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AT55 - Sitework Flashcards

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Work done at a site in preparation for a construction project, such as excavation, sheeting, shoring, and grading.

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SITEWORK

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Four examples of sitework which is work done at a site in preparation for a construction project.

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EXCAVATION, SHEETING, SHORING, and GRADING

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The geographic location of a construction project, usually defined by legal boundaries.

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SITE

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One of the legally defined and recorded boundaries of a parcel of land.

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LOT LINE or PROPERTY LINE

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A legal right held by specified persons or the public to make limited use of the land of another, such us a right-of-way.

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EASEMENT

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The unauthorized extension of a building, or part thereof, on the property or domain of another.

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ENCROACHMENT

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The minimum required distance from every structure to the property lines of a lot, established by a zoning ordinance to provide for air, light, solar access, fire separation, and privacy.

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SETBACK

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Five things that setbacks aim to provide through a zoning ordinance that requires a minimum required distance from every structure to the property lines of a lot known as setback.

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AIR, LIGHT, SOLAR ACCESS, FIRE SEPARATION, and PRIVACY

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The primary means by which setback which is the minimum required distance from every structure to the property lines of a lot for the purpose of air, light, solar access, fire separation, and privacy.

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ZONING ORDINANCE

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A depression in a curb providing vehicular access from a street a driveway on private property.

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CURB CUT

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A perimeter line established on the drawings or elsewhere in the contract documents defining the boundaries of the site available to the contractor for construction purposes.

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CONTRACT LIMIT

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Waste earth and rock overlying a useful mineral deposit, bedrock, or a deposit of sand, gravel, or rock needed for construction.

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BURDEN or OVERBURDEN

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A small pit dug to examine the existing soil conditions and determine the depth of the water table at a proposed building site.

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TEST PIT

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The act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.

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GROUNDBREAKING

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The excavation and embankment of earth in connection with an engineering operation.

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EARTHWORK

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The digging and removal of earth from its natural position, or the cavity resulting from such removal.

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EXCAVATION

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One of a number of boards set horizontally with vertical stakes to support the strings outlining the foundation plan of a proposed building.

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BATTER BOARD

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A steel rod attached to a deadman, a rigid foundation, or a rock or soil anchor to prevent lateral movement of a retaining wall or formwork.

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TIEBACK

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Any of a number of timber, steel, or precast concrete planks driven vertically side by side to retain earth or prevent water from seeping into an excavation.

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SHEATH PILE or SHEET PILE

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A number of boards joined together side by side to retain the face of an excavation.

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LAGGING

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A steel H-section driven vertically into the ground to support horizontal sheeting or lagging.

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SOLDIER BEAM or SOLDIER PILE

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A system of shores for bracing or supporting a wall or other structure.

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SHORING

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A temporary supporting strut, especially one placed obliquely against the side of an excavation, formwork, or structure.

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SHORE

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Three things to which shore which is a temporary supporting strut is placed obliquely against the side for bracing or support.

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EXCAVATION, FORMWORK, or STRUCTURE

