3. Corrosion of reinforcement is function of external factors (environmental) and internal factors related to materials. What are these factors?

4. Polymer concrete may be used for new construction or repairing of old concrete. What is the main advantage over ordinary concrete.

5. Explain the main difference between asphalt pavement and concrete pavement

6.   a- What are the most common used bituminous materials for

                  pavement ?:

2. what are the types of petroleum asphalts are used in pavement construction.
3. Why asphalt fail and crack?

1.             Circle the correct answer of the following (True/False)
   1. Darcy’s velocity is a synonym to apparent velocity (T/F)
   2. The hydraulic conductivity of a porous media is a function of both porous media and fluid properties (T/F)
   3. Intrinsic permeability is related to the second power of the pore radius (T/F)
   4. Dynamic viscosity of a fluid is a synonym to kinematic viscosity (T/F)
   5. Dynamic viscosity of a fluid is a synonym to absolute viscosity (T/F)
   6. Average linear pore velocity is large than Darcy's velocity (T/F)
   7. Seepage velocity = pore water velocity = average linear velocity (T/F)
   8. Isolated water as dead-end pores or trapped gas don’t count when using effective porosity (T/F)
   9. Effective porosity is not available for flow (T/F)
   10. Productive aquifers should have high porosity and high transmissivity (T/F)
   11. Groundwater flows faster that surface water (T/F)
   12. Water table is the locus of points where water pressure is zero relative pressure (T/F)
   13. Aquiclude is a synonym to confining layer (T/F)
   14. Perched water table is a water table that forms below a restrictive layer near the soil surface (T/F)
   15. In confined aquifer, hydraulic gradient equals to the slope of the piezometric surface (T/F)
   16. In unconfined aquifer, hydraulic gradient is the water deriving force and equals to slope of water table surface (T/F)
   17. oceans lose more water by evaporation than they gain by precipitation (T/F)
   18. Land surfaces receive more water as precipitation than they lose by evapotranspiration (T/F)
   19. Residence time of lakes is lower than that in rivers (T/F)
   20. Residence time is the time required to replace a given ocean constituent by river supply (T/F)
   21. Residence time tells how quickly or slowly a river constituent can respond to a change in the constituent supply or removal rates (T/F)

Chapter 12 Questions (pg. 100)

12.1 What are of the reasons that a contractor would be disqualified from a bid for not being a responsible bidder

12.4 What is promissory estoppel How does it affect construction contracting practices

12.5 When and how does the us uniform commercial code apply to construction

12.12 Explain the difference between unit price and lump sum contracts.

Chapter 13 Questions (pg. 116)

13.4 Which of the standard contracts would be used most frequently during construction projects and why

13.6 Why are state and federal government agencies required to competitively bid all construction contracts

13.7 What are the mail components of construction contracts

Chapter 14 Question (pgs. 129)

14.3 Explain why construction needs to nominal, compensatory, and precatory damages.

14.12 How are owners allowed to make changes during construction What clause provides then with this ability

14.20 What are the ways in which a contract between during construction

Please provide an example of a Project Scope of a house construction

1. Compute L, T, E, LC, Δ (delta) and stations of the PC and PT for the circular curve with the given data of: R= 2200’ and M = 19.5075 and the P.I. station = 28+37.62. Express answers to .01 (ft.).

2. Compute L, T, E, M and Δ (delta) and stations of the and PT for the circular curve with the given data of: R = 2850’ ft. and LC = 985.7122 and the P.C. station = 62+34.17. Express answers to .01 (ft.).

3. Compute L, M, E, LC, Δ (delta) and stations of the PC for the circular curve with the given data of: R= 1250 and T = 237.637 and the P.T. station = 15+14.13. Express answers to .01 (ft.).

4. Tabulate the deflection angles and total chords on full (+00) and half (+50) stations to lay out the circular curve in Problem 1. 5. Tabulate the deflection angles and total chords on full (+00) and half (+50) stations to lay out the circular curve in Problem 3

Assuming Green-Ampt infiltration and: porosity = 0.5; initial moisture content = 0.2; saturated hydraulic conductivity = 0.65 cm/hr; wetting front suction = 5.5 cm and rainfall from 0-1 hr = 0.6 cm.hr and 1-2 hr = 3 cm/hr.

a) Determine the time ponding first occurs in this storm.

b) Determine the depth of infiltration at depth of runoff generated in each 1 hr interval.

c) What is the depth of the wetting front at the end of the two hour storm?

For the column and beam layout, find the required slab thickness and spacing of #4 reinforcing bars, if the loading in addition to self-weight, is 2 point loads of 2 kips at the third points of each span (4 point loads total) f'c =4000psi fy = 60ksi d = hSLAB - 1in,
weight of reinforced concrete is 150pcf, width of beams - 12in, space between borders of beams - 7ft.

For the column and beam layout, find the required slab thickness and spacing of #4 reinforcing bars, if the loading in addition to self-weight, is 2 point loads of 2 kips at the third points of each span (4 point loads total) f'c =4000psi fy = 60ksi d = hSLAB - 1in,
weight of reinforced concrete is 150pcf, width of beams - 12in, space between borders of beams - 7ft.

A point within an embankment slope of sand has a total vertical normal stress (y) of 100 kPa, a total horizontal normal stress (x) of 60 kPa, a horizontal shear stress (xy) of 20 kPa, and a pore water pressure of uo. The sand has a peak effective friction angle of 30 degrees. (a) Determine the value of uo that would cause the sand to fail in drained shearing. Assume the total normal stresses and shear stress remain constant. (b) For the above value of uo, determine the major and minor principle effective stresses. (c) For the above value of uo, determine the orientation of the major principle stress (in degrees from vertical, clockwise or counterclockwise)

- Based on the statement below, prepare a personal development plan based on this person's goals, please answer in paragraphs (maximum 1000 words)

My goal is to become a leader in the construction industry. The construction industry is my passion, I have had 3 years of experience in fields such as formwork, aluminium window and door installation, general labouring on site and traffic control.

whats the difference between SCS curve number and Rational method with
USGS regression method results from stream stats:
Which method is most useful?why?
why they are different?
how different in prediction?

Topic Green Building Finance:

Research and discuss innovative financing options and tax incentives for green building. (Note: Briefly respond your answer in 1-2 paragraphs minimum.)

The clay layer below is covered with a layer of fill as shown. Assume the fill is placed instantaneously.

1. Estimate the magnitude of primary consolidation settlement for the clay layer due to placement of the fill.
2. Plot the distribution of pore pressure with depth before the fill is placed.
3. Plot the distribution of pore pressure with depth immediately after the fill is placed.
4. Plot the distribution of pore pressure 10 years after the fill is placed.
5. Determine how long it will take to reach 90% of the final primary consolidation settlement.