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Shortening the construction schedule

What is likely to happen by shortening the construction schedule of a building project? (Choose 4) A. decreases contractor's overhead, B. increases overtime costs, C. decreases overtime costs, D. increases labor by requiring additional workers, E. shortens required time to carry insurance, utilities & project office, F. increases contractor's overhead, G. fewer laborers will offset the overtime cost

Characteristic Stress

In a living structure whose shell is made of spherical or partial sphere shapes, the stresses in the surface of these segments (Choose the most correct answer) A. never achieve a point of zero stress B. have circumferential stress equal to 2x the longitudinal stress C. have circumferential stress equal to 2x the axial stress D. are equal in both directions