AIC REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

AIC REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E or Owner and the Contractor? - CORRECT ANSWER Formal Business Letter Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office and the job site? - CORRECT ANSWER Memorandum What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the Participants? - CORRECT ANSWER About one day prior to the meeting Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the Preconstruction Meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER General Requirements What is the best time to distribute the Meeting Minutes to the Participants? - CORRECT ANSWER About one day after the meeting Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting minutes? - CORRECT ANSWER Attendance, topical headings with paragraph stating person assigned, completion Which of the following descriptions are the content items for the working agenda? - CORRECT ANSWER Purpose, specific objectives, time frame, topical headings with paragraph, role What is the name of the approach designed to encourage group members to build on the contributions of their peers when responding to an idea in a meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER Spectrum Approach What are the mental activities that must be taken into consideration for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER Goals, Gathering, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER Listening Attentively, Responding Constructively, Soliciting All Ideas, and Matching Decision Making to the Situation Which one of the following is transferred from one mind to another? - CORRECT ANSWER Words What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral conversation? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say and do? - CORRECT ANSWER 90 Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the communication has been understood? - CORRECT ANSWER You the sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question? - CORRECT ANSWER What steps are you going to take to complete the activity? Which source or organization promotes a uniform organization system for organizing construction materials, specifications and documentation into Divisions and Sections for projects? - CORRECT ANSWER Construction Specifications Institute You are interested in finding all of the manufacturers technical lifting data for a permanent overhead crane that the Contractor will install in a manufacturing facility. What is the name of the Reference source? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas' Register Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical specifications and testing methods? - CORRECT ANSWER American Society for Testing Materials Which organization investigates and tests materials, products, equipment, construction methods and construction systems to safeguard against hazards to life and property? - CORRECT ANSWER Underwriters Laboratories What are large stones that are placed at the end of culverts or along the edge of a body of water to prevent erosion called? - CORRECT ANSWER Riprap What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of sand called? - CORRECT ANSWER Impurities What is a measure of the ease with which water will flow through an aggregate's voids called? - CORRECT ANSWER Permeability What is the aggregate quality of resisting weathering called? - CORRECT ANSWER Soundness What type of pavement system is subject to abrasion throughout because the pavement continuously flexes under the weight of traffic? - CORRECT ANSWER Asphalt What does a sieve size of No. 40 mean? - CORRECT ANSWER There are 40 openings per lineal inch Which sieve size are the aggregates initially placed into for analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER 4 inches A gradation chart shows a line with a constant slope which indicates that approximately the same amount of material is retained on each successive sieve. What is this gradation called? - CORRECT ANSWER Well-graded What is the weight of a Cubic Yard of concrete? - CORRECT ANSWER 4050 pounds What is the term for a material that strains slowly when a force is applied to it for an extended period of years, even though the force is too small to cause failure in a short period of time? - CORRECT ANSWER Creep What is the chemical reaction called when Portland cement is mixed with the water? - CORRECT ANSWER Hydration Which of the following types of soil has high permeability? - CORRECT ANSWER Gravel Which type of Portland cement is used where an early strength gain is important? - CORRECT ANSWER Type III Which concrete characteristic is improved by air-entraining the concrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Freeze-thaw resistance What is the most important parameter used to control the strength of concrete? - CORRECT ANSWER Water/Cement Ratio What is Air-entrained Portland cement Concrete quite weak in? - CORRECT ANSWER Tension Which technical resource must be consulted to determine the bar support spacing for a Concrete Bridge deck? - CORRECT ANSWER Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute What is the diameter in inches of a #8 bar? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.0 What is the weight of a bag of Portland Cement in pounds? - CORRECT ANSWER 90 What is the weight of a #5 deformed bar in pounds? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.043 Which materials are incorporated by reference and not normally shown on the plans or in the Technical Specifications? - CORRECT ANSWER Bar Supports Which type of masonry cement is used where bond and lateral strength are important? - CORRECT ANSWER Type S Which type of masonry cement is used for foundation walls and isolated piers? - CORRECT ANSWER Type S Which type of masonry cement is used for reinforced masonry? - CORRECT ANSWER Type S Which of the following mortar ingredients improves the mortar's workability? - CORRECT ANSWER Lime Which of the following mortar ingredients decreases the shrinkage of mortar while setting and drying? - CORRECT ANSWER Sand What ingredient is added to mortar for retempering? - CORRECT ANSWER Water Which mortar property is increased by retempering? - CORRECT ANSWER Bond Strength What is the strongest overlap of masonry units when building a wall? - CORRECT ANSWER One-half lap Structural bonding can be accomplished by tying two wythes together with a brick. When it is laid in this position, what is the brick position called? - CORRECT ANSWER Header What is the most common brick position? - CORRECT ANSWER Stretcher