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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