601. The ___a)___ in a wet condition 613. A sufficient head of concrete shall 626.
shall 626. The top elevation of the shaft shall
while the walls of the excavation
are stabilized by ___b)___ until
the concrete is placed by tremie
methods for the full length of the
pile.
602. _____ used in the drilling process
shall have both a mineral grain
size that will remain in suspension
and sufficient viscosity and gel
characteristics to transport
excavated material to a suitable
screening system.
603. No _____ will be allowed when
slurry tanks are required on the
project without written permission
of the Engineer.
604. An acceptable range of values for
those physical properties is:
Increase density values by
_____in salt water.
605. If desanding is required; sand
content shall not exceed _____ at
any point in the shaft excavation
as determined by the American
Petroleum Institute sand content
test.
606. Tests to determine density,
viscosity and pH values shall be
done _____ to establish a
consistent working pattern.
607. Prior to placing shaft concrete,
slurry samples shall be taken from
the bottom and at intervals not
exceeding _____for the full height
of slurry. Any heavily
contaminated slurry that has
accumulated at the bottom of the
shaft shall be eliminated. The
mineral slurry shall be within
specification requirements
immediately before shaft concrete
placement.
608. _____ shall be measured after
final cleaning.
609. The base of the shaft excavation
may be cleaned using a _____.
Reverse circulation techniques
may also be used to clean the base
of the shaft.
610. The shaft excavation shall be
cleaned so that a minimum of
___a)___ of the base will have
less than ___b)___ and at no place
on the base more than ___c)___of
sediment. The Engineer will
determine shaft cleanliness.
611. Casing, if used in operation, shall
be metal, smooth, clean,
watertight, and of ample strength
to withstand both handling and
driving stresses and the pressure
of both concrete and the
surrounding earth materials. The
outside diameter of casing shall
___a)___. It shall conform to
_____ unless otherwise specified.
612. Generally the removal of
temporary casing shall not be
started until concrete placement in
the shaft is _____. Movement of
casing by rotating, exerting
downward pressure and tapping to
facilitate extraction or extraction
with a vibratory hammer will be
permitted. Casing extraction shall
be at a slow, uniform rate with the
pull in line with the shaft axis.
be maintained above the bottom of
the casing to overcome the _____
outside of the casing.
614. A _____ is applied as protection
from the presence of surface water
during drilling and as support later
for the installation of the rebar
cage and as a concrete form in
drilling under water.
615. Concrete spacers or other
approved noncorrosive spacing
devices shall be used at sufficient
intervals not exceeding ___a)___
along the shaft to insure
concentric location of the cage
within the shaft excavation. When
the size of the longitudinal
reinforcing steel exceeds 25mm,
such spacing shall not exceed
___b)___.
616. For piles less than 2.5 meters in
diameter, the elapsed time from
the beginning of concrete
placement in the shaft to the
completion of placement shall not
exceed _____.
617. For piles 2.50 meters and greater
in diameter, the concrete placing
rate shall not be less than _____ of
pile height per each 2-hour period.
618. The _____ shall be of such design
that the concrete remains in a
workable plastic state throughout
the 2-hour placement limit.
619. The upper 1.5 meters of concrete
shall be vibrated or rodded to a
depth of _____ except where soft
uncased soil or slurry remaining in
the excavation will possibly mix
with the concrete.
620. For at least _____ after pile
concrete has been placed, no
construction operations that would
cause soil movement adjacent to
the shaft, other than mild
vibration, shall be conducted.
621. The drilled shaft shall be within
_____of the plan position in the
horizontal plane at the plan
elevation for the top of the shaft.
622. The vertical alignment of the shaft
excavation shall not vary from the
plan alignment by more than
_____of depth.
623. After all the shaft concrete is
placed, the top of the reinforcing
steel cage shall be no more than
_____above and no more than
_____ below plan position.
624. When casing is used, its outside
diameter shall not be ___a)___
shown on the plans. When casing
is not used, the minimum diameter
of the drilled shaft shall be the
diameter shown on the plans for
diameters 60.96 cm (24”) or less,
and not more than ___b)___less
than the diameter shown on the
plans for diameters greater than
60.96 cm (24”).
