AC Exam

5/8

A #5 piece of rebar is __________ of an inch.

four, linear inch

A No. 4 sieve for testing soil has _____ openings per ____________.

Start to start

A ___________ relationship in a schedule is where the start of one activity triggers the start of another activity. - both activities occur at the same time (concurrently). - a lag (delay) is often imposed on one of the activities.

slip form

A ____________ system is the most efficient to use to support concrete poured continually in a vertical direction.

builders level

A _____________ does not measure vertical angles.

Beam

A _____________ is any horizontal structural member that bears on reaction points and is subject to a force/load. Common Types: -joists -stringers -purlins -lintels -headers -girders

Finish to Start

A _____________ relationship is where a successor activity can start only after the preceding activity has finished - the most common and simplest type of relationship used in a schedule.

Dashed line

A ______________ is used to show hidden objects or objects above or below the cutting plane.

Tieback

A _______________ bracing system is an external bracing system that uses metal rods or wires anchored into rock or soil outside of an excavation to support the face of an excavation. -provide larger clear work areas within the excavation than internally braced systems do.

Detailed

A _______________ estimate is used when 90% to 100% of the construction documents are completed. -Estimator breaks the work down by the break work down structure and completes a detailed quantity takeoff. - include all direct costs, bonds, insurance, taxes, overhead and profit. - has the lowest margin for error. (2%-4%)

Section

A _______________ is a type of view provided where a particular are a of building is cut away to expose the hidden areas. - window details and rebar in footings are commonly shown in this view.

Predecessor

A _______________ is an activity that must be completed before the activity that is being evaluated begins.

swell or shrinkage

A ________________ factor is provided to determine how much the soil is compacted or how loose it is.

Sheepsfoot Roller

A ________________ is most suitable for the compilation of Clay soils.

Start to finish

A ________________ relationship in a schedule is possible in theory but generally avoided in practice because it creates issues with resource leveling and logic issues when the schedule is updated.

Scraper

A ________________ the most suitable excavation equipment for removing and stock piling onsite 2ft of soil from 1 Acre of excavation area.

Performance bond

A _________________ is a guarantee ensuring the obligee that the principal will perform all work in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Smooth Wheel Roller

A _________________ is the most suitable Compaction equipment for compacting the granular base of a large parking lot.

memorandum

A _________________ or a memo, is a less formal type of written correspondence used to notify or advise the reader about a subject. Often used internally in a company to notify employees about policy changes, procedures, or disciplinary issues.

Work Break Down

A _________________ structure is a hierarchy of tasks needed to complete the project. - doesn't sequence the work but divides the project into manageable work packages.

Payment

A __________________ bond also known as the a labor and material bond, grantees the obligee that the principal will pay his or her bills for labor and materials provided on the project.

Finish to Finish

A __________________ relationship in a schedule is where the finish of an activity triggers the finish of another. - this is used for concurrent activities. - an example would be that landscape cannot be finished until irrigation is tested.

Conceptual

A ___________________ estimate, also known as rough order of magnitude estimates, are used early in the development process. -completed by owners before the designer is hired, to test the feasibility of the project. -margin of error 20% or more. - uses techniques such as the square foot estimate, Assemblies Cost Estimate, Cost Indices Estimate, Parametric Estimates.

proprietary

A ___________________ spec. is a type of prescriptive spec. that names the specific manufacturer or system desired by the designer.

Labor cost

A ____________________ report is used to compare the actual labor costs to the budgeted labor costs and project the final cost for each activity.

Performance

A ____________________ specification provides a performance criterion that the contractor must then meet. This type of specification is most commonly used with complicated systems that are often customized to specific building applications, such as a curtain wall or security or audio/visual electrical system.

Budgeted cost

A work breakdown structure typically includes a ______________ of work scheduled.

30

Stairways with four or more risers or _______ inches in height must be equipped with at least one handrail.

