TCM 1131 Test 1 evaluates knowledge on project manuals, zoning codes, and architectural considerations for building designs. It assesses understanding of components like bidding requirements, contract conditions, and material efficiencies in construction projects.
Tensile stresses
Shear stresses
Compressive stresses
Torsional stresses
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New York
Amsterdam
Greenwich
Moscow
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Water
Aggregate
Portland cement
Fly ash
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Spiral
Rectangular
Square
Circular
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Prefabrication can make greater use of power tools and machinery than can site fabrication.
Prefabrication is more vulnerable to weather conditions than is site fabrication.
Site fabrication offers greater convenience to workers in their working conditions than does prefabrication.
Site fabrication allows more volume purchasing of materials than does prefabrication.
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As water-cement ration increases, durability decreases
As water-cement ration increases, durability increases
As water-cement ration increases, durability remains constant
As water-cement ration increases, durability varies in a way that cannot be predicted
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After 7 days of curing
After 7 and 28 days of curing
After 10 and 30 days of curing
After 14 days of curing
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1/2 in
5/8 in
3/4 in
1 in
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Underwriters laboratories
General services administration
Department of housing and urban development
National association of home builders
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30 in
32 in
36 in
40 in
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GW
GP
GM
GC
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As water-cement ration increases, strength decreases
As water-cement ratio increases, strength increases
As water-cement ration increases, strength remains the same
As water-cement ration increases, strength varies in a way that cannot be predicated
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Consolidation
Hydration
Vitrification
Coagulation
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Scaling
Crazing
Dusting
Chipping
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Screeding
Floating
Darbying
Troweling
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When the concrete must be put into service quickly
Where sulfate concentrations in the groundwater are higher than normal
When early form removal is desirable
In large masses of concrete such as gravity dams
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1:1
1:1.5
1:2
1:3
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Less space per unit of exterior wall cladding
More space per unit of exterior wall cladding
The same amount of space per unit of exterior cladding
None of the above
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Larger market required for competitive prices
Easier compliance with a broad range of building codes
Shorter period of time required for site assembly and construction
Greater variety of component shapes and building forms
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Greater acceptance by consumers and builders
Greater quality control
Better working conditions
Availability of more sophisticated tools and machinery
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The stone of the Isle of Portland
The inventor, John Portland
The Portland cement manufacturing company
A manufacturing process known as porterization
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Shortage of skilled surveyors due to war deaths and the departure of royal professionals
Shortage of natural monuments in the undeveloped lands
The development of the bubble level
Breakthroughs in trigonometry theory
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It increases
It decreases
It does not change
It randomly varies based on other factors
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Aluminum inserts
Sawing
Tooling in the plastic state
They are omitted from this kind of slab
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Project contractor
Project owner
Project designer
Clerk of works
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Less foundation wall and less roofing material per unit of enclosed space
Less foundations wall and more roofing material per unit of enclosed space
More foundation wall and less roofing material pper unit of enclosed space
More foundation wall and more roofing material per unit of enclosed space
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1:8
1:10
1:12
1:20
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As maximum aggregate size increases, total percent of air allowed must decrease
As maximum aggregate size increases, total percent of air allowed must increase
As maximum aggregate size changes, total percent of air allowed remains constant
There is no fixed relationship between size and total percent of air allowed
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Weight
Volume
Shovel
Wheelbarrow
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Place concrete in the center first and progress toward the ends of the wall
Place concrete at the ends of the wall first and progress toward the center
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Wind
Snow
Floor joists
Furniture
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Code
Material standard
Drawing
Specification
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Compressive strength
Consistency
Durability
Workability
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I
II
III
IV
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Synthetic rubber
Steel
Plastic
Concrete
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Agricultural
Residential
Commercial
Institutional
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I and II
II and III
III and IV
IV and I
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Expansion
Isolation
Control
Construction
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American society for testing and materials
Underwriters laboratories
American national standards
National association of home builders research foundation
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Walers
Rakers
Crosslot bracing
Tiebacks
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Concrete in dry climates
Structural concrete
Concrete exposed to freeze-thaw cycles
Concrete below grade
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Steel or aluminum
Aluminum or magnesium
Magnesium or wood
Wood or steel
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The thickness of the foundation wall
Twice the thickness of the foundation wall
Three times the thickness of the foundation wall
Its own width
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Design-bid-build
Construction management
Fast-tract
Design build
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Tempered glass
Laminated glass
Plastic
Annealed glass
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Deeper
Shallower
The same
Uncertain
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Was more ductile
Required no centering
Would set under water
Was not as strong
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Where high early strength is needed
In massive concrete structures
When a higher than average strength is needed
In sidewalks and other pavements
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