Reference no: EM13190148

1.A brick-on-edge course of bricks may be required____.
A.above openings
B.at the sill of opening
C.at the top of the wall
D.at the foot of the wall

2.Bank measures amounts to tak into account___
A.Swell
B.Compaction
C.Both a & b
D.None of the above
3.The volume of excavation for a trench that is 5100 cubic feet. The volume of the foor is 400 cu. Ft. The total volume of the wall is 1000 cu. Ft. The volume of the porch of the wall that is actually in the trench is 300 cu. Ft. What is the volume of the backfill using standard bank measure?
A. 3300 cu.ft
B. 3600 cu. Ft
C. 4400 cu.ft
D. 5100 cu.ft

4.Which of the following statements about measuring framework is false?
A.In the case of insulated foundations using expanded polystyrene block separate formwork is still required
B.Most footings on a housing project are formed with 2* 8 lumber
C.Wall forms are usually measured in linear feet stating the height of forms.
D.The estimator does not need to be concerned about the design of forms at the time of the takeoff

5.Bacause a house will be constructed on land that is not perfectly level, the plan of the house shows that the excavation depth in the four corners is 3', 4',5', and 5'6". What is the depth should be used in volume calculations for excavation of the basement?
A. 3.0'
B. 4.38'
C. 5.0'
D. 5.5'

5.The abbreviation DDT on a quanitity sheet indicates___
A. The application of pesticides
B. The depthe to be determined
C. The depth of drainage table
D. A deduction

6. What are the two main types of digitizers?
A. Sonic & tablet
B. Sonic & analog
C. Analog & tablet
D. Tablet & grid

7.Which of the following statements about measuring formwork is false?
A.Forms to slab edges are measured separately from forms to beams & forms to walls even where the edge forms may be extensions of beams or wall forms
B.If there are openings in the wall, the area of blockouts should be measured separately from the wall forms
C.The pricing of concreteing operating is effected by all the same factors that effect the pricing of formwork.
D.Formwork should be measured in linear feet or square feet in concrete area

8.Which of the following is a disvantage of using a digitizer?
a.They are not compatable with estimating softwar systems
b.They necessiatethe keying in of long lists of numbers
c.They do not provide the data needed for cut & fill calculations
d.Erroneous output can occur if drawings are out of scale to revise dimensions

9.Sack rubbed and steel trowels are examples of ___
a. Concrete reinforcing methods
b. Slab finishes
c. Special formwork
d. Formwork categories