Pile drivers

Steel and precast concrete piles are commonly installed by ______________. Common Types: -drop hammer -Mechanical hammer -Vibratory hammer Used for: - cofferdams - precast concrete piles - metal piles

300A

OSHA form _____________ is used for summary of work related injures and illnesses. A means of informing employees of the injuries and illnesses that occurred at their workplace in the past year.

301

OSHA form _____________ is used to record the information on how and why a specific accident occurred. Includes the substances, objects, and people involved and what part of the body was affected.

300, 300A, 301

OSHA forms ____________, _________ and ______________are used for the purpose of maintaining specific safety logs and recording accidents.

visual, manual

OSHA standards require at least one ____________ and one _________ field soil analysis test to be performed by a qualified person at the test site for classification of soil.

falls

Of the osha focus four groups, _______ make up the majority of the fatalities.

Ccy

Soil that has been compacted is referred to as ________ when doing a quantity take off.

Lcy

Soil that was disturbed from bank, such as when it is excavated is referred to as loose and represented as ___________ during a quantity takeoff. - used when calculating how many dump trucks are needed because they carry the disturbed loose soil.

OSHA (occupational safety and Health Administration)

The OSH act of 1970 gave congress the charter to create _____________________ Under the US department of labor.

Drawing Index

The ___________ acts as a table of contents for a set of drawings and is very useful for finding information quickly. - Located in the front of the set of drawings, often on the cover.

Scope change

The _____________ column in a project summary report reflects changes in the budget through change orders.

Backward Pass

The ______________ is the second step in the CPM calculation, where the late start, late finish, and total float are calculated. -Starts at the last activity and moves backward through the schedule. - Because the last activity is critical the Late Start, and Early Start, as well as the Late Finish and Early Finish will be the same.

Gantt Chart

The _______________ is the simplest of scheduling tools used in construction. - bar chart where each bar represents a task or activity - it has the advantage of simplicity for how it displays information. - Disadvantage is the lack of logic or relationships between the activities.

Forward Pass

The ________________ calculation is used to determine the ES and Ef of all activities in the schedule. - first activity should have an ES of 0

Current Ratio

The ________________ indicates a company's ability to pay its current obligations with its current assets.

Working agenda

The ________________ should be distributed to the participants of a meeting about one day ahead of time.

Project Cost Summary

The _________________ report can be the most valuable report because it sums up all actual and projected costs for the project by cost code and compares them to the budget. - highlights management specific work items that need to be scrutinized closely to minimize losses. - Commonly reviewed by th project manager and his or her supervisor at least once a month.

unit

The budgeted ___________ is how much one unit of work was budgeted to cost. - budget total / budget quantity

no float

The critical path is identified by all activities with ______________ in them.

Crawler, Vehicle mounted

Two of the most common mobile cranes used in construction are ______________ cranes and ___________ cranes.

2 to 3

Typically _____________ inches of concrete coverage is required for rebar.

general liability

________________ protects the contractor from claims by a third party of bodily injury, injury to person and property damage as a result of ongoing operations. Example: Protects the contractor if a steel beam beam fell and crushed the building officials car.

Plan view

________________ shows the building as if someone were viewing the building from above it. - Commonly provide overall dimensions, wall types, room dimensions, and locations of sections. - Site plans, footing layouts, and life safety plans are typically provided in this view.

BIM (Building Information Modeling)

______________ is the process of using computer software to collect and manage building component information in the virtual environment.

Specifications

______________ make up the bulk of the project manual and provide detailed descriptions of the material and equipment to be installed in a building. -define the nature of the materials. - the procedures - minimum installation standards

Compacted

______________ soil is soil that has been compressed to reduce air in the soil, decreasing its volume.

Instruction to bidders

______________ state the bidding procedures for a particular project. - provide detailed info about the bid due date, location to deliver the bid, type of bid opening, instructions for filling out the bid form, and how and when contracts will be rewarded.

Liquidated damages

_______________ Clauses set a fixed amount of damages the contractor must reimburse the owner for each day they are late.