625. The bearing area of bells shall be
_____. All other plan dimensions
shown for the bells may be varied,
when approved, to accommodate
the equipment used.
be within _____of the plan top of
shaft elevation.
627. The bottom of the shaft
excavation shall be normal to the
axis of the shaft within _____of
shaft diameter.
628. Drilled shaft excavations
constructed in such a manner that
the concrete shaft cannot be
completed within the required
tolerances are _____.
Steel H-Pile:
629. When placed in the leads, the pile
shall not exceed the _____
permitted by allowable mill
tolerance. Piles bent or otherwise
damaged will be rejected.
Unfilled Tubular Steel Piles:
630. _____ for piles driven open end
may be inside or outside of the
pipe. They may be high carbon
structural steel with a machined
ledged for pile bearing or cast
steel with a ledge, designed for
attachment with a simple weld.
Precast Concrete Piles:
631. By cutting away the concrete at
the end of the pile, leaving the
reinforcing steel exposed for a
length of ___a)___ for corrugated
or deformed bars and ___b)___
for plain bars.
632. Just prior to placing concrete, the
top of the pile shall be wetted
thoroughly and covered with a
___a)___, retempered mortar, or
other suitable bonding material to
the satisfaction of the Engineer.
The forms shall remain in place
not less than ___b)___. The pile
shall not be driven until the safe
design has been reached.
633. Splicing of prestressed precast
piles will generally not be
permitted, but when permitted, it
shall be made in accordance with
(1) above, but only after driving
has been completed.
Reinforcement bars shall be
included in the pile head for
splicing to the extension bars. No
additional driving will be
permitted. True or False?
634. If the length of the steel pile, shell
or pipe driven is insufficient to
obtain the specified bearing
power, an extension of the same
cross-section shall be spliced to it.
Unless otherwise shown on the
Plans, splices shall be made by
butt-welding the entire cross-
sections to form an integral pile
using the _____. The sections
connected shall be properly
aligned so that the axis of the pile
shall be straight. Bent and/or
damaged piles shall be rejected.
635. Concrete piles shall, when
approved by the Engineer, be cut
off at such a level that at least
 _____ of undamaged pile can be
embedded in the structure above.
636. The longitudinal reinforcement of
the piles shall be embedded in the
structure above to a length equal
to at least _____.
637. The distance from the side of any
pile to the nearest edge of the cap
shall not be less than _____.
638. When the cut off elevation for a
precast pile or for the steel shell or
pile for a cast in place concrete
pile is below the elevation of the
bottom of the pile cap, the pile
may be _____ by means of
reinforced concrete extension.
639. Any pile delivered with defects
shall be _____.
640. A precast concrete pile shall be
considered defective if _____, or
any defect which, in the opinion
of the Engineer, affects the
strength or life of the pile.
641. When a new pile is driven or cast
to replace a rejected one, the
Contractor at his own expense,
shall _____ as deemed necessary
by the Engineer.
Protecting Untreated Timber
Trestle Piles:
642. The sawed surface shall be
thoroughly brush-coated with two
(2) applications of_____.
643. The Contractor shall keep records
of all piles driven or installed. A
copy of the record shall be given
to the Engineer within _____ after
each pile is driven.
644. This Item shall consist of
furnishing or fabricating and/or
placing railings, for bridges and
other structures of the material or
combination of materials shown
on the Plans, constructed in
reasonably close conformity with
this Specification and to the lines,
grades and dimensions shown on
the Plans. Railings shall be
classified as concrete, steel,
aluminum or timber in accordance
with the predominating material
contained in each.
645. Aluminum shall conform to the
requirements of _____ or as called
for on the Plans.
