AIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
"competent person" by OSHA definition means/ Correct
Answers one who is capable of identifying existing and
predicatable hazard in the surroundings, or working conditions
which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to exmplyees,
and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measure to
eliminate them.
"Fissured" soil means? Correct Answers A soil material that
has a tendency to break along definite planes of fracture with
little resistance, or a material that exhibits open cracks, such as
tension cracks, in an exposed surface.
p, 485
"Mold a moist or wer sample of soil into a ball and attempt to
roll it into threads as thin as 1/8-inch in diameter. Cohesive
material can be successfully rolled in threads without crumbling.
For example, if at least two inch (50 mm) length of 1/8-inch
thread can be held on one end without tearing, the soil is
cohesive."
What does this describe? Correct Answers Plasticity
6000 units have been installed to date with 9,000 units to install.
Labor costs are $23,300.00 to date. What is the unit cost for
labor to date? Correct Answers $3.88 per unit
p.292
,A "notice to proceed" is a? Correct Answers Formal document
that tells the contract to begin work and then fixes the start and
finish dates.
A 10 foot long supported beam has a point load of 225 pounds
placed 2 feet fro the left end. What is the magnitude of the
maximum shear. Correct Answers 180 pounds
a 30 foot high wall is poured at the rate of 10 feet per hour using
type 1 cement without pozzolans. The temperature of the
concrete is 70 degrees F. What is the design pressure? Correct
Answers 1170 PSF
A client asks you to provide a price for a project. The price
comes in above budget. he asks that you go back to the subs and
tell them that if they each cut 10% off their price, he will award
you the project. What do you do? Correct Answers Tell the
client that the action he proposes is unfair to your subs, but that
you and the low bid subs will prepare a list of options and
changes that will bring the price within budget.
A cofferdam is a? Correct Answers Structure used to keep
water OUT a normally underwater construction site.
A column transfer 80 kips of load to a footing. The soil bearing
capacity is known to be 1800 PSF. What is the minimum
required area of the footing? Correct Answers 44.44 Square
Feet
,A contractor has suffered compensable delays amounting to 45
calendar days, in a contract amounted to $2,700,000. During this
year, the contractor had 5 projects underway and the aggregate
value was $10,000,000. The contractor's home office overhead
during this year totaled $250,000. The duration of the project
including delays, totaled 265 days.
Calculate the home office overhead damages of this claim.
Correct Answers $11,462
A derrick is a type of___? Correct Answers Hoisting
equipment
A force of 500 pounds is placed at the end of a ten inch long
wrench. What is the moment at the far end of the wrench.
Correct Answers 5000 inch-pounds
A four foot high concrete wall form has fluid state concrete in it
to three feet high. What is the pressure at the bottom of the
form? Correct Answers 450 lbs/sq ft
p.81
A good quick ratio is___ Correct Answers around 1.00
A job built ladder is used in a trench six feet deep. What is the
minimum length of the ladder? Correct Answers 9 feet.
, A portable factory built ladder is to be used in an excavation 10
feet deep. What is the minimum safe length of the ladder?
Correct Answers 14 feet
A portable job built ladder is to be used in an excavation 10 feet
deep. What is the minimum safe length of the ladder? Correct
Answers 14 feet
A rod- buster is a? Correct Answers Re-enforcing steel installer
A scheduling situation that restricts the flow of resources on a
project is called a ? Correct Answers constraint
A simply supported beam ten feet long has a 10 kip load two
feet from the left end. What is the maximum moment in the
beam? Correct Answers 16 kip feet
A simply supported beam ten feet long has a 10 kip load two
feet from the left end. What is the maximum shear in the beam?
Correct Answers 8 kips
A topographical map is drawing showing: Correct Answers
Contour Lines and elevations.
A two-hundred pound person balances on the end of an upright
timber 4x4 (real size). What is the Unit stress applied to the
4x4? Correct Answers 12.5 pounds per square inch
A unit of measurement used for determining the cooling
capacity equivalent of 12,000 BTU's per hour is which of the
following? Correct Answers One ton of cooling
SOLUTIONS
"competent person" by OSHA definition means/ Correct
Answers one who is capable of identifying existing and
predicatable hazard in the surroundings, or working conditions
which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to exmplyees,
and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measure to
eliminate them.