Project Controls

_______________ are generally defined as collecting data, organizing data, and analyzing data to provide useful information that can be used to benefit the project.

Builders risk

_______________ insurance protects contractors from having to pay for building damage that occurred while the building was under construction. - Covers damages from fire, storms, theft, and vandalism. Typically does not cover flooding and earthquakes.

value engineering

_______________ is a function analysis that seeks lower cost alternatives for the services provided by the building. To successfully do this it means providing the owner the same function without sacrificing any quality or building services. Example: Replacing the structure of the building from block to tilt-up concrete panels because of the the cost savings from an accelerated schedule.

Excavation

_______________ is one of the most hazardous activities in the construction industry. - cave ins are the highest risk

Loose

_______________ is soil that that has been disturbed from its natural state, creating voids, causing the soil to swell and increase in volume.

Current

_______________ is the flow of electrons, specifically the flow of 1 coulumb per second passing through a conductor. -Unit of measure is ampere (A or amps)

Resistance

_______________ is the internal property of matter that resists the flow of current. -unit of measure is OHMs.

Power

_______________ is the rate of energy transferred.

Relative humidity

_______________ is the ratio of moisture in the air compared to how much that same sample of air could hold and is expressed as a percentage.

Home office

_______________ overhead, also called indirect overhead or general overhead, are costs incurred by the company independent of any particular job. - include home office rent, marketing, and executive salaries. - Percentage Calculated by Annual Home Office Overhead Costs Estimated Sales Volume

Notes

_______________ provide supplemental information needed to understand the pictorial plans. - can be identified with symbols or provided on the plans themselves.

Products

_______________ specs. provide the technical specification of all the material or equipment described in the section. - Part 2

Tampers

________________ are hand operated devices that compact material by delivering a series of vertical blows. Common Types: - Manual - Rammer

Bonds

________________ are used to protect the owner in cases where the contractor fails to perform in accordance with the contract. They are three party agreements between an obligee (owner), a principal (contractor), and the surety (bonding company). - General contractors often require their subs to obtain these as well.

Shallow Foundations

________________ bear on suitable soil found at the base of a structure. Common Types: -Isolated, single column or pad footing. -Wall, strip, or continuous footing. -Monolithic slab on grade -crawl space or basement -Mat or raft foundation

Current projected

________________ costs in a project summary report is perhaps the most important part of the report and the most difficult to calculate. This column indicates what the project managers expect to spend in each cost code at the end of the project. 3 common way to Calculate: 1) using the straight line projection method. 2) Using the expended total cost column as the current projected costs. 3) Using the revised budget column as the current projected costs.

Direct

________________ current is the flow of electrons in a single direction. - example: batteries

Job Overhead

________________ is a grouping of costs for items needed to construct a project that aren't directly associated with the building itself. - range from 10% to 40% of the total project costs and include the costs associated with the superintendent, job trailer, temporary toilets, and job utilities.

Work Hours Per Unit

________________ is calculated by the following formula: (Crew Work Hours Expended / Daily Output)

Total Number of Crew Days

________________ is calculated using the following formula: ( Planned quantities / Daily Output)

Free float

________________ is how much an activity can be delayed before it delays the subsequent activity. = Early Start (next activity) - Early Finish - critical path activities have zero of this. - not all activities with zero free float are critical.

Panel forms

_________________ are considered a type of multiuse formwork.

CSI (Construction Specifications Institute)

Specifications are typically divided by __________________ divisions and sections. These are a standardized arrangement of construction activities and scopes of work. - 50 division format - divisions are further broken down into sections that contain more specific areas of scope.

prescriptive or performance

Specifications can be categorized as either ______________________. -2 types

Standards

_________________ are created by standard organizations such as ASTM, ANSI, or SMACNA. They provide performance criteria for materials and systems. -not legally binding unless references with code.

Sheet Piles

_________________ are designed to stabilize the sides of open excavations by resisting the lateral pressure of soil and water.