646. Rail elements shall be erected
according to Plans and in a
manner resulting in a smooth,
continuous installation with laps
in the direction of traffic flow. All
bolts except adjustment bolts shall
be drawn tight. Bolts shall be of
sufficient length to extend beyond
the nuts by more than _____.
647. Where painting of railing
component is specified, any
damage to the shop coat of paint
shall be corrected by an
application of an approved _____
prior to painting. Ungalvanized
surfaces inaccessible to painting
after erection shall be field painted
before erection. The railing
components shall be given the
specified number of coats of paint
uniformly applied by thorough
brushing or by approved pressure
spray.
648. Galvanized surfaces which have
been abraded so that the base
metal is exposed, threaded
portions of all fittings and
fasteners and cut ends of bolts
shall be painted with _____.
649. Moist tamped mortar precast
members shall be removed from
the molds as soon as practicable
and shall be kept damp for a
period of at least _____. Any
member that shows checking of
soft corners of surfaces shall be
rejected.
650. _____ shall be constructed as to
permit freedom of movement.
651. The materials used in masonry
brick railing and parapet and the
work to be done shall conform to
the requirements of this
Specification. The workmanship
shall be _____ and the finished
construction shall be neat in
appearance and true to line and
grade.
652. This Item shall consist of the
construction of timber structures
to the dimensions, lines and
grades as shown on the Plans or as
ordered by the Engineer in
accordance with these
Specifications. The timber shall be
treated or untreated as called for
on the Plans or Special Provisions.
653. All hardware shall be of the kind
and size specified on the Plans.
All bolts, including drift bolts,
shall be either _____.
654. Washers shall be either _____
unless cut washers are specified
on the Plans.
655. Bolts shall have _____, unless
otherwise specified.
656. Nails shall be _____ of standard
form.
657. Spikes shall be _____, as
specified.
658. All hardware shall be galvanized
in conformity with _____, unless
otherwise specified on the Plans
or Special Provisions.
659. The preservative shall be _____ as
called for on the Plans or by the
Special Provisions, and shall
conform to the Specifications for
timber preservatives of the
AASHTO M 133.
660. When timber is intended for
_____, creosote petroleum oil
blend shall not be used.
661. All timber which is to be stored on
the job for any length of time prior
to its use in the structure shall be
neatly stacked in piles to _____.
662. Untreated timber shall be open-
stacked at least _____ above the
ground and the stack shall be
sloped so as to shed water.
663. _____ shall be close-stacked and
piled to prevent warping.
664. All treated timber shall be _____
prior to treating.
665. Any cut made or hole bored in
treated timber that shall expose
untreated wood shall be given
_____ before the exposed part is
assembled.
666. Treatment shall consist of the
forcing of either creosote oil or a
creosote petroleum oil mixture
into the outer fibers of the timber
by a _____.
667. The minimum penetration of the
preservative with the surface of
the timber shall be _____.
668. The minimum retention of
preservative per cubic metre of
timber shall be as follows:
For general use, _____ by empty
cell process
669. The minimum retention of
preservative per cubic metre of
timber shall be as follows:
For marine use, _____ by full cell
process
670. The Engineer shall be notified at
least _____ in advance of the date
that the treating process will be
performed in order that the
untreated timber, the treatment
process, and the finished treated
timber may all be inspected.
671. The _____ shall be determined by
boring a sufficient number of
well-distributed holes to
determine the average penetration.
672. All such holes shall be plugged
with plugs approximately _____
in diameter than the bit used in
boring the holes.
673. Any _____ shall be cause for
rejection of the pieces in which
the excessive checking occurs.
674. In structures of untreated timber,
all of the following surfaces shall
be coated thoroughly with _____
before the timber are assembled:
ends, tops and all contact surfaces
of posts, sills, caps, floor beams
and stringers, all ends, joints and
contact surfaces of bracing. The
back surface of all bulkheads and
any other timber in direct contact
with earth shall be similarly
treated.