"Fissured" soil means? Correct Answers A soil material that
has a tendency to break along definite planes of fracture with
little resistance, or a material that exhibits open cracks, such as
tension cracks, in an exposed surface.
p, 485
"Mold a moist or wer sample of soil into a ball and attempt to
roll it into threads as thin as 1/8-inch in diameter. Cohesive
material can be successfully rolled in threads without crumbling.
For example, if at least two inch (50 mm) length of 1/8-inch
thread can be held on one end without tearing, the soil is
cohesive."
What does this describe? Correct Answers Plasticity
6000 units have been installed to date with 9,000 units to install.
Labor costs are $23,300.00 to date. What is the unit cost for
labor to date? Correct Answers $3.88 per unit
p.292
,A "notice to proceed" is a? Correct Answers Formal document
that tells the contract to begin work and then fixes the start and
finish dates.
A 10 foot long supported beam has a point load of 225 pounds
placed 2 feet fro the left end. What is the magnitude of the
maximum shear. Correct Answers 180 pounds
a 30 foot high wall is poured at the rate of 10 feet per hour using
type 1 cement without pozzolans. The temperature of the
concrete is 70 degrees F. What is the design pressure? Correct
Answers 1170 PSF
A client asks you to provide a price for a project. The price
comes in above budget. he asks that you go back to the subs and
tell them that if they each cut 10% off their price, he will award
you the project. What do you do? Correct Answers Tell the
client that the action he proposes is unfair to your subs, but that
you and the low bid subs will prepare a list of options and
changes that will bring the price within budget.
A cofferdam is a? Correct Answers Structure used to keep
water OUT a normally underwater construction site.
A column transfer 80 kips of load to a footing. The soil bearing
capacity is known to be 1800 PSF. What is the minimum
required area of the footing? Correct Answers 44.44 Square
Feet
,A contractor has suffered compensable delays amounting to 45
calendar days, in a contract amounted to $2,700,000. During this
year, the contractor had 5 projects underway and the aggregate
value was $10,000,000. The contractor's home office overhead
during this year totaled $250,000. The duration of the project
including delays, totaled 265 days.
Calculate the home office overhead damages of this claim.
Correct Answers $11,462
A derrick is a type of___? Correct Answers Hoisting
equipment
A force of 500 pounds is placed at the end of a ten inch long
wrench. What is the moment at the far end of the wrench.
Correct Answers 5000 inch-pounds
A four foot high concrete wall form has fluid state concrete in it
to three feet high. What is the pressure at the bottom of the
form? Correct Answers 450 lbs/sq ft
p.81
A good quick ratio is___ Correct Answers around 1.00
A job built ladder is used in a trench six feet deep. What is the
minimum length of the ladder? Correct Answers 9 feet.
, A portable factory built ladder is to be used in an excavation 10
feet deep. What is the minimum safe length of the ladder?
Correct Answers 14 feet
A portable job built ladder is to be used in an excavation 10 feet
deep. What is the minimum safe length of the ladder? Correct
Answers 14 feet
A rod- buster is a? Correct Answers Re-enforcing steel installer
A scheduling situation that restricts the flow of resources on a
project is called a ? Correct Answers constraint
A simply supported beam ten feet long has a 10 kip load two
feet from the left end. What is the maximum moment in the
beam? Correct Answers 16 kip feet
A simply supported beam ten feet long has a 10 kip load two
feet from the left end. What is the maximum shear in the beam?
Correct Answers 8 kips
A topographical map is drawing showing: Correct Answers
Contour Lines and elevations.
A two-hundred pound person balances on the end of an upright
timber 4x4 (real size). What is the Unit stress applied to the
4x4? Correct Answers 12.5 pounds per square inch
A unit of measurement used for determining the cooling
capacity equivalent of 12,000 BTU's per hour is which of the
following? Correct Answers One ton of cooling
