Chapter 9

Question 1

What is a container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket, including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners.

Answer 1

Outer burial container

Question 2

Primary purpose of an outer burial container?

Answer 2

To support the weight of the earth over the grave.

Question 3

Other than weight of earth, what are the other forces/loads that affect outer burial containers?

Answer 3

Static which is pressure from the earth on the sides and bottom of the container.

Differential can happen when soil from another grave is temporarily placed on top of an existing grave.

Dynamic can occur when a dump truck drives over a grave.

Impact can occur when loads are sudden and powerful.

Question 4

What is an outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as possessing sealing qualities?

Answer 4

Burial vault

Question 5

What is an outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load without protection from the elements?

Answer 5

Grave liners

Question 6

What materials are burial vaults constructed from?

Answer 6

Concrete, metal, fiberglass, or plastic polymer

Question 7

What materials are grave liners constructed from?

Answer 7

Concrete

Question 8

What is the method of closure that utilizes an epoxy compound in conjunction w/ tongue-in-groove construction at the top edge and the lid of the vault?

Answer 8

Top seal used on concrete burial vaults

Question 9

What is a method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault?

Answer 9

Diving bell/air seal used on metal/fiberglass/polymer burial vaults

Question 10

What method of closure utilizes the principal of the air seal in conjunction w/ an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base of the vault?

Answer 10

Double seal which is utilized by some vaults

Question 11

What are the two varieties of grave liners?

Answer 11

Grave box and concrete sectional

Question 12

What is an outer enclosure consisting of a body and a one or two piece lid?

Answer 12

Grave box

Question 13

What is a grave liner consisting of six to eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket in the grave?

Answer 13

Concrete sectional

Question 14

True/false. Impact loads can present great challenges to the uppermost surface of outer burial containers buried w/ a minimum covering of earth.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F. Materials used to line concrete vaults include polystyrene plastic, ABS, and various wrought metals.

Answer 15

True