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Expansive soils are often referred to as 'swelling soils' and have the characteristics of absorbing water and swelling, or shrinking and cracking when drying. |
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| 2. |
A subsurface soil investigation is not necessarily required to determine whether the existing ground-water table is above or within 5 feet (1524 mm) below the elevation of the lowest floor level where such floor is located below the finished ground level adjacent to the foundation. |
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True |
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| 3. |
Excavations for any purpose shall not remove lateral support from any footing or foundation without first underpinning or protecting the footing or foundation against settlement or lateral translation.
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True |
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| 4. |
The use of the angle of internal friction to calculate slope stability is not applicable cohesive soils and granular materials. |
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| 5. |
A presumptive load-bearing capacity is not permitted to be used where the building official deems the load-bearing capacity of mud, organic silt or unprepared fill is adequate for the support of light weight and temporary structures. |
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True |
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| 6. |
The minimum depth of footings below the undisturbed ground surface shall be ___________ inches.
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Six |
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Ten |
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Twelve |
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| 7. |
The term 'water proofing' is often used where damp proofing is really meant to take place. |
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True |
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| 8. |
Flexural length is not the length of the pile from the first point of zero lateral deflection to the underside of the pile cap or grade beam.
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True |
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| 9. |
Micropiles are not 12-inch-diameter or less bored and are not grouted-in-place piles incorporating steel pipe or steel reinforcement. |
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True |
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| 10. |
Piers are relatively short in comparison to their width, with lengths less than or equal to 12 times the least horizontal dimension of the pier. They derive their load-carrying capacity through skin friction, through end bearing, or a combination of both. |
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True |
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| 11. |
Precast piles are manufactured as solid units or may be made with a hollow core and can also be made with internal jet pipes or inspection ducts. |
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True |
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| 12. |
Concrete shall have a 28-day specified compressive strength (f ?c) of not less than ______________psi, where concrete is placed through a funnel hopper at the top of the pile, the concrete mix shall be designed and proportioned so as to produce a cohesive workable mix having a slump of not less than 4 inches and not more than 6 inches. |
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1,500 |
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2,500 |
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3,500 |
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| 13. |
Grout shall have a 28-day specified compressive strength (f 'c) of not less than _____________psi. The grout mix shall be designed and proportioned so as to produce a pump able mixture.
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2000 |
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3000 |
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4,000 |
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| 14. |
Protective sleeves used as a subterranean termite barrier cannot contain any cellulose material. |
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True
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| This section is about the High Velocity Hurricane Zone: |
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| 15. |
The discontinuous edges of all slabs surrounding swimming pools and floor slabs for screen patios and utility sheds shall be at least a minimum of 8 inches deep and 8 inches wide and shall be reinforced with one continuous bar.
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| 16. |
The reinforcement for monolithic footings and other principal structural members in which concrete is deposited against the ground shall have not less than ______________of concrete between the reinforcement and the ground contact surface.
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3 inches |
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2 inches |
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| 17. |
The formula P= 2Wh / (S+1) is for a _______________________________.
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Single acting hammers |
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Double acting hammers |
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Drop hammer |
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| 18. |
Prestressed concrete piles shall be cast of concrete having a compressive strength of not less than 5,000 psi at time of driving and 3,000 psi before transfer of the prestressing force.
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| 19. |
For end-bearing piles, the allowable stress may be determined on the basis of an allowable stress of _____________ of the yield value of the steel.
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25% |
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50% |
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75% |
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| 20. |
The thickness of the foundation wall shall be not less than _____________in a high velocity hurricane zone.
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6 inches |
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8 inches |
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10 inches |
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