FOUNDATION

The type of shallow foundation that typically runs around the perimeter of a building is known as a what?

• Pad foundation

• 
  raft foundation

• Pile foundation

• Strip foundation

A raft foundation will usually?

• be placed at fixed points

• be driven into the sub soil

• cover the whole footprint of a building

• run below the perimeter of the building

What type of foundation is usually found at fixed points and found underneath steel stanchions?

• 
  Pile foundation

• Raft foundation

• Strip foundation

• Pad foundation

Foundations form the main part of a buildings?

• • Superstructure

  
  

• • Secondary elements

• • Substructure

• • Primary elements

A buildings substructure can be described as the part of the building that is found?

• Below the finish floor level (FFL)

• Below par

• Below the deep blue sea

• Below the damp proof course (DPC) level

Below the damp proof course (DPC) level

• Damp proof course

• 
  Damp proof system

• Damp proof membrane

• Damp proof member

Which of the following materials would be used to make a typical concrete foundation? (Choose all that apply.)

• Fine aggregate

• Cement

• Plastic re-enforcement

• Steel re-enforcement.

• Course aggregate

Quantities for ready mixed concrete are measured in?

• Length.

• Weight.

• Volume.

• Area.

From the list below choose the main purpose of a buildings foundations?

• 
  

  So that you can build extensions easily.

• To hold the building into the ground.

• Carry loads and stresses imposed on the building down into the sub soils.

• To stop the building from slipping down slopes.

Which of the following is not a type of foundation for buildings?

• Slab

• Strip

• Pad

• Raft