General Conditions

_________________ are used to outline the rights, responsibilities, obligations, and authority of the project participants.

TQM (Total Quality Management)

_________________ is a management system that grew widely in the late 1980s as a way to create an environment in which companies could provide higher-quality products and services to their customers.

Milestones

_______________ are zero day duration activities that mark important events in the project schedule. Common Milestones: - notice to proceed - substantial completion

Isometric

_______________ drawings are a pictorial drawing of systems of the building shown in 3D. - Plumbing and fire protection systems commonly use this type of drawing to show pipe layout.

Lean Construction

___________________ is a management system derived from the Toyota production system. The system focuses on providing value to the owner by removing waste within the production system.

5

OSHA form 300 must be kept by the employer for __________ years.

300

OSHA form _________ deals with logs of injuries and illnesses.

100 ft

The maximum horizontal travel distance that a portable fire extinguisher can be located on a job site is ____________.

Bid

A ________ bond is used to ensure that the principal will honor his or her bid and enter into a contract with obligee for the bid amount after the bid opening. -typically covers 10 percent of the bid price - there is 3 types.

Grader

A ________ is a wheeled piece of equipment with a center mounted angled blade. Primarily used to get the site to finish level grade.

BTU (British Thermal Unit)

A ___________ is a quantity of heat. It is the amount of heat needed to raise pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit.

Philadelphia rod

A ___________ is a telescoping rod that is often used with levels, transits, and total stations.

Schedule of values

A ___________ is developed at the beginning of a project by the contractor and then approved by the owner and/or designer. -includes major components of the building and an assigned value for each item. -WBS is used by the contractor to develop this.

four times

The minimum load that suspension scaffold must be designed to is ______________ the intended load.

Retainage

_________________ is a percentage withheld from progress payments to the contractor as an incentive for the contractor to complete the project on time. -released once the project is substantially complete. -typically 10% is withheld

Total Work Hours

_________________ is calculated using the following formula: (Work hours per Unit) x (planned quantity)

Total Float

_________________ is how much an activity can be delayed before the critical path is delayed. = Late start- Early start or = late finish- early finish

Dewatering

_________________ is the process of removing ground or surface water so that construction activities can take place.

Crashing

_________________ is the shortening of the project schedule along the critical path. No activity can be deducted a zero duration.

Working Capital

_________________ measures available funds for investment in operations to generate future revenue and profit. = Current Assets- Current Liabilities

procurement

_________________ would be the classification of activity that " shop drawing rejection falls under"

Daily Reports

__________________ are Commonly referred to as a daily log, is a snapshot record of the day's/ shifts conditions and activities on the jobsite. Often standardized preprinted or electronic forms that are completed daily and for each shift by she job-site superintendent, assistant superintendent or foreman.

network diagrams

__________________ are an evolution from the Gantt chart and incorporate logic and relationships with the activities. types include: - activity on arrow - activity on node

business letters

__________________ are commonly used as formal correspondence to request information or action, respond to or request, state a position, or present an explanation. - usually address a single issue.

Prescriptive

__________________ specifications provide a complete design to the contractor. Specific equipment, materials, and to a degree the means and methods of installation are provided. Acceptable quality standards are also included.

Wet bulb

__________________ temperature is the air temperature measured with a thermometer with a wet cloth sock over it. As the water on the sock evaporates, the temperature on the thermometer is lowered through the latent heat of the evaporation process. -it is the lowest temperature that air can be cooled by the evaporation of water.

Critical activities

___________________ are activities on the critical path. These activities have zero float and if delayed will extend the overall duration of the project. -commonly highlighted in red to denote their importance.

Construction Drawings

___________________ are the graphical representation of what the contractor is to build. - contain different views, sections, schedules, and notes to describe the design intent of the structure.

