CM 1112 FINAL EXAM - 171 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
b. Sequential construction - (answer)Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
design/bid/build construction
d. Conventional retaining walls - (answer)Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use
of:
a. self-declared by the manufacturer. - (answer)Recycled materials content is environmental information
that is typically:
b. 30 - 40% - (answer)According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the world's
energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to buildings?
d. All of the above - (answer)Which of the following are types of construction projects?
Vertically - (answer)A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed:
d. the energy expended to produce the product. - (answer)A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-
gate LCA analysis describes:
d. Design/bid/build - (answer)Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically included
latest in the planning process in which arrangement?
c. Sequential construction - (answer)Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction?
d. the fastest time in which a project can be completed. - (answer)A construction project's critical path
describes:
Boulder - (answer)Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand?
, CM 1112 FINAL EXAM - 171 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
e. gravel - (answer)According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is considered:
c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and floor. - (answer)An inadequate waterproofing
method for a basement is:
b. Southern California - (answer)In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
part of a foundation system?
c. Differential settlement - (answer)One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests
on a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect is likely to be:
b. Foundation is bearing on clay. - (answer)Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be
the greatest under which conditions?
b. Deep foundations - (answer)Slurry walls are associated with:
b. Friction piles - (answer)Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata (i.e.,
bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface?
e. Underpinning - (answer)Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing
foundations of existing buildings?
f. varying drainage characteristics and varying degrees of cohesiveness - (answer)Which of the following
is a characteristic of fine-grained soils (silt, clay)?
d. All the above - (answer)Which of the following is a type of dewatering system?
e. All of these are types of formwork - (answer)Which of the following is not a method of bracing vertical
sheeting in a deep excavation?
SOLUTIONS.
b. Sequential construction - (answer)Traditionally, ________ is most commonly associated with
design/bid/build construction
d. Conventional retaining walls - (answer)Earth reinforcing can be an economical alternative to the use
of:
a. self-declared by the manufacturer. - (answer)Recycled materials content is environmental information
that is typically:
b. 30 - 40% - (answer)According to the U.S. Green Building Council, what percentage of the world's
energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to buildings?
d. All of the above - (answer)Which of the following are types of construction projects?
Vertically - (answer)A drainage mat (drainage blanket) is usually placed:
d. the energy expended to produce the product. - (answer)A product's embodied energy in a cradle-to-
gate LCA analysis describes:
d. Design/bid/build - (answer)Construction expertise (e.g., by the construction firm) is typically included
latest in the planning process in which arrangement?
c. Sequential construction - (answer)Which of these activities does not contribute to lean construction?
d. the fastest time in which a project can be completed. - (answer)A construction project's critical path
describes:
Boulder - (answer)Which of the following is too big to lift with one hand?
, CM 1112 FINAL EXAM - 171 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COPLETE
SOLUTIONS.
e. gravel - (answer)According to ASTM D2487, a piece of stone with a 1.5-inch diameter is considered:
c. relying on the watertightness of the concrete walls and floor. - (answer)An inadequate waterproofing
method for a basement is:
b. Southern California - (answer)In what area of the country would you most likely find base isolators as
part of a foundation system?
c. Differential settlement - (answer)One side of a building's footing rests on clay and the other side rests
on a dense sand/gravel blend........the type of settlement you would expect is likely to be:
b. Foundation is bearing on clay. - (answer)Settlement of a building after it is constructed is likely to be
the greatest under which conditions?
b. Deep foundations - (answer)Slurry walls are associated with:
b. Friction piles - (answer)Which deep foundations system would you specify if the bearing strata (i.e.,
bedrock) were very far (say, 300 feet) below the ground surface?
e. Underpinning - (answer)Which of the following deals with strengthening and/or stabilizing
foundations of existing buildings?
f. varying drainage characteristics and varying degrees of cohesiveness - (answer)Which of the following
is a characteristic of fine-grained soils (silt, clay)?
d. All the above - (answer)Which of the following is a type of dewatering system?
e. All of these are types of formwork - (answer)Which of the following is not a method of bracing vertical
sheeting in a deep excavation?
