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AIC Exam Update Questions and

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? -ANSWER-Spectrum Approach

What are the mental activities that must be taken into consideration for each topic during the planning phase of a meeting? -ANSWER-Goals, Gathering, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Action Plan & Monitoring

What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting? -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? - ANSWER-Words

What is the retention percentage of a listener in an oral conversation?

-ANSWER-10

What percentage of a conversation does the sender remember of what they say and do? -ANSWER-90

Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the communication has been understood? -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? -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? -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? - ANSWER-Thomas' Register

Which organization is engaged in the standardization of technical specifications and testing methods? -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? -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? -ANSWER- Riprap

What are aggregate particles smaller than the size of a grain of sand called? -ANSWER-Impurities

What is a measure of the ease with which water will flow through an aggregate's voids called? -ANSWER-Permeability

What is the aggregate quality of resisting weathering called? - ANSWER-Soundness

What type of pavement system is subject to abrasion throughout because the pavement continuously flexes under the weight of traffic?-ANSWER-Asphalt

What does a sieve size of No. 40 mean? -ANSWER-There are 40 openings per lineal inch

Which sieve size are the aggregates initially placed into for analysis? - 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? -ANSWER-Well- graded

What is the weight of a Cubic Yard of concrete? -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? -ANSWER-Creep

What is the chemical reaction called when Portland cement is mixed with the water? -ANSWER-Hydration

Which of the following types of soil has high permeability? -ANSWER- Gravel

Which type of Portland cement is used where an early strength gain is important? -ANSWER-Type III

Which concrete characteristic is improved by air-entraining the concrete? -ANSWER-Freeze-thaw resistance

What is the most important parameter used to control the strength of concrete? -ANSWER-Water/Cement Ratio

What is Air-entrained Portland cement Concrete quite weak in? - ANSWER-Tension

Which technical resource must be consulted to determine the bar support spacing for a Concrete Bridge deck? -ANSWER-Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

Which of the following documents is utilized for correspondence between the A/E or Owner and the Contractor? -ANSWER-Formal Business Letter

Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office and the job site? -ANSWER-Memorandum

What is the best time to distribute the Working Agenda to the Participants? -ANSWER-About one day prior to the meeting

Which document describes the Suggested Agenda for the Preconstruction Meeting? -ANSWER-General Requirements