Vibratory Rollers

___________________ compact material by vibrating a roller up and down as it moves across the surface of the material. - Commonly used in compacting asphalt courses and granular materials, such as clean sands and gravel.B

Workers Compensation

___________________ insurance is a type of insurance that compensates a worker for a portion of his or her lost wages and medical expenses for injuries that occurred at work. - employees forgo their right to sue

Errors and Omissions

___________________ insurance protects designers from incomplete, incorrect, and faulty design documents. - Contractors generally do not have this insurance unless they are providing design services such as with a design build contract, or have performance specifications requiring them to design a portion of the work.

Uniformat

___________________ is an alternative to the CSI division format. It was created by the AIA and GSA. - it breaks down the various components into seven categories. These seven categories are subdivided into five additional levels. -provides some advantages when doing conceptual estimating as well as BIM modeling.

Humidity Ratio

___________________ is the amount of water in 1 lb of dry air. It is expressed as either grains of moisture per pound of dry air or pounds of water per pound of dry air. -Measure of latent heat in the air.

Voltage

___________________ is the electromotive force (emf) or potential difference that causes an electric current to flow. -Unit of measure is Volts - It is = Current x Resistance

Resource leveling

___________________ is the shifting of resources within the schedule from noncritical to critical activities. This shifting occurs as a result of limited number of resources available, such as workers, equipment, material, or subcontractors.

Compacted volume

___________________ of soil is calculated by: (bank volume) / shrinkage factor

Precon Meetings

___________________ · are intitial or project kickoff meetings typically held before the start of a construction project. o Procedures, schedule, budget, safety, contracts, restrictions, requirements, and controls.

Pile Jetting

____________________ uses pipes to deliver concentrated jets of water or air to loosen the soil directly beneath the piling, relieving friction and driving the piling downward.

Supplementary conditions

_____________________ are used to outline any project-specific conditions, such as wage scales, geotechnical reports, insurance and bond requirements, job-site office, temporary facilities, parking, signage, and cleaning requirements.

Life Cycle Costing

_____________________ is a financial analysis that evaluates the cost of a building component or system over its useful life and not just its initial costs. - Have grown significantly with the increase in high performance sustainable buildings.

Dry bulb temperature

_____________________ is the air temperature and is a measure of sensible heat.

Return on Assets (ROA)

_____________________ measures the effectiveness of asset utilization. = (net profit before tax / total assets) x 100

Stairs or ladders

_____________________ must be provided when there is a break in elevation of 19inches or more.

Activity on arrow

_____________________ network diagrams nodes are represented by circles and labeled by number. Each node represents a point in time in which an activity ends and another can begin. - activities are represented by arrows

Fine grained

_____________________ soils are soils finer than a No. 200 sieve.

Title 29 part 1926

______________________ addresses all safety and health regulations for construction.

Coordination Meetings

______________________ are often held throughout the construction process and maybe called at regular intervals or randomly as needed. Used to coordinate design and/or work activities of multiple parties, coordination meetings should occur prior to the start of all major or complex activities.

Factors to Be considered

______________________ when creating activities for a schedule are the following: - phases - location - who is responsible for the completion - major cost items - activity duration - lead times - critical path

Units per work hour

_______________________ is calculated by the following formula: (Daily output / Crew Work Hours Expended)

OAC Progress Meetings

________________________ are meetings between the Owner, architect, and contractor. They revolve around discussing the progress of the project and are typically held at regular intervals through the project o Commonly every week, biweekly, or once a month but may be more or less frequent depending on the complexity and duration of the project.

Deflection

______________ is result of bending stress on a beam.

True

(True of False) TQM, Six Sigma, and Lean are all management systems used to improve customer satisfaction.

True

(True of False) The specifications are the part of the contract documents that must be in compliance with local codes before a building can receive a permit.

True

(True of false) The humidity ratio is the best measure for latent heat.

True

(True of false) An excavator is the most suitable excavation equipment for excavation of a standard residential basement.

True

(True or False) Scope reduction is not considered value engineering.

true

(true of false) Osha standard 29 CFR 1926 requires that every job site have at least one competent person responsible for overseeing the health and safety of the project.

