Site Works and Foundation Basics Quiz

The portion of the building above the ground is called the ______

The habitable portion of the building found below the ground is called the ______

The structural portion of the building that transfers the building's load into the soil is called the ______

A slab which rests on the ground and is not suspended is called a slab on ______

In a building without a basement, an unfinished accessible space below the first floor, usually less than a full story height, is called a ______

The low story of a building, either partly or entirely below grade, is called a ______

Square is a ________ foundation loads

Square – ________ FOUNDATION LOADS

Square – perpendicular FOUNDATION ________

______ and snow loads

Boulder – an individual particle of soil requiring two hands to ________

Rock – is a continuous mass of solid mineral material that can only be removed by ________ and blasting

Gravel – soil particle requiring only ________ and forefinger to lift

Clay – consist of nonvisible particles that are ________ shaped

Silt – consists of non-visible soil particles that are ________

TEST PITS – can be dug when the ________ will not extend deeper than roughly 16ft (3m)

The major parts of a building above the ground are called the ______

The portion of the building found below the ground is called the ______

A slab which rests on the ground and is not suspended is called a slab on ______

The structural portion of the building that transfers the building's load into the soil is called the ______

In a building without a basement, an unfinished accessible space below the first floor, usually less than a full story height, is called a ______

The low story of a building, either partly or entirely below grade, is called a ______

Buoyant uplift forces from underground water exert ________ on the structure

The range of particle sizes present, or gradation, may vary. Well graded soil includes a broad, well-distributed range of ________ sizes

The elevation at which the soil is normally fully saturated is known as the ________

Standard penetration tests can give an indication of the bearing capacity of the soil by the number of blows of a standard driving hammer required to advance a sampling tube into the soil by a fixed ________

On undeveloped sites, construction may begin with grubbing and clearing, in which trees and plants, stumps, large roots, and other surface materials are removed with heavy ________

Next, organically rich topsoil may be scraped away and stockpiled to one side, to await reuse at the end of ________

Sheet piling is installed with a vibratory ________

The structural portion of the building that transfers the building's load into the soil is called the ________

A slab which rests on the ground and is not suspended is called a slab on ________

Slope support techniques include sheeting, soldier beams & lagging, shotcrete, slurry wall, soil mixing, and ________