Preparation for construction

What is the purpose of staking-out the building?

• To shape and support fresh concrete

• To transport materials unto large roofs

• To lay the batterboards

• To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site

What is the main function of batter boards?

• Establish height of the footing trenches and foundations

• Shape and support fresh concrete until cured

• Transport materials unto large roofs

• Force open boards used in forming concrete

What is the purpose of formwork in construction?

• To relocate the point of boundaries and property line of the site

• To establish height of the footing trenches and foundations

• To shape and support fresh concrete until cured

• To transport materials unto large roofs

Which tool is used to measure 90-degree angles at the corners of framework and joints?

• Level

• Framing square

• Digital rule

• Chalk line

What is the function of a laser-powered welder?

• Break up concrete or asphalt paving

• Drive stakes into the ground and break up concrete and stone

• Weld material by employing a laser to heat the metal

• Weld materials by melting portions of the metal

What is the purpose of a tower crane in construction?

• Used to place, spread, and finish concrete or asphalt paving material

• Used to drill holes in concrete

• Used to move earth and clear land of bushes and trees

• Used in the construction of tall buildings with a built-in jack to raise the crane from floor to floor

What is the main function of a backhoe?

• Used to place and trim mortar between bricks or concrete blocks

• Used to grade or level the ground

• Used to compact soil to prepare for road paving

• Used for general digging and usually mounted on either a crawler or truck frame

What is the purpose of a transit in construction?

• Used to weld materials by melting portions of the metal

• Used to drill holes in wood, metal, and concrete

• Used to determine an unidentified elevation from a known one

• Used by surveyors to measure horizontal and vertical angles to obtain land elevation

What is the purpose of a foundation bed in construction?

• To stabilize a sloping ground

• To divert rain and other surface water into natural drainage patterns

• To act as a wearing surface for pedestrian or vehicular traffic

• To provide a place for the foundation of the building

What is the main function of a gabion in construction?

• To stiffen the vertical slab of a retaining wall

• To collect surface water or rainwater from an open area

• To distribute loads to the subgrade in a radiating manner

• To form an abutment or retaining structure