True

(true of false) Work breakdown structure divides the work into manageable packages.

true

(true of false) osha requires osha job safety and health posters, summary of work related injuries, copies of osha citations and summaries of variances of relations requested to be posted on job sites.

true

(true of false?) Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice.

AIC code of Ethics

1) constructor shall have full regard to the public interest in fulfilling his or her responsibilities. 2)The constructor shall not engage in deceptive practices or any practice that creates an unfair advantage. 3) Constructor Shall not maliciously or recklessly injure or attempt to injure, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation of others. 4)The constructor shall ensure that when providing a service that includes advice, that such advice shall be fair and unbiased. 5) construction shall not divulge to any person, firm, or company information of a confidential nature acquired during the course of professional activities.

OSHA focus 4

1) struck by 2) caught in between 3)falls 4) electrocutions

Four types of relationships used with Network Diagrams

1)Finish to start 2)Start to start 3)Finish to finish 4)Start to finish

Semidetailed

A ______________________ estimate also known as a preliminary estimate, are used when the construction documents are 30% to 90% complete. -Detailed estimates are created for components that are completed, but conceptual estimating techniques are used to fill in the gaps of the incomplete portions of the design. -Margin of error 5-10%

cost loaded

A ______________________ schedule are schedules that have the cost of work broken down and linked to the activities on the project schedule. -often used for progress payments.

code

A building ___________ presents the minimum requirements for design and construction established by the local governing body.

management excellence

A construction professional should provide ___________________ when delivering services to his or her clients based on the AIC code of ethics.

Capacity

A cranes ___________ is critical when it comes to selecting a crane that can safely lift and moves its intended load.

Entire project team

A job diary should be maintained by the ____________________.

Front End Loading

A technique used to increase the cash flow of contractors is called ____________. -This practice overvalues items that occur earlier in the project on the schedule of values. -raises ethical issue.

Excavator

An ______________ is a piece of heavy construction equipment commonly used in the excavation of soils, demolition, and material handling.

Activity on Node

An _________________ network diagram arrows are used to represent logic or relationships between the activities. Activities are represented by the nodes. - More commonly used in construction than arrow network diagrams.

addendum

An ____________________is the bid document that contains additional or supplemental information to the design documents.

Subcontractor Default Insurance

An alternative to bonding is ______________________ (SDI). Commonly referred to as subguard. - lower cost and more flexible, claims are also processed faster compared to surety bonding. - However, it might not cover third or fourth tier sub-subcontractors.

Contract documents

An owner initiated change order should include reference to the __________________ describing the change in detail.

square yards

Carpet is typically taken off by which unit of measure?

Pile Drillers

Cast-in place concrete piles are often drilled using _____________. This tool utilizes a large steel auger to bore a hole into the ground that can then be filed with concrete.

parallel

Circuits in ___________ have the resistors side by side.

Zero

Critical path activities have ___________ float because any delay in them will increase the overall duration of the project.

Superintendent

Daily reports are primarily created by the ______________________.

sloping, shoring, shielding

Employees are required to be protected from cave ins through __________ , ___________, _____________ for all trenches 5 feet in depth or more.

15

Employers have ____________ days to file a notice of contest for an OSHA citation.

10

Employers with __________ or more full time employees are required by OSHA to maintain specific safety logs and record accidents.

8

For crews with multiple workers, the total number of workers is multiplied by __________ to determine the work hours.

02, 15, 16

For most commercial construction projects The most significant changes from switching to a 50 division format were in divisions ___________, ____________, ___________. - deals with electrical, mechanical and civil work.

dead load

Formwork is considered to be a _____________

activity

In a schedule an ___________ is simply a task to complete. The scope or complexity of the activity is subjective to and dependent on the project and how the schedule will be used.

Prequalification

In many cases, ____________ of the bidder is the first step in the procurement and bidding process. - way of verifying that they have the experience and financial strength to complete the project successfully. - A companies financial statements, proof of insurance, bonding capacity, EMR, and litigation history are typically requested for evaluation.

