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CSM 2030 - Final ExamWhich project delivery method best fits the description: The designer and builder hold
separate contracts with the owner and a construction manager is utilized earlier in the
project to offer construction knowledge to the designer during the design phase but is
not directly responsible for construction. - answer Construction Manager Agency
Which project delivery method best fits the description: The designer, appropriate
engineers, and contractor work together with similar goals and objectives from the very
beginning of the project. Leading a better coordinated and more collaborative project. -
answer Integrated Project Delivery
Which project delivery method best fits the description: The designer and builder are
one entity that is in charge of the design and construction of the project. There is one
contract held between the owner and this entity. - answer Design-Build
Which of the following best fits the following description: Temporary sediment control
device often staked in the ground with metal posts and wired backed fabric. - answerSilt
Fence
Which of the following best fits the following description: mulch/seed slurry used to
cover large areas of land in a short period of time and stabilize the soil against runoff. -
answerHydroseeding
Which of the following best fits the following description: Earthen structure used to allow
sediment in water to settle before the water is discharged downstream. - answerSettling
Basin/Pond
Which of the following best fits the following description: Environmentally friendly and
biodegradable method of erosion control used for slowing the flow of water and filtering
out silt. - answerHay Bales
A three story basement that extends 30' into the ground and is supported by strip
footings is considered a shallow foundation. - answerTrue
Type VB building codes are very restrictive in terms of size of structure because it
allows for the use of almost every material and does not contain requirements for high
levels of fire resistance. - answerTrue
The international building code restricts the type of building that can be put on any one
parcel of land based upon its use. - answerFalse
, Poorly-graded soils consisting of course aggregate allows for better drainage than well-
graded soils. - answerTrue
Dampproofing is required on a foundation when there is higher levels of hydrostatic
pressure. - answerFalse
Clay is considered an unstable soil when exposed to moisture but it is very cohesive in
nature. - answerTrue
When a building settles equally across the site this is called uniform settlement. -
answerTrue
Passivhaus, having its origins as the National Green Building Standard was developed
by the National Association of Home Builders and the International Code Council as a
method for rating the "greenness" of home building. - answerFalse
Cost Plus a Fee describes a contractual payment method which requires the owner to
pay the contractor for all of the work that is put in place plus a fee for managing the
work. This method distributes risk to the owner because no maximum prices is identified
before work commences. - answerTrue
Carbon neutral is a concept related to sustainability that requires that energy be created
on site to offset the energy that is consumed by the building. - answerFalse
A monolithic slab-on-grade would be used in conditions where a frost line is deeper or
the grade changes as opposed to a stem wall slab-on-grade which is typically used on a
very flat site with a shallow frost line. - answerFalse
Insulation is not required under a slab-on-grade as long as the insulation extends down
the front of the stem wall or thickened slab. - answerTrue
Retaining walls must resist overturning. Which of the following represents a situation
where overturning may most likely occur? - answerThere is a wall with a 6' elevation
change where years after it was built a garage built right next to it on the higher
elevation, placing more stress on the top of the wall than it was designed for.
Which of the following conditions would least likely require underpinning of the
foundation? - answerWhen drainage at the surface level is insufficient and top soil is
washed down slope.
LEED can best be classified as: - answerAn assessment system for determining the
sustainability of a building.
Which of the following is the least likely reason why you would see differential
settlement of a building over time? - answerThe site that the building is on was equally
backfilled with engineered fill for the top 10' of soil under the area of the building.
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