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An inclined shore for supporting a wall.
RAKER or RAKING SHORE
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A horizontal strut fixed between and supporting two walls above ground level.
FLYING SHORE
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A watertight enclosure constructed underwater or in water-bearing soil and pumped dry to allow access for construction or repairs.
COFFERDAM
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A perforated pipe driven into the ground for pumping out collected ground water.
ABYSSINIAN WELL
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To remove water from an excavated job site, usually by draining or pumping.
DEWATER
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An unwanted flow of water and solid matter into an excavation, due to excessive outside water pressure.
BLOW or BOIL
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A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so it can be pumped away, as when lowering a water table or preventing an excavation from filling with groundwater.
WELLPOINT
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A funnellike device with a pipe or tube for depositing concrete underwater.
TREMIE
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A concrete wall cast in a trench to serve as sheeting and often as a permanent foundation wall.
SLURRY WALL
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Four action steps in the construction of a slurry wall which is a concrete wall cast in a trench to serve as sheeting and often as a permanent foundation wall.
EXCAVATE TRENCH, FILL WITH BENTONITE & WATER SLURRY, SET REINFORCEMENT, and PLACE CONCRETE
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In the construction of a slurry wall, the manner in which a trench is excavated.
SHORT LENGTHS
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In the construction of a slurry wall, two components of the slurry used to fill the excavated trench to prevent the sidewalls from collapsing.
BENTONITE & WATER
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In the construction of a slurry wall, the purpose of filling the excavated trench with a slurry of bentonite and water.
PREVENT SIDEWALLS FROM COLLAPSING
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In the construction of a slurry wall, the device used to place concrete in the trench to displace the bentonite and water slurry.
TREMIE
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In the construction of a slurry wall, the purpose of placin concrete in the trench with a tremie, which is a funnellike device with a pipee or tube for depositing concrete underwater.
DISPLACE BENTONITE & WATER SLURRY
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To raise an existing grade with earth, stone, or other material, or the quantity of material used in building up the level of an area.
FILL
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Ground that has been raised to a higher level by filling with hard rubble, such as stone or broken brick.
MADE GROUND or MADE-UP GROUND
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A pit from which sand, gravel, or other construction material is taken for use as fill in another location.
BORROW PIT
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The cutting, filling, and shaping of earth in preparation for finish grading.
ROUGH GRADING
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The precise grading of an area after rough grading to prepare for paving, seeding, or planting.
FINE GRADING
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A stake marking the amount of cut or fill required to bring the ground to a specified level.
GRADE STAKE
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An excavating operation in which the excavated material is moved to another location and used as fill.
CUT AND FILL
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Fill material that is placed in layers, compacted, and tested after each compaction for moisture content, depth of lift, and bearing capacity before additional layers are placed.
CONTROLLED FILL
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A smooth parabolic curve in the vertical plane for connecting two grades of different slope in order to avoid an abrupt transition.
VERTICAL CURVE
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An embankment constructed across sloping ground with a steep drop on the downside.
BENCH TERRACE
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The ground elevation at any specific point on a construction site, especially were the ground meets the foundation of a building.
GRADE or GRADE LINE
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The elevation of the original ground surface before excavation or grading begins.
EXISTING GRADE or NATURAL GRADE
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The elevation of drives, walks, lawns, or other improved surfaces after completion of construction or grading operations.
FINISH GRADE or FINISHED GRADE
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Occurring or situated below the surface of the ground.
BELOW GRADE
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To refill an excavation with earth, stone, or other material, especially the space around exterior foundation walls.
BACKFILL
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The prepared earth surface upon which a pavement, concrete slab, or foundation is built. It should be stable, drain well, and be relatively free of frost action.
SUBGRADE
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Three characteristics that subgrade which is the prepared earth surface upon which a pavement, concrete slab, or foundation is build should have.
STABEL, WELL-DRAINED, and FREE OF FROST ACTION
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Three things which can be built upon a subgrade.
PAVEMENT, CONCRETE SLAB, or FOUNDATION
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A system of supports that enables an existing foundation to be rebuilt, strengthened, or deepened, especially the additional support required when a new excavation in adjoining property is deeper than the existing foundation.
UNDERPINNING
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A short beam passed through a wall as a temporary support while the foundation or part beneath is repaired, altered, or strengthened.
NEEDLE or NEEDLE BEAM
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Three activities which needs a needle which is a short beam passed through a wall as a temporary support for the foundation or part beneath.
REPAIRED, ALTERED, or STRENGTHENED
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An upright timber for supporting a dead load during the structural alteration of a building, especially one of two supports for a needle or needle beam.
DEAD SHORE
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The water beneath the surface of the ground that supplies wells and springs, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down.
GROUNDWATER
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The process by which groundwater is absorbed into the water table.
RECHARGE
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The underground surface beneath which the earth is saturated with water.
WATER TABLE
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A water table of limited area, held above the normal water table by an impervious layer.
PERCHED WATER TABLE
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Something that drains or flows off, such as rain that flows off the land in streams.
RUNOFF
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The surface and subsurface drainage of a site in order to prevent the collection of excess surface water or groundwater.
SITE DRAINAGE
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The grading and surfacing of a site in order to divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns or a storm sewer system.
SURFACE DRAINAGE
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A shallow depression formed by the intersection of two ground slopes, often designed to direct or divert the runoff of surface water.
SWALE
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A wall or other structure intended to eliminate or reduce percolation through porous strata.
CUTOFF
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A drain placed between the source of water and the area to be protected.
CURTAIN DRAIN or INTERCEPTING DRAIN
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A perforated pipe installed in porous fill to draw off groundwater.
UNDERDRAIN
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A drainage trench filled to ground level with loose stones or rock fragments.
FRENCH DRAIN
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A drain or channel passing under a road or sidewalk.
CULVERT
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A reinforced concrete culvert having a rectangular cross-section.
BOX CULVERT
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A concrete or masonry retaining wall at the inlet of a drain or culvert.
HEADWALL
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A concrete or masonry retaining wall at the outlet of a drain or culvert.
ENDWALL
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An underground network of piping for conveying groundwater to a point of disposal, such as a storm sewer system.
SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE
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Reduces the load-carrying capacity of a foundation soil and increases the hydrostatic pressure on a building foundation.
EXCESS GROUNDWATER
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Two problems that excess groundwater has on a building such that it requires subsurface drainage to convey it to a point of disposal, such as a storm sewer system.
REDUCE LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY OF SOIL and INCREASE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ON FOUNDATION
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A drain for collecting surface water or rainwater from a basement floor or paved area.
AREA DRAIN
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A drainage pit lined with gravel or rubble to receive surface water and allow it to percolate away to absorbent earth underground.
ABSORBING WELL or DRY WELL
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A covered hole through which a person may enter a sewer or drain.
MANHOLE
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A receptacle for the runoff of surface water, having a basin that retains heavy sediment before it can pass into an underground drainpipe.
CATCH BASIN
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A building drain for conveying rainwater, groundwater, or similar discharge to a building storm sewer or a combined sewer.
BUILDING STORM DRAIN or HOUSE STORM DRAIN
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A drain connecting a building storm drain to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or other point of disposal.
BUILDING STORM SEWER or HOUSE STORM SEWER
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A sewer for conveying rainfall drained from roofs and paved surfaces.
STORM DRAIN or STORM SEWER
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A sewer conveying both sewage and rainfall drained from roofs and paved surfaces.
COMBINED SEWER

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