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PAES 421:2009 (FMR) > Definition of Terms > Flashcards

Definition of Terms Flashcards

1
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granular material of mineral composition such as sand, gravel, shell, crushed and
uncrushed stone or light weight materials

A

aggregates

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2
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the suitable material used to replace other materials removed during construction

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backfill

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3
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he suitable material used for embankments

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borrow

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structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway; having a roadway or track for carrying traffic or
other moving loads

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bridge

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5
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removal and disposal of trees, vegetation or other unwanted materials from the ground surface

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clearing

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6
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application of pressure to aggregates to result in a dense mass free of excessive voids. Compaction minimizes settlement, decreases permeability and increases
strength

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compaction

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7
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structural component of specified thickness. It may consist of one layer or more

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course

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8
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drainage structure that may or may not, directly support and that extends across and beneath a highway street, driveway, alley, arterial, or other public way

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culvert

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9
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product resulting from the mechanical crushing of gravel, with substantially all
fragments having at least one face resulting from fracture

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crushed gravel

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10
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removal of water from the road area by the use of culverts, ditches, channels and
other several structures

A

earthwork

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11
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protection of soil from disclosing by water, wind, or other agent

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erosion control

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12
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determination of the degree of compactness of the soil

A

field density test

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13
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the embankment material placed above natural ground line

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fill

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14
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access roads that connect major road arteries to the agricultural production areas where farm produce are being mobilized and transported to the market by the farmers and fishermen

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farm to market roads

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14
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act of cutting, digging, or scooping to remove material

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excavation

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15
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property of a soil which describes the distribution of size groups

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gradation

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slope of a roadway, channel, or natural ground

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grade

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17
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rate of increase or decrease in the level of the land, the slope expressed in percentage

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grading

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18
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removal and disposal of trees, and other unwanted materials below the ground surface

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grubbing

19
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roadway, which is divided into two (2) or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic

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lane roadway

20
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form of stone, brick, concrete block, concrete, or other similar building materials that have been bonded together with mortar to form a structure

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masonry

21
Q

earth roadway, which one way is a clearly marked lane for vehicular traffic

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one-lane earth road

22
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gravel roadway, which one way is clearly marked lane for vehicular traffic

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one-lane gravel road

23
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asphalt pavement roadway, which one way is clearly marked lane for vehicular traffic

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one-lane asphalt pavement road

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concrete roadway, which one way is clearly marked lane for vehicular traffic

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one-lane concrete road

25
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quarried stone especially selected, graded and placed to prevent erosion and thereby preserve the shape of a surface, slope, or underlying structure

A

riprap

26
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graded portion of a highway between top and side slopes, prepared as a foundation for the pavement structure and shoulder

A

road bed

27
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space/location/site intended to employ traffic consideration for the transport of agricultural products

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roadway

28
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travel way or crown portion of the roadway intended for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders

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road carriageway

29
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lateral design width for one lane or two lanes strip of roadway

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road carriageway width

30
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raised structure of soil, soil aggregate, sand or rock

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roadway embankment

31
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part of the roadway next to the traveled way or auxiliary lanes that provide lateral support of base and surface courses and is an emergency stopping area for
vehicles

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road shoulder

32
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saving of different existing materials from the projects which are removed and
intended to be used in other construction

A

salvage materials

33
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written technical description of materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship that, in conjunction with the drawings, detail the requirements for acceptable completion of the work

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specifications

34
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refer to the bridges, culverts, wall, buildings, foundations, water tanks, transmission towers, cribbing, caissons or coffer dams, other similar features which may be encountered in the work and are classified as structures

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structures

35
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refers to the layer of the specified or selected materials of designated thickness in
a pavement structure immediately above the sub-grade and below the base
course

A

Subbase course

36
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roadbed upon which the pavement structures is placed

A

subgrade (earth road)

37
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upper portion of material which act as foundation Subbase course

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subgrade (gravel road)

38
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top surface of the roadbed upon which the pavement is placed

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subgrade (bituminous, concrete road)

39
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vehicular and non-vehicular movement along a route such as pedestrians, vehicles, animals, etc.

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traffic

40
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earth roadway, which two (2) ways are marked lanes for vehicular traffic

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wo-lane earth road

41
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gravel roadway, which two (2) ways are marked lanes for vehicular traffic

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two-lane gravel road

42
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asphalt pavement roadway, which two ways are marked lanes for vehicular traffic

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two-lane asphalt pavement road

43
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concrete pavement roadway, on which two lanes are marked for vehicular traffic

A

two-lane concrete pavement road

44
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a widened, unobstructed shoulder area, about 30 meters long, that may be used for emergency purposes or allow slow-moving vehicles to pull out of the carriageway to give passing opportunity to following or incoming vehicles

A

turn-out section

PAES 421:2009 (FMR) (1 decks)

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