CONSTRUCTION

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it may refer to the contractual arrangement under which
a firm supplies construction management services to an owner.

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Construction Management

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includes such activities as specification development, process control, product acceptance, laboratory and technician
certification, training, and communication.

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Quality management

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is primarily concerned with the process control function.

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Quality control (QC)

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is the process of moving soil or rock from one location to another and processing it so that it meets construction requirements of
location, elevation, density, moisture
content, and so on.

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Earthmoving

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is the ability of a soil to support the weight of vehicles under repeated traffic.

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Trafficabilityy

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is a measure of the difficulty in excavating and loading a soil.

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Loadability

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is the bucket volume contained within the bucket when following the outline of the bucket sides.

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Plate line capacity

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is the bucket capacity when the load is struck off flush with the bucket sides.

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Struck capacity

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assumes a level of material flush with the lowest edge of the bucket.

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Water line capacity

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is the maximum volume that can be placed in the bucket without spillage based on a specified angle of repose for the material in the bucket.

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Heaped volume

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is a very versatile machine that has the longest reach for digging and dumping of any member of the crane shovel family.

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dragline

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are primarily used for lifting,
lowering, and transporting loads. They move loads horizontally by swinging or traveling.

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Cranes

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represents that component of vehicle weight which acts parallel to an inclined surface.

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Grade resistance

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represents that component of vehicle weight which acts parallel to an inclined surface.

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Grade resistance

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is primarily due to tire flexing and penetration of the travel surface

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Rolling resistance

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represents those components
of cycle time other than travel time.

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Fixed time

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represents the travel
time required for a unit to haul
material to the unloading site and
return.

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Variable time

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The process of giving natural soils
enough abrasive resistance and shear
strength to accommodate traffic or
design loads is called

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ground
modification or soil stabilization.

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is the process of increasing the density of a soil by mechanically forcing the soil particles closer together, thereby expelling air from the void spaces in the soil.

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Compaction

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involves dropping a heavy weight from a crane onto the ground surface to achieve soil densification.

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Dynamic compaction or deep compaction

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is the process of densifying cohesionless soils by inserting a vibratory probe into the soil.

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Vibratory compaction also called
vibroflotation and vibrocompaction

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or placing additional weight on the soil surface has long been used to densify cohesive soils.

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Surcharging

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refers to the improvement of the engineering properties of a soil by use of physical or chemical admixtures.

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Soil Stabilization

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is the process of bringing earthwork to the desired shape and elevation (or grade).

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Grading

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or simply finishing, involves smoothing slopes, shaping ditches, and bringing the earthwork to the elevation required by the plans and specification.

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Finish grading

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In highway construction, the process of cutting down high spots and filling in low spots of each roadway layer is called

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balancing

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is the process of bringing each roadway layer to its final grade.

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Trimming

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The process of rock moving may be considered in four phases, What are these four phases?

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loosening, loading, hauling, and compacting

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is produced by mixing portland cement, aggregate, and water.

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Concrete

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What are these construction operations involved in the production of concrete

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batching, mixing, transporting, placing, consolidating, finishing, and curing.

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usually weighs from 140 to 160 lb/cu ft (2243–2563 kg/m3), depending on the mix design and type of aggregate used.

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Normal-weight concrete

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may weigh from 15 to 90 lb/cu ft (240–1442 kg/m3) and have a 28-day compressive strength from about 100 to 1000 lb/sq in. (690–6895 kPa).

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Lightweight insulating concrete

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is concrete used in a structure such as a dam in which the weight of the concrete provides most of the strength of the structure.

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Mass concrete

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is made with heavy aggregates such as barite, magnetite, and steel punching; it is used primarily for nuclear radiation shielding.

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Heavyweight concrete

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is concrete having a slump of 1 in. (2.5 cm) or less.

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No-slump concrete

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is a measure of concrete consistency obtained by placing concrete into a test cone following a standard test procedure (ASTM C143) and measuring the decrease in height (slump) of the sample when the cone is removed.

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Slump