F-2 Flashcards

1
Q

Who must design the support system and the stages of demolition before a building can be demolished?

A

Professional Engineer

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2
Q

What safety gear must a worker wear in demolishing a building

A

Boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves

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3
Q

What services must be disconnected before a building can be demolished?

A
Electrical 
Water
Gas
Sewer
Telephone
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4
Q

What height above adjacent levels are scaffolds required?

A

3m(10ft)

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5
Q

What is required when chutes are used to remove debris from a building?

A

Enclosed and gated if more than 45 degrees

Enclosed at both entry points

Should lead to truck or bin

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6
Q

When is hoarding required?

A

When demolition is next to a street or sidewalk

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7
Q

2 things that must be done when material is dropped from upper floors into a specified outside area.

A

Barricade where materials will land

Put up signs.

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8
Q

Why are hoardings constructed?

A

To protect people who are not working on the building site

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9
Q

According to the building code, how much height should a “covered walkway” have?

A

2.5m

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10
Q

Building construction poses a hazard to the public. A covered walkway is required if it is closer than __m to the public right of way?

A

2m

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11
Q

A covered hoarding must have a weather-tight roof that is…

A

Sloped toward the project.

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12
Q

Who determines whether hoarding is adequate and can begin construction or demolition?

A

Local Building Authority

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13
Q

2 Advantages of covered hoarding using arch-way scaffold supporting a concrete form panel roof.

A

Save on labour and Material

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14
Q

2 disadvantages of covered hoarding which uses archway scaffold supporting concrete form panel roof

A

Time consuming, if used for long period it is expensive.

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15
Q

If hoarding is placed on the street, it must be equipped with…

A

Warning Lights

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16
Q

What is a courtesy to include when constructing hoardings?

A

Direction signs at entrances

17
Q

How can a builder take advantage of cut and fill practises to reduce cost of transporting fill dirt?

A

Use excavated dirt to fill the low areas

18
Q

Grade stakes are usually place on…

A

Grid lines

19
Q

Where is the depth of cut taken from?

A

The top of the grade stake.

20
Q

Removal of garbage, debris, old frames etc. is called…

A

Grubbing

21
Q

Does the concrete displace slurry when the concrete is placed in a concrete-slurry wall?

A

Yes

22
Q

What are steel H beams used for a concrete slurry wall called?

A

Soldier beams

23
Q

What supports the shore when a short supports the wall of a building?

A

Hydrolic jack and mud crib

24
Q

Where is a needle beam placed?

A

In an opening in the wall.

25
Q

What two types of underpinning are placed in spaced sections under an original footing?

A

Leg underpinning

Jack cylinder underpinning

26
Q

When must shoring be inspected?

A

Beginning of each day, and if there’s vibration, often during the day.

27
Q

Footings must be at least 1.2m below grade to…

A

Prevent problems when building on clay

28
Q

Typical thickness of lifts beneath slabs are 4”-6” so that…

A

Compaction can be done evenly

29
Q

Bottom of excavations cannot…

A

Freeze, have standing water or have organics

30
Q

Difference between perimeter drainage systems and granular drainage systems is that the perimeter drainage systems use…

A

Perforated pipe

31
Q

Rainwater leader is also known as a…

A

Downspout

32
Q

Dry well must be installed…

A

Downhill from the building.

33
Q

Perforated drainage pipe is to be installed so that…

A

The writing is up and the two holes face down.

34
Q

Clean outs should be installed…

A

Where the pipe leaves the building or where convenient to unplug or flush.

35
Q

The purpose of filter cloth is to…

A

To stop backfill fines from Mixing in with drain rock

36
Q

Backfilling material should…

A

Have a slippage plane if backfill contains pyritic material or if soil is subject to ice lensing.

37
Q

When backfilling against foundation walls, it is best to start…

A

With the corners

38
Q

Slabs on grade need…

A

A uniformly dense base