To support a ceiling

To hold up a floor

To carry perpendicular loads

To provide lateral stability

Answer

Correct Answer: To carry perpendicular loads

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25. What does the base estimate exclude?

Other project cost estimates

Risk and inflation

Contractor's profits and overhead

Design fee estimates

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk and inflation

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26. What is the purpose of backfilling?

To make the foundation stronger

To make the walls stronger

So that the building will be taller

This protects foundations and parts of the substructure from natural elements.

Answer

Correct Answer: This protects foundations and parts of the substructure from natural elements.

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27. What is a back charge?

A back charge is when you are billed for something after the fact.

A back charge arises when one party is indebted to another party in a contract.

A back charge is when a company asks for reimbursement for something.

A back charge is when you are double charged for something.

Answer

Correct Answer: A back charge arises when one party is indebted to another party in a contract.

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28. What are as-builts?

The original building plans.

A type of building material.

A blueprint of the final product.

The complete records of the drawings representing the actual work completed in a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: The complete records of the drawings representing the actual work completed in a project.

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29. What is the purpose of an as-built drawing?

To provide an overview of the work completed in a project.

To track deviations from the original building plans.

To establish a baseline for the project schedule.

To serve as a reference for future projects.

Answer

Correct Answer: To track deviations from the original building plans.

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30. What does "Architect of Record" refer to?

The project's designer.

The person whose license and name are attached to the construction permits used in a particular site.

The construction worker in charge of a particular site.

The person who handles the project's paperwork.

Answer

Correct Answer: The person whose license and name are attached to the construction permits used in a particular site.

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31. What is the purpose of an appraisal?

To provide an estimate of the value of a property.

To assess available options before settling on a preferred choice for building.

To give an opinion on the valuation of a property.

To provide an estimate of the value of a property for taxation purposes.

Answer

Correct Answer: To assess available options before settling on a preferred choice for building.

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32. What is an appraisal?

A method of marketing

An opinion given by a cost consultant on the valuation of a property

A way of assessing risk

A system for analyzing data

Answer

Correct Answer: An opinion given by a cost consultant on the valuation of a property

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33. What does "all-in-rate" refer to?

Indirect costs only

A synonym for

Overall costs necessary to complete a project

Direct costs only

Answer

Correct Answer: Overall costs necessary to complete a project

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34. What is the main use of aggregate?

Used in paintings

Used in sculptures

Used to make jewelry

Used in foundations, concrete mixes, railroads, and tarmac roads.

Answer

Correct Answer: Used in foundations, concrete mixes, railroads, and tarmac roads.

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35. What is aggregate?

A type of cell that does not have a nucleus.

The study of birds.

A coarse or medium-grained particulate material that contains sand, crushed stone, and gravel, or recycled concrete.

A liquid secreted by the liver.

Answer

Correct Answer: A coarse or medium-grained particulate material that contains sand, crushed stone, and gravel, or recycled concrete.

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36. What does VFD stand for?

Volumetric flow device

Varying frequency drive

Variable-flow drive

Variable-frequency drive

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable-frequency drive

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37. What is Tremie Concrete used for?

Tornado-proof buildings

Airplane foundations

Desert homes

Underwater foundations, seal cofferdams and caissons

Answer

Correct Answer: Underwater foundations, seal cofferdams and caissons

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38. Toothing is the process of _______

Creating a design in stone using a toothed chisel

A small, sharp projection on a tooth

When alternating bricks are left projecting from walls in order to bond with future work.

The act of cleaning teeth

Answer

Correct Answer: When alternating bricks are left projecting from walls in order to bond with future work.

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39. What is take off?

The process of designing and building a space vehicle to be capable of reaching outer space.

When an aircraft becomes airborne, after starting from the ground.

An estimation of the quantity of material required to complete a certain scope of work.

The official start of a race or other competitive event.

Answer

Correct Answer: An estimation of the quantity of material required to complete a certain scope of work.

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40. What does 'substantial completion' mean in construction projects?

The stage when work is halfway done.