General, products, Executions

Most specifications are divided into three parts which are ________________, ______________, and ________________. This makes it much easier to locate specific information within a products technical specifications.

Board foot

One _____________ is a volume of wood that is equal to a piece of lumber 12in wide x 1in deep x 1ft long.

Safety record

Owners often look at a companys _____________ when selecting a contractor for their project.

Gain/Loss

Projected _______________ in a project summary report is how much over or under budget each cost code is expected to be. - It is the difference between the revised budget and the current projected costs.

8ths

Rebar is sized in ___________________ of an inch.

manageable activities

The first step of scheduling a project is break down the project into ____________________.

Board feet

The following formula is used to calculate _______________. ( Nominal width (in) x Nominal depth (in) ) x length 12in

Bank Volume

The loose volume (Lcy) is determined by multiplying the ____________ by (1+ swell factor).

Trade stacking

The loss of productivity due to placing to many workers in too small of space if referred to as ____________________.

Lateral Pressure of Concrete

The formula for finding the __________________ is Ccp= wh. Ccp= lateral pressure I pounds per square foot. w= weight of fresh concrete in pounds per cubic foot. h= depth of concrete in feet.

IBC (International Building Code)

The most widely accepted building code in the United States is the ____________. -Revisions are made every 3 years

Determine the duration

The second step of scheduling a project is to ________________ of each activity.

Determine relationships/constraints

The third step of scheduling to _________________ between the activities on your schedule.

Cubic yards

The unit measure for soil when doing a quantity take off (QTO) is _______________.

Watt, Kilowatt

The unit of measure for AC power is the __________ or

Contingency

To account for cost items that are left out or unexpected a _________________ is included in the estimate. This is a pool of money that is not associated with a specific scope of work. - helps to reduce the risk to the hard bid contractor. - higher it is the higher the bid price and the less competitive the contractor is.

Elevation

______________ is the building view shown as if someone were looking toward the horizon. - can be interior or exterior. - give the dimensions height, which is not provided in the plan view.

Early Start

______________ is the earliest an activity can begin with the relationship links assigned to it.

A

Wheres the best location to look to determine the electrical requirements for a projects chillers? A) Schedule B) Specifications C) Details

Cost codes

______________ are small manageable portions of the work typically categorized by CSI division.

Latent heat

______________ is the hidden heat added to the air by adding moisture. As it increases the points on the psychrometric chart move up..

Alternating

With _______________ current is when electrons alternate the direction of the current. -Example: Building power

Shared pool

With construction management work, the contingency is often a _____________ used jointly by the owner, architect, and CM.

CSI Division

Work breakdown structures are often organized by __________________ with adaptations by individual companies.

10 feet

Workers on a scaffold elevated _____________ or more must be protected by guardrails, nets, and/or personal fall arrest systems.

Cofferdams

______________ are temporary enclosures primarily used to hold back water for activities requiring a dry work area. -Commonly used in bridge construction.

Deep Foundations

______________ are used to penetrate upper layers of unsatisfactory soils to allow the structure to bear on satisfactory soils or rock deeper in the earth. Common Types: -Caisson -Piles

dry pipe

______________ fire protection systems are commonly used for unconditioned spaces.

Enthalpy

________ is the Total amount of thermal energy (sensible and latent) in the air. It is measured in BTUs per pound of dry air.

Late finish

__________ is the latest an activity can finish without delaying the critical path.

Energy

___________ is the ability to do work and is quantifiable. Its rate of consumption is multiplied by time.

bank

___________ soil is soil that is in its natural undisturbed state.

conductors, Insulators

____________ are materials with low resistance. Materials with high resistance are called _________.

addendas

____________ are used to document and distribute any changes, corrections, or clarifications made to the contract documents during the bidding period.

Alternates

____________ are used when a project owner request separate pricing for changes to the base bid scope of work. - separate line items are included the bid forms for each of these. - may be listed as added to or deducted from the base bid.

