COMBAT CONSTRUCTION EXAM 2026 FINAL
ASSESSMENT PAPER CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Typical formwork material. Answer: 3/4" plywood that is coated
on one side
◉ Types of concrete formwork. Answer: Slab Formwork
Beam Formwork
Column/Wall Formwork (look at photos)
◉ Equation for Lateral Pressures of Concrete. Answer: ACI 347R-14
Table 4.2.2.1a(a)
◉ Project Management Process Groups. Answer: Initiation ->
Planning -> executing -> Controlling and monitoring (loop back to
planning) -> closing
Ex. of loop (Value Engineering)
◉ Gantt Chart. Answer: Small to mid-size projects
Forecast & manage resources (labor, equipment, budgets, etc)
,Disadvantage: doesn't show all the links/sequencing
◉ Critical Path Method (CPM). Answer: Project modeling technique
that identifies the most critical activities on a schedule
Helps monitor the assets, expenses, and advancement of the project
Activity on Node (AON) is most common
◉ PERT. Answer: Program Evaluation Review Technique (also
known as CPM)
◉ Float Time (slack time). Answer: Amount of time that an activities
can be delayed without affecting the overall schedule (applies to
activities not on CP)
◉ Applying the CPM (steps). Answer: 1. Specify each activity
2. Sequence the activities
3. Draw the network diagram
4. Identify the CP
5. Update to show progress
◉ AOA (Activity on Arc)
Define Dummy Nodes & Dummy Activities. Answer: Dummy Node:
Used when 2 activities have the same starting and ending event
,Dummy Activity: Have no duration, used to prevent an activity from
occurring in more than 2 spot
◉ Contract Documents (what is included?). Answer: Contract Terms
Quantity and cost estimates
project and task descriptions (SOW)
Specification of the deliverables
Time, resources, and payment
◉ Design Sequencing Phases. Answer: Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Bidding Process
◉ Project Costs. Answer: Direct Costs (Raw materials, labor, fuel,
etc)
Indirect Costs (Overhead, taxes, administrative)
◉ Find the correct sequence for a building foundation
i. Site clearing
ii. Installing sewers & other utilities
iii. Excavation for utility trenches
, iv. Grading general area
v. Formwork and reinforcement
vi. Pour concrete. Answer: i,iv,iii,v,ii,vi
◉ Assumptions for Engineering Economics Problems. Answer:
Inflation is 0% through lifetime of project
Effective interest rate is constant through lifetime of project
Year-end convention (earnings & cash flows occur at the end of the
year)
◉ Single Payment Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Uniform Series Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Gradient Series Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Exponential Gradient Series. Answer:
◉ Equivalence (cash flow). Answer: Used to compare earnings and
cash flows that occur at different times
◉ Effective Stress. Answer: A portion of the total stress which is
carried by the soil grains (particle to particle contact)
ASSESSMENT PAPER CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Typical formwork material. Answer: 3/4" plywood that is coated
on one side
◉ Types of concrete formwork. Answer: Slab Formwork
Beam Formwork
Column/Wall Formwork (look at photos)
◉ Equation for Lateral Pressures of Concrete. Answer: ACI 347R-14
Table 4.2.2.1a(a)
◉ Project Management Process Groups. Answer: Initiation ->
Planning -> executing -> Controlling and monitoring (loop back to
planning) -> closing
Ex. of loop (Value Engineering)
◉ Gantt Chart. Answer: Small to mid-size projects
Forecast & manage resources (labor, equipment, budgets, etc)
,Disadvantage: doesn't show all the links/sequencing
◉ Critical Path Method (CPM). Answer: Project modeling technique
that identifies the most critical activities on a schedule
Helps monitor the assets, expenses, and advancement of the project
Activity on Node (AON) is most common
◉ PERT. Answer: Program Evaluation Review Technique (also
known as CPM)
◉ Float Time (slack time). Answer: Amount of time that an activities
can be delayed without affecting the overall schedule (applies to
activities not on CP)
◉ Applying the CPM (steps). Answer: 1. Specify each activity
2. Sequence the activities
3. Draw the network diagram
4. Identify the CP
5. Update to show progress
◉ AOA (Activity on Arc)
Define Dummy Nodes & Dummy Activities. Answer: Dummy Node:
Used when 2 activities have the same starting and ending event
,Dummy Activity: Have no duration, used to prevent an activity from
occurring in more than 2 spot
◉ Contract Documents (what is included?). Answer: Contract Terms
Quantity and cost estimates
project and task descriptions (SOW)
Specification of the deliverables
Time, resources, and payment
◉ Design Sequencing Phases. Answer: Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Bidding Process
◉ Project Costs. Answer: Direct Costs (Raw materials, labor, fuel,
etc)
Indirect Costs (Overhead, taxes, administrative)
◉ Find the correct sequence for a building foundation
i. Site clearing
ii. Installing sewers & other utilities
iii. Excavation for utility trenches
, iv. Grading general area
v. Formwork and reinforcement
vi. Pour concrete. Answer: i,iv,iii,v,ii,vi
◉ Assumptions for Engineering Economics Problems. Answer:
Inflation is 0% through lifetime of project
Effective interest rate is constant through lifetime of project
Year-end convention (earnings & cash flows occur at the end of the
year)
◉ Single Payment Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Uniform Series Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Gradient Series Cash Flow. Answer:
◉ Exponential Gradient Series. Answer:
◉ Equivalence (cash flow). Answer: Used to compare earnings and
cash flows that occur at different times
◉ Effective Stress. Answer: A portion of the total stress which is
carried by the soil grains (particle to particle contact)
