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Building & Construction Practice Test: Scaffolding, Shoring and Underpinning
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Scaffolding, shoring, and underpinning are all used in building construction to support and strengthen the structure: Scaffolding: A temporary structure used to support construction workers, materials, and inspectors who need to work at height. Scaffolding is typically made from metal poles and wood planks. There are many types of scaffolding, including single, double, suspended, steel, trestle, and patented. Shoring: The process of temporarily supporting a building, structure, or trench with shores (props). Shoring can be vertical, angled, or horizontal.  Professionals use shoring... Show more
Building & Construction Practice Test: Scaffolding, Shoring and Underpinning
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1. ____________ is necessary to tie back the scaffolding with the building at suitable levels.
2. The placing of new Foundation below and the existing foundation of the process of strengthening the existing Foundation is known as the ___________ of foundation.
3. _________ are the vertical members of the framework and they are either supported on the ground or embedded into the ground.
4. In _________ method, the soil under the existing footing is consolidated by using chemicals.
5. ___________ type of Shoring is suitable for a maximum distance of about 9 m between the adjacent parallel walls.
6. In _________ method, the piles are driven along both the sides of existing wall and the needle in the form of pile caps are provided through the existing one.
7. __________ is a very light type of scaffolding and can be used only for the maintenance work such as painting, pointing, whitewashing, etc.
8. Sometimes the structures are to be temporarily supported. This is achieved by what is known as the _________
9. If the standards or not resting on the firm ground, the _________ of the standard should be provided and their bottom ends.
10. In __________ type of scaffolding, the working platform is supported on movable contrivances such as Ladders, tripods, etc., mounted on wheels.
11. In __________ type of scaffolding, in place of timber, the Steel tubes can be effectively used for the scaffolding work.
12. The ____________ should be preferably Inclined at 45° with the ground.
13. In ___________ arrangement, the horizontal members, known as the needles are supported by vertical members.
14. ________ is a piece which is used to bridge an opening in a wall and it supports one end of the putlog at the opening.
15. The loading on the scaffolding decides the __________ of standards.
16. In ___________ method, the underpinning is carried out by vibrating the sand.
17. _________ is a Board placed parallel to the Ledgers and supported between the Putlogs.
18. _________ is stronger than the single scaffolding and it is used in the construction of stone work.
19. In ____________ shore arrangement, the inclined supports are given to the external walls from the ground.
20. In __________ arrangement, the horizontal supports are given two parallel walls which have become unsafe due to the removal or collapse of the intermediate building.
21. In __________ method of underpinning, the existing wall is divided into suitable sections of width about 1.20 metre to 1.50 metre.
22. A large factor of safety should be adopted in the design of __________ as it is difficult to assess the actual loads.
23. When one building is higher than the other _____________ may be provided on the horizontal shores.
24. ___________ is the most common type of scaffolding and is widely used in the construction of brickwork.
25. The temporary framework is known as __________ and it is useful in construction demolition, maintenance or repair works.

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