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Match the English terms (B) and their definitions (A)
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There are two extra terms in column B:
| A | B |
| a) lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level | 1. load 2. concrete 3. water table 4. ground 5. foundation 6. pile 7. trench 8.pressure 9.measurement 10. clay |
| b)the size, length, or amount of something | |
| c) a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something | |
| d) the level below the surface of the ground where water can be found | |
| e) a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water | |
| f) a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be moulded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics | |
| g)building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and forms a stone-like mass on hardening | |
| h)a heavy stake or post driven vertically into the bed of a river, soft ground, etc., to support the foundations of a superstructure |
13 a)Fill in the table with the information from the text given and your additional info:
| Foundation | Material | Measurements | Application | Additional Info |
b) Say whether these statements are true (T) or false (F):
1. The natural foundation is the ground underneath the artificial foundation.
2. Artificial foundations ensure the stability of the building.
3. Load-bearing walls require strip or deep strip foundation.
4. Columns and piers require pad foundations.
5. Light loads or poor soil conditions require raft foundations.
6. Very poor conditions such as clay and sand require piled foundations.
7. The size of a foundation is determined by the pressure of the load and the strength of the soil.
8. Stepped foundations are used on sloping sites to reduce costs.
9. Piles can be: replacement piles at that are concrete-filled holes; displacement piles that are timbers driven into the ground.
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