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what is a desk study

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it is a part of a geotechnical site investigation that involves a study and a review of exciting information

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what is a walk over study

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Site reconnaissance (also known as a walkover survey) is the process of identifying present and possible risks on the site and planning the primary inquiry. Main research and reporting: This will include invasive and non-intrusive sampling and testing to give soil characteristics for design and construction purposes, as well as reporting.

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what is geotechnics?

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what is a soil investigation?

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what is natural angel of respose?

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what does aggregate mean?

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what is slit?

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what is cohesive soil?

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what is non-cohesive soil?

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what is subsoil?

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what is topsoil?

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what is trial pit?

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what is sampling tube?

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what is earthwork support?

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what is a whaler?

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what is strut?

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what is puncheon?

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what is drag box?

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what is a rotary bored?

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what is a percussion bored

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what is a displacement pile?

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what is a end bearing pile?

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what is a friction pile?

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what is contegious pilling?

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what is concrete?

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what is slump test?

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what is crushing test?

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what is rebar?

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what is longitudal bar?

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what is distribution bar?

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what is concrete ‘cover’?

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what is pre-cast pile?

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what is tremmie pipe?

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what is strip foundation?

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what is narrow strip foundation?

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36
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what is wide srtip foundation?

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37
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what is trench fill foundation?

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what is stepped foundation?

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39
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what are footings?

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what is substructure?

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what is superstructure?

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what is trench block?

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what is engineering block?

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what is DPC?

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what is DPM?

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what is tanking?

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47
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what is basement in construction?

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what is a cavity wall?

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49
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what is the inner leaf?

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what is the outer leaf?

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51
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what is a wall tie?

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52
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what is a cavity insulation clip?

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what is a insulation bat?

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54
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what is a EPS insulation?

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55
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what is full fill cavity insulation?

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what is partial fill cavity insulation?

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57
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what is a cavity tray?

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58
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what is a wheep hole?

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what is lintel?

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60
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what is a cavity closer?

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what is window cill?

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what is a window head?

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what is a segmental arch?

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what is a semi-circular arch?

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what is a flat camber arch?

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what is a Norman arch?

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what is gothic arch?

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what is quion?

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what is string course?

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what is dentil course?

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what is masonry?

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what is a solid wall?

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what is English bond?

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what is stretcher bond?

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what is flemish bond?

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what is dutch bond?

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what is mortar?

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what is lime sand mortar?

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