what is Soil Survey and Sampling-testing "regarding excavation preparation and process"?
Q: Define the factors affecting selection of ground Improvement technique ?
A: FACTORS: 1. soil type : different soils have different methods to improve. For example, for clay…
Q: How does soil conditions between samples determined by noting soil cuttings?
A: Soil conditions between samples are determined by noting soil cuttings as follows: In solid stem…
Q: Suppose route AC is a dirt path over a hill of 1000 ft. elevation. Would this change your decision?…
A: Brief Concept- Hike- It means a long walk for exercise and pleasure purposes. It is generally done…
Q: Outline examples of how construction projects can be responsible for altering the elevation of the…
A: The construction projects have a severe impact on groundwater situation. The effect of the…
Q: * Which of the following statement is not true about site clearing? Site clearing in rural area is…
A: To find out the false statement about the site clearing for highway.
Q: What are the purposes of a site investigation prior to construction?
A: Site investigation is a crucial part of surveying and planning that is done prior to the…
Q: Excavated material has a Unit Weight of 90 pcf and a Water Content of 5 %. The project will require…
A: 128340 Yd3 of excavation will be required to construct the embankment Explanation: Given: Unit…
Q: Workers are to enter an excavation to repair a damaged pipeline on a construction site. The soil in…
A: OSHA The abbreviation of OSHA is OCCUPATIONALSAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OSHA provides set of…
Q: Why is it important for an estimator to be knowledgeable of the OSHA requirements regarding…
A: Solution: An estimator must be knowledgeable of OSHA's safety rules and regulations for excavations…
Q: Draw an LSM schedule for a 5-mile stretch of a road project. Consider the following activities:…
A: Solution Given that Activity Daily production (LF) A. Excavation 500 B. Subbase…
Q: As a geotechnical engineer and considering the questions below, select the question or questions…
A: Note here i have to select only the desired question but i gave some explanation too
Q: identify and describe 5 stages in the systematic exploration and investigation of a new site.
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Q: Explain the difference between Standard Penetration Test & Cone Penetration Test ?
A: Penetration test is used for foundation design purposes. It is used to determine relative density,…
Q: What is Flowable fill? What are its advantages and disavantages?
A: Flowable fill is a lean watery mix of concrete used for non structural works such as backfill and…
Q: Mention two types of soil survey and state the advantages and disadvantages of each
A: Aerial photo interpretation is a two-step process that begins with (1) obtaining information from…
Q: What are the advantage of cone penetration test?
A: The cone penetration tests (CPT) are conducted to obtain the cone resistance, the side friction, and…
Q: Compare and contrast the uses of the standard penetration test(SPT) and the cone penetration test…
A: Standard penetration test widely used to determine the parameters of soil in-situ and CPT is a…
Q: 1. What is the difference between an excavation and a trench?
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Q: What site development components are shown on a site plan?
A: Ans-1) The site development component is an important part of a site plan . If these components are…
Q: Explain some Traditional geotechnical design methods ?
A: Introduction : Geotechnical engineering, or geotechnics, is a discipline of civil engineering that…
Q: List THREE information that could be obtained from the boring operation
A: Boring operation could provide following three information's on the subsurface conditions: 1. Grain…
Q: Explain the importance of Cone Penetration Test (CPT) ?
A: For estimating the basic fundamental soil mechanics properties of softer, sensitive soils, CPT (…
Q: What are the uses of cone penetration test?
A: Solution: Cone penetration test is used to determine the geo-technical properties of soil. It is…
Q: How would you define dirty data and then identify FIVE (5) different sources of soiled data?
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Q: What equipments are commonly used in construction (excavation, etc.)? Please indicate for what…
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Q: Define why Standard Penetration Test is performed ?
A: Penetration:- Once it comes to fire-stopping, penetration is a hole made in a wall or floor assembly…
Q: What is compacted earth fill or a structural earth fill.?
A: Earth fill consists of natural earth materials, which can be placed and compacted by conventionally…
Q: Explain and draw the soil improvement framework for conducting soil improvement work for a…
A: The design of a structure which is economical and safe to construct, is durable and has low…
Q: If the footprint of the building is 480 sq,m, what is the minimum number of boreholes for soil…
A: We know that for a area of 500 sq,m minimum no. Of borehole is 4 and for a area of 1000 sq,m minimum…
Q: 3 possible biological hazards in construction site excavations, it’s causes, prevention and control.
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Q: What is slope failures or landslides?
A: The slope failure or landslides is the mechanism that involves outward or downward movement of the…
Q: Write F if True and T if False Soil test are done sometimes before any projects.
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Q: The cross-section notes shown below are for a ground excavation for a 10m wide roadway. STA 19+2600…
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Q: 8. List three methods of sheeting an excavation (Sketch each of them)
A: When the depth of excavation is too much, or when the soil on the sides of excavation is quite…
Q: Q.1 What is the use of Engineering Geology in selecting a site for a construction project?
A: Engineering Geology - It is defined as an application of civil engineering which is helpful in…
Q: As a site engineer in a highway project, ?which soil will you prefer
A: The roles of a civil site engineers include noting down detailed project bids and proper management…
Q: Required: 1. What is the stationing of the end of excavation? 2. Find the volume of fill by end area…
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Q: What are the uses of cone penetration test (CPT)?
A: The test which is done to understand the bearing capacity of soil and its soil type is the cone…
Q: Support your answers with examples, plots, etc. A) The presence of collapsible soils imposes…
A: (A) Collapsible soils are defined as any unsaturated soil that goes through radical realignment of…
Q: Soil investigation/explorations are required for vertical structures under categories I, II, III and…
A: Vertical structures are projects that are built vertically and are taller than they're wide. Soil…
Q: What are the practical limitations to information provided by soil borings and cone penetration…
A: Soil Boring method:
Q: How do you determine the minimum required a) number of boreholes in a site? b) depth of boreholes in…
A: Number of boreholes in a site - The number of bore holes depends on: - Soil Type and size of the…
Q: Define the simplest method of making exploratory boreholes ?
A: For investigation at higher depths when traditional methods fail, boring techniques are utilized.…
Q: What is the objective of geotechnical design?
A: The branch of civil engineering which studies the behavior of soil and its properties to analyze the…
Q: Q4/ Answer the following: If the excavation depth is about 5 ft and the soil is cohesive, where the…
A: Given- excavation depth h=5 ftcohesive soilSite area is adjoining structures.
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- What is open excavation and why do we need to conduct soil exploration prior to design of any in fastructure project?Q4/ Answer the following: If the excavation depth is about 5 ft and the soil is cohesive, where the site area is adjoining structures, how can be supporting the sides of excavation?Describe the purpose of soil classification tests?
- Define the techniques of Soil Analysis?List THREE information that could be obtained from the boring operation and explain TWO limitations of boring test in the site investigation?FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING 1) What is called the unwanted excavated materials for disposal out of the R.O.W?2) It is a factor to be multiplied to excavation volume in order to reduce it.3) It is a factor to be multiplied to excavation volume in order to increaseit.