QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Fine aggregate is also known as gravel. Answer: False
◉ Dead loads are permanent and live load change with time. Answer:
True
◉ Control joints should be at least ¼ of the slab depth. Answer: True
◉ Form ties can be made from steel rods, straps, wire, fiberglass, or
other plastics. Answer: True
◉ Form ties can be made from steel rods, straps, wire, fiberglass, or
other plastics. Answer: True
◉ Precast wall panels cannot be solid. Answer: False
◉ Sustainable buildings discourage the collaborative processes. Answer:
False
,◉ Building codes regulate life safety and health. Answer: True
◉ Foundations must transmit building loads to the rock or soil on which
the building rests. Answer: True
◉ Portland cement is the binding agent in concrete. Answer: True
◉ Slab reinforcing and it's bars are placed on the bottom portion of the
slab. Answer: False
◉ High strength concrete is between 6000 psi and 20000 psi. Answer:
True
◉ Clays are very small particles, with larger surface area. Answer: True
◉ owner hires single design and construction entity. Answer:
design/build
◉ method combines owner, design, and construction teams into one
legal entity. Answer: single purpose entity
◉ provides financing as well as construction services. Answer: turnkey
, ◉ owner hires design team and construction team separately. Answer:
design/bid/build
◉ owner hires independent construction company to oversee design and
construction services. Answer: construction management
◉ molds that hold the concrete and are returned to a lab for evaluation.
Answer: test cylinders
◉ separation of the large aggregates from the finer portions of the mix.
Answer: segregation
◉ a rough measure of the workability of wet concrete as it arrives on
site. Answer: slump test
◉ eliminates voids and air pockets within the concrete. Answer:
consolidation
◉ satisfies more stringent structural requirements. Answer: high strength
concrete
◉ made with conventional ingredients. Answer: normal strength
concrete