The stage when work is starting

The stage when work is sufficiently completed in accordance with the contract documents.

The stage when work is completed

Answer

Correct Answer: The stage when work is sufficiently completed in accordance with the contract documents.

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41. What is an example of a submittal?

General contractor and client

Document approved by the architect

Indication of products and locations to be installed

Cut sheet of the sink that will be installed in the bathrooms

Answer

Correct Answer: Cut sheet of the sink that will be installed in the bathrooms

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42. What is a strut?

A structural member, usually inclined and shorter in length, used to resist axial force.

A raised walkway

A support for a ceiling or roof

A decorative pole

Answer

Correct Answer: A structural member, usually inclined and shorter in length, used to resist axial force.

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43. How many CSI divisions are there in a specifications manual?

Answer

Correct Answer: 33

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44. What does the instruction manual that is paired with the contract drawings typically include?

The names and contact information for the people working on the project.

A list of all the materials needed for the project.

The blueprints for the construction project.

Information such as installation procedures, product brand requirements, and testing requirements.

Answer

Correct Answer: Information such as installation procedures, product brand requirements, and testing requirements.

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45. What is shotcrete?

A city in California

A type of nail

Concrete that is shot onto a reinforced surface by way of air pressure and hose.

A type of bird

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete that is shot onto a reinforced surface by way of air pressure and hose.

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46. What is shoring used for?

To increase the strength of a structure

To improve the appearance of a structure

To make a structure more durable

To prevent soil movement or collapse

Answer

Correct Answer: To prevent soil movement or collapse

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47. What is a sensor?

A device or instrument designed to create and store data

A device or instrument designed to process and display data

A device or instrument designed to receive and transmit data

A device or instrument designed to detect and measure a variable.

Answer

Correct Answer: A device or instrument designed to detect and measure a variable.

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48. What is the Schedule of values?

A payment schedule for a construction project

The total value of a construction contract

The breakdown of a contract amount into sub-items and sub-costs for identifiable construction elements.

A list of construction materials needed for a project

Answer

Correct Answer: The breakdown of a contract amount into sub-items and sub-costs for identifiable construction elements.

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49. What does "HVAC" stand for in the context of this content?

Home Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Hazardous Volatile Air Components

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

High Velocity Air Conditioning

Answer

Correct Answer: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

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50. What does RFI stand for in construction?

Respond for information

Request for information

Request for proposal

Request for quotation

Answer

Correct Answer: Request for information

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51. What does QA/QC stand for?

Quality assurance/quick control

Quick access/quality control

Quality addition/quality control

Quality assurance/quality control

Answer

Correct Answer: Quality assurance/quality control

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52. A punch list is also known as what?

A list of all the workers on the project

A list of all the project's positive features

Snags or deficiencies

A to-do list for the project

Answer

Correct Answer: Snags or deficiencies

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53. What is the typical format of a project schedule?

3 week look ahead

Contract timeline

Sorted by scope and location

Gantt chart format

Answer

Correct Answer: Gantt chart format

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54. How is the project schedule generally composed?

3 week look ahead

Critical path only

Long duration tasks, sorted by scope and location

Sorted by importance

Answer

Correct Answer: Long duration tasks, sorted by scope and location

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55. What is a procurement log?

A method of keeping track of inventory

A tool used to purchase materials

A spreadsheet that tracks how long it will take for certain materials to be delivered on-site.

A contract between a company and its supplier

Answer

Correct Answer: A spreadsheet that tracks how long it will take for certain materials to be delivered on-site.

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56. What is the purpose of a preliminary notice?

To notify other parties of a potential problem

To provide transparency and communication

To protect the workers on the project

To document the progress of the project

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide transparency and communication

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57. What does PPE stand for?

Partially Protective Equipment

Protective Personal Equipment

Preliminary Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal Protective Equipment

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58. What is the main purpose of a pile?

To act as support for a column

To act as support for a foundation or wall.

To act as support for a truss

To act as support for a beam

Answer

Correct Answer: To act as support for a foundation or wall.

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59. What does O&M manual stand for?

