PE Civil – Construction Exam with
Completions and Answers
max amount of time that an activity can be delayed before delaying the subsequent task
- ANS-free float
amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the project - ANS-total float
increasing density by decreasing volume of air - ANS-compaction
time process of increasing density by draining water (clays) - ANS-consolidation
spread footing is best, below frost depth - ANS-compacted sand
spread footing is best below frost depth to avoid shrinkage - ANS-firm clay
friction piles or piers are best to reduce settlement effects on foundation - ANS-soft clay
deep foundation/drilled piers are best - ANS-glacial till/rock
inelastic buckling - ANS-short columns
elastic buckling - ANS-long columns
placed in areas where concrete is in tension - ANS-structural steel
constant depth and velocity - ANS-uniform flow
depth of flow doesn't change over time - ANS-steady flow
depth of flow changes over time - ANS-unsteady flow
transition from normal flow state to critical flow state - ANS-critical depth
culvert barrel allows for more flow to pass through than the inlet accepts - ANS-inlet
control
culvert barrel can't accept as much flow as the inlet allows - ANS-outlet control
measured from the most hydraulically distant point in the drainage area - ANS-time of
concentration
