Building Construction Week 4 SOLA

Buildings exert different forces on the ground. What type of force is exerted by foundations on the subsoil?

 

• Compression force

• Ground force

• Tensile force

• Shear force

1 cubic meter of dense, compacted sand is more likely to  weigh heavier than 1 cubic meter of loose sand.

(a)  

• True
• False

In building terminology, what is the common term for soil deformation caused by load?

• Shear Force

• Compression

• Shear Failure

• Absolute Failure

Which term refers to the load created by things like people walking around, moving furniture about?

• Live load

• Dead load

• Wind load

• Ultimate load

What is the term used to describe an upward thrust of ground?

• Heave

• Excavation

• Subsidence

• deal load

What is the main cause of movement in buildings?

• Weather

• Wind Loading

• Dead Loads

• Imposed Loading

Which type of soil is most susceptible to ground movement?

• Sandy Soil

• Clay Soil

• Rocky Soil

• Freezing Soil

After excessive rainfall or flooding, some clay soils swell and increase in volume, thrusting upwards in height.

(a)  

• True
• False

Older buildings are more at risk of subsidence than modern developments. What is the current UK minimum depth for a foundation.

 

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 4 meters