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Construction Processes.

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show SSSSDIMFF. = stable. supported safe access and exit stop logs. dewatered if necessary Inspected daily before each shift May be a confined space (gas detection needed). fenced off properly (falls from height) formation need protection from weather  
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Traditional Procurement, who is the contract between.   show
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show Trial Pits shell and Auger Rotary Borehole Rotary Borehole is used in rock or very hard materials.  
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Disadvantages of using Sheet Piles.   show
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show Secant Piling have interlocking piles. Secant Piling retains water much better.  
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Normal methods for excavating rocks.   show
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show Work should be regulated Risk Assessment must be carried out by designers and contractors.  
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show Work should be regulated. Risk assessment must be carried out by designers and contractors.  
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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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show Mix Design. Types of release agents. limitations on size of form-work type and position of Construction Joints. Deflection Limits for the formwork Type of finish required for all formed surfaces. Method of Sealing the form surfaces.  
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Long term staining or spalling of concrete is caused by   show
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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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show Spilling of concrete could create slippery surface Alkaline could come in contact with eyes or skin. Moving skip could hit workers.  
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show Environment, protected species archaeology & historic use Access routes to site Existing Services  
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show Bats Badges Water-voles Reptieles Amphibians Nesting Brids Tree protection Hadgerows Noxious & Invasive Plants  
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Stages Of The Investment Process   show
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show Local Authority Environmental Regulation Health & Saftey Execitives Water & sewage Provider Heritage Bodies Nature conservation organisations  
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4 Main things that are essential to make a valid contract in UK law   show
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show A Simple collection of Standard Terms Designed for particular type of design or construction  
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show Parties know their risks. Parties understand obligations. It is available to everyone Employers and Employees have certainty.  
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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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Describe the role of the C.D.M CO-ordinator.   show
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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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Explain the Contractual Purpose of the "Drawing"   show
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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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