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Building & Construction Practice Test: Site Investigation and Ground Techniques — Flashcards

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A construction site investigation is a process that includes ground investigation, documentary studies, and site surveys. It's a crucial part of the design and construction process because it addresses the inherent risk associated with the ground. 

Here are some ground investigation techniques:
Cable percussive boreholes
Window sample drilling
Deep window sample borehole
Rock coring
Rotary boreholes
Rotary core drilling
Dynamic probing
Trial pits 


Soil investigation, also referred to as soil testing or soil analysis, is a geotechnical investigation of the soil condition carried out at the site of the under-construction project. It involves the investigation at the surface and subsurface that acquiring all types of ground information or data affecting design and construction of the project. 
 

Site Investigation and Ground Techniques topics include: Site exploration methods, soil bearing capacity and its methods.

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A square pit, known as _________ with side as about 1.50 m, is excavated upto a depth at which sufficiently hard soil is available.
Test pits
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