WorksheetsFoundations for Buildings.
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The type of shallow foundation that typically runs around the perimeter of a building is known as a what?
Pad foundation
Strip foundation
raft foundation
Pile foundation
A raft foundation will usually?
be placed at fixed points
cover the whole footprint of a building
run below the perimeter of the building
be driven into the sub soil
What type of foundation is usually found at fixed points and found underneath steel stanchions?
Pile foundation
Pad foundation
Strip foundation
Raft foundation
Foundations form the main part of a buildings?
Superstructure
Primary elements
Substructure
Secondary 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
The abbreviations DPM stand for?
Damp proof system
Damp proof member
Damp proof membrane
Damp proof course
Which of the following materials would be used to make a typical concrete foundation? (Choose all that apply.)
Fine aggregate
Course aggregate
Steel re-enforcement.
Plastic re-enforcement
Cement
Where would you find information relating to the required materials and design for any typical concrete foundation?
On a section drawing.
In the manufacturers instructions.
On a specification.
On a site plan.
On a location plan.
Quantities for ready mixed concrete are measured in?
Length.
Area.
Volume.
Weight.
The volume of a strip foundation measuring 3 metres in length, 300mm in width and 150mm deep would require how much concrete?
3 cubic metres
1.5 cubic metres
0.135 cubic metres
1 cubic metre.
From the list below choose the main purpose of a buildings foundations?
To stop the building from slipping down slopes.
So that you can build extensions easily.
Carry loads and stresses imposed on the building down into the sub soils.
To hold the building into the ground.
Which of the following is not a type of foundation for buildings?
Slab
Strip
Pad
Raft
Which type of foundation will cover the whole footprint of a building?
Pile.
Strip.
Raft.
Pad.
Which type of foundation can be simply described as long slim lengths of concrete that have been driven into the ground?
Strip foundation.
Pile foundation.
Pad foundation.
Raft foundation.
The members of the building team that construct foundations are commonly known as?
Bricklayers.
Carpenters.
Groundworkers.
Muckers.
Diggers.