Operations and Maintenance manual

Maintenance manual

Operation manual

Owner's manual

Answer

Correct Answer: Operations and Maintenance manual

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60. Who is responsible for leading the OAC meeting?

The construction manager

The general contractor

The owner

The architect

Answer

Correct Answer: The general contractor

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61. What does OAC stand for?

Owner, Architect, and Carpenter

Owner, Artisan, and Contractor

Owner, Architect, and Contractor

Owner, Architect, and Construction

Answer

Correct Answer: Owner, Architect, and Contractor

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62. What is an MSE wall?

A wall system consisting of vertical panels and horizontal straps backfilled with brick.

A wall system consisting of vertical panels and horizontal mortar.

A wall system consisting of vertical panels and horizontal straps backfilled with aggregate or soil.

A wall system consisting of vertical panels and horizontal straps backfilled with concrete.

Answer

Correct Answer: A wall system consisting of vertical panels and horizontal straps backfilled with aggregate or soil.

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63. An amount of money that the contractor would owe the owner in the event of a breach of contract is called what?

Late fees

Liquidated damages

Penalty fees

Damages

Answer

Correct Answer: Liquidated damages

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64. What are K-rail/Jersey barriers used for?

To direct traffic flow

To create construction zones

To protect pedestrians from traffic

To separate traffic, protect traffic from a leading edge, or designate the construction zone.

Answer

Correct Answer: To separate traffic, protect traffic from a leading edge, or designate the construction zone.

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65. What is the name of the precast concrete barrier that comes in 10’ or 20’ lengths?

C-rail/Jersey barrier

D-rail/Jersey barrier

G-rail/Jersey barrier

K-rail/Jersey barrier

Answer

Correct Answer: K-rail/Jersey barrier

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66. What is a kip?

A unit of volume, equal to 10 cubic feet, used in measuring lumber

A unit of area, equal to 100 square feet, used in measuring land

A unit of length, equal to 12 inches, used in the U.S. Customary System

A unit of force or weight, equal to 1,000 pounds, used to measure engineering loads.

Answer

Correct Answer: A unit of force or weight, equal to 1,000 pounds, used to measure engineering loads.

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67. What does "IR" stand for?

Interval Rating

Inspection Request

Independent Research

Insurance Record

Answer

Correct Answer: Inspection Request

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68. What does HVAC stand for?

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

High Volume Air Conditioning

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Heavy Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Answer

Correct Answer: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

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69. What is a hip roof?

A roof where all four sides slope down towards the walls.

A roof where two sides slope down towards the walls.

A roof where three sides slope down towards the walls.

A roof where one side slopes down towards the wall.

Answer

Correct Answer: A roof where all four sides slope down towards the walls.

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70. What is the process of compacting soil to make it more level and stable?

Seeding

Watering

Grading

Compacting

Answer

Correct Answer: Compacting

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71. What does the term "fit out" refer to?

Ceiling systems

Interior construction of a building to make it suitable for occupation

Furniture

MEP services

Answer

Correct Answer: Interior construction of a building to make it suitable for occupation

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72. Field orders are used to do which of the following?

To add work not originally in the contract

Expedite work in an emergency or crucial situation

To change the work order

To cancel work

Answer

Correct Answer: Expedite work in an emergency or crucial situation

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73. What is falsework?

Temporary structures that are built to hold and support cast-in-place concrete during pours and while it cures to strength.

A type of masonry work

The art of making false statements

A construction made of inferior materials

Answer

Correct Answer: Temporary structures that are built to hold and support cast-in-place concrete during pours and while it cures to strength.

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74. What is an EMS?

A system used to monitor a building's energy consumption.

A system of computer applications used by building engineering staff to monitor, control, and optimize the building’s operating performance

A system that optimizes building operating performance through supervisory control programs that utilize core BMS functionality.

Answer

Correct Answer: A system of computer applications used by building engineering staff to monitor, control, and optimize the building’s operating performance

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75. What is an embankment?

A machine

A ditch

An elevated landmass made of compacted soil or aggregate

A large body of water

Answer

Correct Answer: An elevated landmass made of compacted soil or aggregate

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76. What does DLB stand for?

