Foundations core 03

There are three types of load placed on a house, Impact, Dead and.....

• Loader

• Dynamic

• Heavy materials

• Moving weight

What type of foundation is pictured?

• Raft

• Deep fill

• Stepped

• Sloped

Which material would you not find in a foundation

• Aggregate

• Timber

• Sand

• Reinforced steel

In 'low rise' construction, what is the most common and efficient type of foundation used?

• Narrow strip

• Raft

• Shaft

• Pile

What foundation type is being talked about here...... Holes are bored around the perimeter of the building at 1.8 m to 2.4 m centres and up to 4 m deep. These are filled with concrete.

• Raft

• Pad

• Pile

• Narrow shaft

__________________________foundations are usually used for concrete or steel-framed structures.

• Narrow strip

• Raft

• Pad

• Trench fill

State the correct term for the pictured foundation type

• Trench fill

• Back filled

• Mass concrete

• Shallow fill

Trench fill foundations are often filled with concrete as opposed to 'bricking up' below ground level. What is the main reason for this?

• Time/money

• Sustainable construction

• Water retention

• Due to cracking

Why should diggers/plant not move a long side excavations?

• Collapse of trench

• Poor viewing capacity

• DVLA license regulations

• You might run someone over

Which foundation would be used for high-rise construction

• Trench fill

• Raft

• Narrow strip

• Pile