South Carolina Contractors License Exams

South Carolina Pipelines Contractor

Sample Questions for the South Carolina Pipelines Contractors Exam

  1. When the soils report indicates that compaction of a trench will result in 10% less volume, what should be expected during backfill?
    1. Fill will have to be exported.
    2. Soil will have to be imported.
    3. Water will need to be added to increase compaction.
    4. More asphalt will be needed during resurfacing.
  2. If a 12', 45-degree offset is required when laying a pipeline, how much extra pipe is required in order to avoid the obstruction?
    1. 5 lf
    2. 12 lf
    3. 16 lf
    4. 24 lf
  3. According to OSHA, what should be the minimum distance between ladders inside a trench that is 4' or deeper?
    1. 25'
    2. 50'
    3. 75'
    4. 100'
  4. Straight line depreciation is computed by:
    1. dividing the value of the asset by the years in the recovery period, and claiming the same deduction every year
    2. depreciating the asset only to the extent that it is paid for; so if you finance the asset, you can claim a write-off only to the extent that you pay the bank
    3. taking the expense as a straight line-item write- off in the year purchased
    4. writing off the asset only over 35 years
  5. In an operation including shop work, you could have up to four different types of inventory. These are:
    1. raw materials, purchased materials, overstock, and finished goods
    2. raw materials, job-assigned materials, supplied, and all other
    3. regular inventory, special-order inventory, pending inventory, and supplies
    4. raw materials, supplies, work in process, and finished goods
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