Do lots of business

Dig, lay, bury/backfill

Dirty, loud, and brutish

Dig little bit

Answer

Correct Answer: Dig, lay, bury/backfill

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77. What is the activity of utility installation called?

DBL

DLB

BLD

CLB

Answer

Correct Answer: DLB

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78. What does DDC stands for?

Direct delusional control

Direct digital control

Direct driver control

Direct data control

Answer

Correct Answer: Direct digital control

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79. What is a Derrick barge?

A barge that has a crane to lift large loads.

A barge that is used for construction.

A barge that is used to transport cargo.

A barge that is used for offshore construction.

Answer

Correct Answer: A barge that has a crane to lift large loads.

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80. What does the term "datum" refer to in surveying?

The starting point of a survey

A benchmark

The highest point of a survey

A reference point for leveling

Answer

Correct Answer: A reference point for leveling

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81. What does the DPC do?

It keeps the foundation from moving

It keeps the walls from crumbling

It stops water from coming in from the roof

It prevents moisture from rising up from the ground

Answer

Correct Answer: It prevents moisture from rising up from the ground

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82. What does DPC stand for?

Damp-proof coating

Damp-proof course

Damp-proofing course

Damp-prevention course

Answer

Correct Answer: Damp-proof course

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83. What does "core & shell" refer to in a building?

A type of building material

The innermost layer of the Earth

The exterior of a building

The base construction of a building, including its structure, cladding, and vertical systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: The base construction of a building, including its structure, cladding, and vertical systems.

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84. What is the conformed set of drawings that represents the entire contract scope called?

Schematic drawings

As-built drawings

Construction drawings

Contract drawings

Answer

Correct Answer: Contract drawings

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85. What does the term "contingencies" refer to in the project budget?

The cost provisions in the project budget that make allowance for oversights and unforeseen circumstances associated with the project.

The money set aside in case the project goes over budget

The budget for project managers

The budget for the project's overseers and security

Answer

Correct Answer: The cost provisions in the project budget that make allowance for oversights and unforeseen circumstances associated with the project.

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86. What is a construction daily report?

A weather forecast for the construction site

A list of workers who did not show up to the construction site

A record of field notes, including work completed, weather conditions, and materials delivered or used on-site.

A record of the materials used on the construction site

Answer

Correct Answer: A record of field notes, including work completed, weather conditions, and materials delivered or used on-site.

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87. What is a computer-based system?

A management system in which a computer is the central controlling device.

A system in which a computer is used and is the central controlling device.

A system in which a computer is not used.

A system in which a computer is used but is not the central controlling device.

Answer

Correct Answer: A management system in which a computer is the central controlling device.

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88. What is commissioning?

The process of testing and verifying the intended behavior of the building systems.

The process of demolishing a building

The process of constructing a building

The process of designing a building

Answer

Correct Answer: The process of testing and verifying the intended behavior of the building systems.

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89. What is a cofferdam?

A structure built to dam a river.

A machine used to pump water out of a well.

A structural enclosure installed to retain water in damp soil or bodies of water.

A device used to measure the depth of water.

Answer

Correct Answer: A structural enclosure installed to retain water in damp soil or bodies of water.

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90. What does "close out" refer to in a project?

The middle of a project

The beginning of a project

The end of a project

The end of a work day

Answer

Correct Answer: The end of a project

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91. What does clear and grub refer to in the construction process?

The process of clearing land for construction

The process of preparing construction materials

The process of removing vegetation and material from land in the construction area

The process of excavating and grading land

Answer

Correct Answer: The process of removing vegetation and material from land in the construction area

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92. What does CO stand for?

Contractor of Operations

Change Objective

Change order

Contract Operations

Answer

Correct Answer: Change order

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93. What supports a cantilever beam?

The middle

One end

Both ends

Nothing

Answer

Correct Answer: One end

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94. What is the purpose of bulletins?

