Earthwork Flashcards

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What is Foundation

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Supports load place it and transfers these load to solid ground

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2
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What is subsubstructure

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Above the ground

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3
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what is super structure

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It is enclosed and condition below ground level

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4
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What is settlement

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The shrinkage of a build of a structure or a building into the

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5
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Types of settlement

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uneven settlement
even settlement

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6
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Types of foundations

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Shallow foundation
deep Foundation

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7
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What is shallow Foundation

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Transfes structural loads close to the ground
it is quite affordable
simple construction process

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8
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what are the types of shallow Foundation

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1.Pad Foundation
3.strip Foundation provides a stable continuous Foundation around a structural parameter
3. raft / mat Foundation is it is a reinforce concrete slap that covers a building’s footprints spreading the building weight evenly

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9
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what are the types of deep Foundation

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Piles
Displacement piles (driven piles)
Gains loads through friction
discord soil rapidly and vertically through frictional Force

Non-displacement piles(drill piles)
boreholes into the Earth’s surface filling concrete or steel into the surface
Goes through weeks surfaces and solid finds the strong soil
the load is supported bearing ends

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10
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what is deep Foundation

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It reaches fabulo ground level to access material suitable for loading
used when soil near the surface cannot support the

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