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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why does ASNZMM classify removal of trees in 0.5m increments
Trees grow 500mm each year
As the size increases so does the effort to remove the tree
Councils only allow the removal of certain size trees
All of these
What section describes the rules of Excavation in ASNZMM
4
5
6
7
What resources would you use to excavate strip footings in preparation for steel reinforcement
Excavator
Spotter
All of these
Labourer
What is the purpose of working space in excavations
Enable excavators to work
Allow carpenters and form workers space to install form boards
Allow plumbers enough room to install and join pipes
All of these
What is the purpose of shoring?
All of these
Stop excavation walls collapsing
Protect workers in an excavation
Protect services in open trench before backfill
What is benching used for ?
Allow workspace for plans and lunch
Planking between two benches for Tik Tok post
Reduce the chance of excavations collapsing
Allow workers to access deep excavation
What are two ways of levelling sites to reduced levels
Automatic machine levelling
Excavator with assistance of labourer using a staff and laser level
AI robot levelling machine
All of these
What could add additional cost in an excavation exercise ?
Length of site
Material required to be excavated
Weather
All of these
What is the conversion factor of stone fill from volume to weight
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
Why would a surveyor be required to visit the site during excavation?
Check the laser equipment used by excavation team
Check the line of external walls of the build
Check RL's comply with survey drawings
All of these
What is one way to avoid pier hole collapse
Labourer stands in the hole to provide support to pier hole walls until concrete poured
pier liner
water Ingress
All of these
What are two unseen costs for excavators
Fuel consumption
Excavator driver
Float
Moving soil to provide platform for loading spoil onto truck
When does GST get added to a price for excavation
Before contingency
After subtotal
After final total
Before overheads and profits
Which of these gets added onto the subtotal of an excavation price ?
Overheads
Contingency
Profits
All of these