To provide new drawings or specifications to the contractor after its contract award

To provide new drawings or specifications to the contractor after its project is completed

To provide new drawings or specifications to the contractor before its contract award

To provide new drawings or specifications to the contractor during its contract award

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide new drawings or specifications to the contractor after its contract award

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95. What does a BMS do?

It manages the security system of a building.

It is a direct digital control system.

It monitors and protects equipment against power failure.

It manages the energy system of a building.

Answer

Correct Answer: It manages the energy system of a building.

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96. What does a building automation system do?

It physically operates HVAC systems.

It designates HVAC systems for automation.

It secures buildings from outside threats.

It manages the energy system of a building, including monitoring equipment and protecting against power failures.

Answer

Correct Answer: It manages the energy system of a building, including monitoring equipment and protecting against power failures.

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97. What does a beam support?

Buildings

People

Furniture

Loads such as the roof or floor above

Answer

Correct Answer: Loads such as the roof or floor above

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98. What is the process of backfilling?

The process of disposing waste material in unused or unproductive areas.

To refill excavated trenches or holes with the material dug out of it.

The process of excavating trenches or holes.

A method of construction where a masonry wall is built without using mortar between the bricks.

Answer

Correct Answer: To refill excavated trenches or holes with the material dug out of it.

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99. What is another term for as-builts?

Record drawings

Floor plans

MEP drawings

Blueprints

Answer

Correct Answer: Record drawings

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100. What is the common term for marked up floor plans showing how installation differed from the original design drawings?

Floor plans

Site maps

As-builts

Blueprints

Answer

Correct Answer: As-builts

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101. Addenda become part of the contract documents upon what?

Signature of the contract

Awarding of the contract to a firm

Opening of the bid

Request for proposal

Answer

Correct Answer: Awarding of the contract to a firm

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102. What is an addendum?

A document issued during the bidding process to modify, clarify, or complement the information outlined in the bidding documents.

A document issued during the design process to modify, clarify, or complement the information outlined in the design documents.

A document issued after the construction process to modify, clarify, or complement the information outlined in the construction documents.

A document issued during the construction process to modify, clarify, or complement the information outlined in the construction documents.

Answer

Correct Answer: A document issued during the bidding process to modify, clarify, or complement the information outlined in the bidding documents.

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103. What is an abutment?

Pillar in a building

Supporting structure at each end of a single span bridge

Highest point in a arch

Purlin in roofing

Answer

Correct Answer: Supporting structure at each end of a single span bridge

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104. How long is a "3-week look ahead" schedule?

3 weeks

1 week

4 weeks

2 weeks

Answer

Correct Answer: 3 weeks

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Architectural Engineering MCQs | Topic-wise

MCQ on Architectural and Engineering Drawing	MCQ on Architectural design
MCQ on Art and design	MCQ on Basic Architectural Engineering
MCQ on Building Materials and Construction	MCQ on Building construction
MCQ on Built environment and space culture	MCQ on Climatology
MCQ on Communications and HVAC	MCQ on Computer Programming and Numerical Analysis
MCQ on Computer and technology	MCQ on Drawing communication
MCQ on Electrical Systems for Buildings	MCQ on Energy systems and fire safety
MCQ on Engineering Mathematics	MCQ on Environmental Control Systems
MCQ on Foundation Engineering	MCQ on Geotechnical Engineering
MCQ on History of Building Technology	MCQ on History of architecture
MCQ on Hydraulics for Architectural Engineers	MCQ on Introduction to Architectural Engineering
MCQ on Introduction to Computing	MCQ on Lighting and Illumination
MCQ on Lighting and acoustics	MCQ on Mechanical Systems for Buildings
MCQ on Mechanics and Statistics	MCQ on Mechanics of Structures
MCQ on Model workshop	MCQ on Physics for Architectural Engineers
MCQ on Professional practice	MCQ on Sociology
MCQ on Structural Design	MCQ on Surveying
MCQ on Technical Report Writing	MCQ on Theory of architecture
MCQ on Theory of structures	MCQ on Town planning
MCQ on Urban issues	MCQ on Water Supply and Sanitation System for Building
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