General Engineering (A) Study Guide Book + Online Practice Exam

What’s included

• Learn the material: General Engineering (A) Study Guide Book
• Pass the test: General Engineering (A) Practice Exam

What this covers

Per the state's classification, an A contractor performs "construction, alteration, demolition, repair, or improvement to any public or private building or structure" — specifically earthwork, grading, paving, underground work, and structural steel. See the official CSLB A classification. This printed book covers the subjects the state tests.

Sample questions

1. Unless otherwise stated, paving asphalt shall be applied at a temperature of not more than:
   A. 300 degrees F · B. 325 degrees F · C. 350 degrees F · ✓ D. 375 degrees F
2. When spreading a course with a motor grader blade, the main advantage is:
   A. the self-leveling trait · B. the geometric coverage and gentleness of the ride · ✓ C. the longer wheel base prevents bumps, sags and irregularities · D. none of the above
3. Which of the following is a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof?
   A. A lintel · B. A gable · C. A gambrel · ✓ D. A dormer
4. Which of the following would you use to cut asphalt to make it more flexible?
   A. Solvent · B. Naphtha · ✓ C. Kerosene · D. Thinner
5. Six-six-ten-ten welded-wire reinforcement has:
   A. 10 inch wire spacing · ✓ B. 6 inch wire spacing · C. unequal wire spacing · D. No. 6 gauge transverse wires