NEW
Font size
WorksheetsPreparation for construction
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the purpose of staking-out the building?
To shape and support fresh concrete
To transport materials unto large roofs
To lay the batterboards
To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site
What is the main function of batter boards?
Establish height of the footing trenches and foundations
Shape and support fresh concrete until cured
Transport materials unto large roofs
Force open boards used in forming concrete
What is the purpose of formwork in construction?
To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site
To establish height of the footing trenches and foundations
To shape and support fresh concrete until cured
To transport materials unto large roofs
Which tool is used to measure 90-degree angles at the corners of framework and joints?
Level
Framing square
Digital rule
Chalk line
What is the function of a laser-powered welder?
Break up concrete or asphalt paving
Drive stakes into the ground and break up concrete and stone
Weld material by employing a laser to heat the metal
Weld materials by melting portions of the metal
What is the purpose of a tower crane in construction?
Used to place, spread, and finish concrete or asphalt paving material
Used to drill holes in concrete
Used to move earth and clear land of bushes and trees
Used in the construction of tall buildings with a built-in jack to raise the crane from floor to floor
What is the main function of a backhoe?
Used to place and trim mortar between bricks or concrete blocks
Used to grade or level the ground
Used to compact soil to prepare for road paving
Used for general digging and usually mounted on either a crawler or truck frame
What is the purpose of a transit in construction?
Used to weld materials by melting portions of the metal
Used to drill holes in wood, metal, and concrete
Used to determine an unidentified elevation from a known one
Used by surveyors to measure horizontal and vertical angles to obtain land elevation
What is the purpose of a foundation bed in construction?
To stabilize a sloping ground
To divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns
To act as a wearing surface for pedestrian or vehicular traffic
To provide a place for the foundation of the building
What is the main function of a gabion in construction?
To stiffen the vertical slab of a retaining wall
To collect surface water or rainwater from an open area
To distribute loads to the subgrade in a radiating manner
To form an abutment or retaining structure
What is the primary characteristic of fine-grained soil?
Is a plastic material resulting from the decomposition of rocks
Has a high bearing capacity and excellent permeability
Consists of much smaller particles like silt and clay
Consists of relatively large particles
What is the purpose of dewatering in construction?
To lower the water table or prevent an excavation from filling with groundwater
To stabilize the soil on which the structure will rest
To distribute loads internally and transfer them to the subgrade
To divert rainwater into natural drainage patterns
What is the main function of a counterfort in a retaining wall?
To resist overturning and sliding by the sheer weight and volume of its mass
To stiffen the vertical slab of a retaining wall
To distribute loads internally and transfer them to the subgrade
To add weight to the base of the wall
What is the primary purpose of a flexible pavement?
To divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns
To act as a wearing surface for pedestrian or vehicular traffic
To provide a place for the foundation of the building
To stabilize a sloping ground
What is the main function of a dry well in drainage systems?
To receive septic-tank effluent and allow it to percolate away
To lower the water table or prevent an excavation from filling with groundwater
To divert rainwater into natural drainage patterns
To collect surface water or rainwater from an open area
