builder advanced ch2 Flashcards
What is the official contract drawing that you will mark
on during construction to show the actual as-built conditions?
Red-Lined
When a construction project is completed, what type of drawing must be submitted to ROICC?
As-Built
What type of plan shows the spot where a building is to be placed on a piece of land?
Site
To find the size and placement of reinforcing steel in the grade beam for a building, you should look in what main division of the drawing?
Structural
Which of the following divisions should contain the environmental pollution controls?
Civil
Specifications from which of the following sources, combined with drawings, define the project in detail and show exactly how it is to be constructed?
Project specifications
True/False
Whenever there is conflicting information information between the drawings and project specs, the specifications take precedence over the drawings.
True
The Construction Standards Institute (CSI) has organized the format of specification into 16 construction divisions, but NAVFAC has added a 17th division.
Expeditionary structures
True/False
in most NCF projects, construction activities should not be less than six days in duration.
False
What section of the project package contains the Bill of Materials.
Three
The work schedule of a battalion for one person per week is based on an average of how many hours?
55
In an NMCB, what is the normal duration of a workday, in hours, to and from the job site?
9
NAVFAC P-405, Seabee Planner’s and Estimator’s Handbook defines a man-day as how many hours per day?
8
What type of estimates are the basis for purchasing materials, determining equipment, and determining manpower requirements?
Activity
Master activities are usually assigned to the projects by what authority?
NCRs
Which of the following activities is NOT an activity that would be listed on a Master Activities List for a typical building project?
Paint
What NAVFAC publication lists the number of man-hours to accomplish one unit of work?
P-405
(TRUE OR FALSE) The man-day capability equation is used to calculate the duration of a construction activity.
True
For planning purposes, what authority assigns an availability factor to an NMCB?
Naval Construction Brigade
Which of the following information is NOT documented on Construction Activity Summary sheets?
PRCP skills
Material estimates are NOT used to determine which of the following elements for a project?
Amount of administrative support needed
During the construction phase of a project, what person should have control of the estimating work sheets?
The field supervisor
(TRUE OR FALSE) The estimating work sheet shows the various individual activities for a project with a listing of the required material.
True
(TRUE OR FALSE) A Bill of Material sheet is used to check the status of supplies and the location of material, and to prepare purchase documents.
True
To determine the construction equipment requirements for a deployment, use equipment estimates with what type of schedules?
Project
Which of the following items is NOT a long-lead item?
Lumber (small purchase)
(TRUE OR FALSE) To estimate the number of days equipment will be used on a project, divide the quantity of work be the production rate per day.
True
The ABFC system provides labor estimates that are based on what number of hours per workday?
10
You use the production efficiency graph to determine what factor?
Production
What is the average production rate for a Seabee?
67%
(TRUE OR FALSE) The Production Efficiency Guide Chart is a tool used to assist in weighing factors that contribute to the successful completion of a project.
True
Which of the following schedules is NOT a basic type of schedule used on a project?
Working
What method is the basis of the concept used to develop precedence diagrams?
Critical path
You must use an activity block to show work sequence. What does the left side of the activity block represent?
Start
Activities are divided into what total number of groups?
Two
Two slash marks drawn through an activity connector on a precedence diagram identifies what type of activity?
Critical
What concept do the boxes on a precedence diagram provide?
Logical sequence of events
What connector is used most often in a precedence diagram?
Finish to start
What connector on a precedence diagram represents parallel activities?
Start to start
What symbol is used on a precedence diagram to identify a delay?
d
What type of schedule is used to coordinate the planning effort between companies to ensure that no particular company or rating is over-tasked?
Level II Roughs
The logic network, also referred to as a precedence diagramming, is the basic management tool for controlling all resources that are directly related to what factor?
Time
When computing a forward pass, start with the very first activity and plug in what numerical value?
0
The equation Early Start minus Lag Time minus Early Finish is used to calculate what time factor?
Free float
What equation is used to calculate total float?
Late Start minus Early Start
(TRUE OR FALSE) A histogram shows how many people in each rating are required on a daily basis to complete the tasks schedule.
True
(TRUE OR FALSE) The primary task in resource leveling is to schedule the critical work as you have people available to do the work
False
What person in the PWD organization is responsible for developing a manpower availability summary and a work plan summary on a monthly basis?
Job order programmer
The scheduling system used for shop scheduling is composed of what total number of stages?
Two
The Public Works management plan for using shop force and specific job orders for a given month is known as the…
Shop Load Plan (SLP)
