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Construction Processes.

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6 things that an Engineer should check when he inspects an Excavation.   show
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Traditional Procurement, who is the contract between.   show
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3 main insitu site investigations methods and which is used in rock   show
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Disadvantages of using Sheet Piles.   show
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Difference between Secant Piling and Contiguous Piling   show
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show Powerful breaker mounted on excavator powerful excavator with rock bucket.  
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show Work should be regulated Risk Assessment must be carried out by designers and contractors.  
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To ensure safety of a construction worker, name 2 works that must be carried out.   show
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show Because they allow for uncertainty in the design process. or Because they provide a design margin over the theoretical design capacity.  
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list 6 items to check when pouring a re- inforced concrete foundations.   show
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show How long to make them. (i.e. knowing what length to make them is a design issue) Solution would be to use segmental piles 2 to 5 metres in length.  
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show Expansion Joints - Designer Contraction Joints - Designer Construction Joints - Contractor.  
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6 items the temporary works designer should consider when designing form-work for a wall pour   show
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show Extreme weathering Conditions.  
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show They are taken for 6 months to see if there are any changes in the groundwater levels, this is then used for designing de-watering methods of excavations.  
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show Sump Pumping Well Point System.  
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show Excavating Slurry trenches. Diaphragm walls, Pressure grouting  
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4 Hazards a concrete gang could face, when using a skip to pour concrete into a reinforced concrete foundation.   show
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4 Factors (non structural factors) that you would investigate before designing a road bridge over the river avon   show
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show Bats Badges Water-voles Reptieles Amphibians Nesting Brids Tree protection Hadgerows Noxious & Invasive Plants  
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show Identification of need Veriification of need Assessment of options Outline Design Detailed Design Tender & Award of construction Project Delivery OPtimisation  
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show Local Authority Environmental Regulation Health & Saftey Execitives Water & sewage Provider Heritage Bodies Nature conservation organisations  
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show 1. Agreement - Offer and Acceptance 2. Consideration 3. Intention to create a legal Relationship 4. Legal capacity to make the contract  
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What Is a Standard Froem of contract such as NEC3 Engineering   show
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Four Advantages of a Standard Form of Contract.   show
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show Notifiable projects are those which last longer than 30 days or involve more than 500 people in construction work.  
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show To advise the client on Health and Safety issues during the Design and Planning phases of Construction work.  
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show To plan, manage and co-ordinate Health and Safety while construction work is being undertaken.  
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show Ground water could make our structures float. Danger of drowning. It could cost money. Flood our excavations/trenches/pits.  
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On a Drawing of a tank, you specify the diameter to be 12000 metres, is this a term of the Contract?   show
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show Drawings are specifications for the contractor, so they visualize the finished project.  
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You are the Contractor's Project Manager on a new tower block project. What safety provisions would you make for workers Constructing the third floor to prevent "falls from height"   show
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