CON 151 Prep Exam Questions And All
Correct Verified Answers.
division 1 - Answer general requirements
division 2 - Answer site construction
division 3 - Answer concrete
division 4 - Answer masonry
division 5 - Answer metals
division 6 - Answer woods and plastics
division 7 - Answer thermal and moisture protection
division 8 - Answer doors and windows
division 9 - Answer finishes
division 10 - Answer specialties
division 11 - Answer equipment
division 12 - Answer furnishings
,division 13 - Answer special construction
division 14 - Answer conveying systems
division 15 - Answer mechanical
division 16 - Answer electrical
a legal right afforded a party to cross or to make limited use of land owned by another. - Answer
easement
the minimum distance required by code or ordinance between the building and a property line or other
reference. - Answer setback
the four major compass headings of North, South, East, West. - Answer Cardinal points
___ is a single volume that contains all written requirements for a building construction project. - Answer
Project manual
AIA definition is construction documents that "show in graphic and quantitative form the extent, design
location, relationships, and dimensions of the work to be done. - Answer Drawings/ blue prints
intent is to protect public health and safety, primarily against fires, by setting a minimum standard of
construction quality. - Answer building code
makes accessibility to public buildings a civil right. - Answer American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
standards under ADA for entrances, stairs, doorways, elevators, and toilet facilities - Answer Access
standards
, sets safety standards under which buildings are built, may affect design, health, and safety of workers. -
Answer Occupational safety and Health (OSHA)
__ govern the types of activities that can take place on a given piece of land. Size of building envelope,
setbacks, parking spaces, total square foot, height, etc. - Answer Zoning ordinance
__ establishes standards specifications for commonly used materials of construction. - Answer
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
to remove water form a job site by pumps, well points, or drainage systems. - Answer Dewater
1. in place, as natural, undisturbed soil. 2. descriptive of work accomplished on the site rather than in
prefabrication elsewhere, as cast-in-place concrete. - Answer In situ
usually covers a large portion of the building excavation - Answer open excavation
excavation usually for utilities and footers. - Answer trench
excavation usually for sumps, isolated footings, and elevators. - Answer Pit
consists of removing trees, shrubs and other vegetation, including their roots and stumps. - Answer
Clearing and grubbing
in soil its the horizontal movement of the soil under heave foundation loads. - Answer lateral
displacement
the base of a foundation, column, or wall used to distribute the load over the subgrade. - Answer
footing
1. timber placed horizontally across a structure to strengthen it 2. horizontal bracing used to stiffen
concrete, form construction, and to hold studs in place. - Answer wale (waler, whaler)
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