Committed

____________ costs in a project summary report include cost items that the contractor has not paid yet but has either a contract or purchase order committing them to pay at some point in the future.

benching

____________ is excavating the sides the sides of a trench to form one of a series of horizontal levels or steps, usually with vertical or near vertical surfaces between the levels. - dependent on soil type like sloping.

Bid form

_____________ also known as the proposal form. Is the document used by the bidders to submit their bids.

Quantity Take Offs

_____________ are the process of determining the amount of material that will be used in a project. - most tedious and time consuming part of the estimating process. - essential because material quantities are used to determine labor and equipment costs as well as activity durations.

Schedules

_____________ are used to provide detailed information about specific building components or pieces of equipment. - commonly used to describe structural footings and provide information such as length, width and depth as well as rebar size, location, and direction.

EMR

_____________ is a multiplier that adjusts the premium based on the employers past work record. - the standard multiplier is 1. - if a company has shown a track record of safe operations its multiplier may be lowered which reduces the premium they have to pay.

Sensible heat

_____________ is heat added to the air without adding moisture. As it increases the points on the psychometric chart move to the right.

Early Finish

_____________ is the earliest an activity can finish and is based on the earliest an activity can start and its duration.

Symbols

_____________ on drawings are used to represent typical components used often in a building. A legend is provided to explain their meaning. - legend is often located on the first or last sheet of each of the disciplines in a set of drawings.

Execution

_____________ specs. provide clarification on how material and equipment are to be installed. Minimum workmanship standards are provided along with approved installation procedures. - Part 3

Dew point

_____________ temperature is the temperature at which the water vapor in the air begins to condense.

Fast tracking

_____________ the schedule is overlapping accomplishment of design, procurement, and construction activities to complete a project faster.

Invitation to bid

_____________, also known as advertisement for bids, is the invitation for contractors to bid on particular projects. - provide general information such as size, location, type, bid date, start and completion dates, bond requirements and etc.

sloping

_____________- is a technique that requires a maximum angle on the sides of the trench during excavation. The angle of the side walls varies depending on soil type.

General

______________ Specs. provide a description of the work, the submittals required, and any inspections or testing needed to be performed by the contractor. - part 1

Details

______________ are a type of view used to show special conditions of a component of a building. - typically a larger scale to show more detail. - location should be provided to the reader on the floor plan, elevation, sections or other details.

project acceleration Methods

________________________ include: - review the logic, relationships, and constraints of the schedule and determine if there are errors or unnecessary restrictions. - fast tracking the project by having the design and construction phases happening concurrently. - working overtime - offer incentives to workers for improved production. - increase labor force by hiring more people. - improve communication

Guiding principals of WBS

____________________________ include: 1) no overlap of scope between work packages. 2) Each work package should have a definitive start and end date. 3) There shouldn't be any overlap of cost between work packages. 4)Final breakdown work packages should be at the level where progress can be measured precisely.

Activities used in the critical path method

______________________________ include: early start late start Early Finish late finish total float free float Critical Activities

Design

_________________would be the classification that "building programming would fall under.

Late start

________________is the latest an activity can start without extending the critical paths duration.

Successor

a _________________ is an activity that can start only after the activity that is being evaluated finishes.

employer

the ____________ is required to provide personal protective equipment. (PPE)

Critical Path

the _______________ method is a scheduling technique used to manage the project schedule and determine the overall duration. Series of acitvities, linked by logical relationships, whose total duration is the minimum time needed to complete the project. - most common method for scheduling construction projects, where each activity is assigned a duration and the _________ is calculated.

85 db

the average noise level for which hearing protection is required to be worn is __________.

4 ft

trenches ___________ or more in depth are required to have a fixed means of egress, which is most often a ladder. - top of ladder must extend 3ft above the top of the trench. - worker must not have to travel more than 25 ft to the nearest ladder or other means of egress.

1/4

when using a non-self supporting ladder that leans against a wall it should be positioned at an angle where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is ___________ of the working length of the ladder.