Chapter 6 Foundations

Question 1

The function of a foundation is to transfer a buildings weight

Answer 1

To the ground

Question 2

Soil properties influence what

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The type of foundation and the type of building

Question 3

Bedrock is able to __________ than sandy clay

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Support significantly more weight

Question 4

The ___________ at a site must be known before a buildings supports can be planned

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Soil properties

Question 5

Soil assessment measures the soil qualities and what other important factors

Answer 5

Water table and frost line

Question 6

Two strategies used to assess soil are

Answer 6

Test pits and test Borings

Question 7

Test boring are used when

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Test pit may not reach deep enough

Question 8

A shallow foundation transfers the weight of the building to the

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Soil at the base of the building

Question 9

Shallow footings are usually reinforced by

Answer 9

Footings

Question 10

Footings transmit buildings loads to the

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Soil in a limited amount of space

Question 11

What is monolithic floor

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Increased thickness of a floor slab at its edges

Question 12

Wall footing is

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Continues strip of concrete that supports a wall, equals the full length of the wall

Question 13

Column footings are

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A square pad of concrete that supports a column

Question 14

Parallel structural beams often steel arranged in multiple layers at right angles to each other that are usually encased in concrete is called what

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Grillage footings

Question 15

Mat slab foundation is

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Thick slab beneath the entire area of the building ( may be several feet thick and reinforced

Question 16

The weight of the soil removed is equal to the weight of the building is called

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Floating foundations

Question 17

Deep foundations take the form of ________or ________ that penetrate the layers of soil directly under a building reaching soil or rock that will support the building

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Piles and piers

Question 18

Deep foundation type that uses beams used to support the loads

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Piles

Question 19

Deep foundation type that uses beams mounted on concrete wedges

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Pier

Question 20

On a steep slope piles or piers are driven into bedrock, and the vertical elements are connected with a what to resist the lateral force of the building

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Tie beams

Question 21

When a pier is designed with a footing it is know as

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Belled pier

Question 22

Piers are sometimes referred to what

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Caisson it’s a protective sleeve used to keep water out of an excavation for a pier

Question 23

________ connect to the foundation and footer and encase a basement

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Foundation walls

Question 24

Materials most commonly used for foundation walls

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Concrete and mason art secured with mortar

Question 25

Any vertical or horizontal misalignment along the length of a crack in a foundation wall indicates

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Movement of a shift in the structure

Question 26

Stone basements are usually found in

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Older buildings

Question 27

Hollow EPS blocks can be filled with concrete to create what

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Insulated concrete form Construction (ICF)

Question 28

Settlement of foundations is the most frequent type of

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Building movement

Question 29

What are the types of building settling

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Settlement - downward movement
Heaving - upward movement
Lateral Displacement - outward movement

Question 30

Altered load patterns may hasten structural collapse under

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Fire conditions

Question 31

A settling or uneven foundation can cause structural instability all the way up to

Answer 31

Roof level

Question 32

Settlement of a foundation can either be

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Uniform settles at the same rate

Differential can result to significant misalignment of structural members

Question 33

Differential settlement produces distortion between what

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Building components

Question 34

This is frequently necessary to support the structure until underpinning can be put into place

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Shoring

Question 35

What’s is shoring

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General term used for lengths of timber , shore jacks, hydraulic and pneumatic jacks as a temporary support to framework

Question 36

What is underpinning

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The use of permanent supports to strength and existing foundation