675. Cast iron washers shall have a
thickness equal to _____ and the
diameter of the washer shall be
_____.
676. For malleable or plate washers,
the diameter or side size of the
square shall be equal to _____.
677. _____ shall be used when the
timber is in contact with earth.
678. The pile shall be driven as
indicated on the Plans, with a
variation of the portion above the
ground of not more than
_____from the vertical or batter
indicated, or so that the cap may
be placed in its proper location
without inducing excessive
stresses on the piles.
679. Excessive manipulation of piles
will _____ and the Contractor will
be required to redrive or use other
satisfactory methods to avoid such
manipulations.
680. No _____ on tops of piles will be
permitted.
681. Dowels for anchoring sills or
posts shall be set the concrete is
cast and shall project at least
_____ above the tops of the
pedestals.
682. ___a)___ shall have true and even
bearing on piles or pedestals. They
shall be drift-bolted with bolts
extending into the piles or
pedestals at least ___b)___. When
possible, all earth shall be
removed from contact with sills so
that there will be free circulation
of air around the sills.
683. ___a)___ shall be placed to obtain
even and uniform bearing over the
tops of the supporting posts or
piles with their ends in alignment.
All caps shall be secured by
driftbolts, set approximately at the
center extending at least ___b)___
into the post or piles.
684. Outside stringers may have
___a)___ but interior stringers
shall be ___b)___ to take bearing
over the full width of the floor
beam or cap at each end.
685. The lapped ends of untreated
stringers shall be securely fastened
to caps by _____.
686. When stringers are two panels in
length, the joints shall be _____.
687. Cross-bridging between stringers
shall be neatly and accurately
framed and securely toe-nailed
with at least _____.
688. All cross-bridging members shall
have full bearing at each end
against the sides of stringers.
Unless otherwise specified, cross
bridging shall be placed at the
_____.
689. Roadway and sidewalk floor
planks, unless otherwise
stipulated, shall be _____.
690. The planks shall be laid heartside
down, with ___a)___ openings
between them for seasoned
materials and with ___b)___ for
unseasoned material.
691. The planks shall be graded
carefully as to thickness, and so
laid that no two adjacent planks
shall vary in thickness by more
than _____.
692. Planks for laminated or strip
floors shall have a nominal
thickness of _____ and shall be
surfaced to a uniform width (SIE),
and when so specified, to a
uniform thickness (SIS). Unless
otherwise stipulated, no splicing
of planks will be allowed.
693. Planks shall be laid with the
surfaced edge down and each
plank shall be toe-nailed to each
alternative stringer. The nailing of
successive planks shall be
staggered so that the spacing of
nails along each stringer shall not
be less than _____.
694. In addition, each piece shall be
nailed horizontally to adjacent
pieces at _____, and staggered
both horizontally and vertically
with nails in adjacent pieces.
695. All railing and rail post materials
shall be _____. All rails shall be
continuous and squarely butt-
joined at the post.
696. Unless otherwise specified, wheel
guards shall be surfaced on one
side and one edge (SISIE). Wheel
guards shall be laid in sections not
less than _____.
697. This work shall consist of steel
structures and the steel structure
portions of composite structures,
constructed in reasonably close
conformity with the lines, grades
and dimensions shown on the
Plans or established by the
Engineer.
-The work will include the
furnishing, fabricating, hauling,
erecting, welding and painting of
structural metals called for in the
Special Provision or shown on the
Plans. Structural metals will
include structural steel, rivet,
welding, special and alloy steels,
steel forgings and castings and
iron castings. This work will also
include any incidental metal
construction not otherwise
provided for, all in accordance
with these Specifications, Plans
and Special Provisions.
698. The Contractor shall give the
Engineer at least _____ notice
prior to the beginning of work at
the mill or shop, so that the
required inspection may be made.
699. The term “mill” means any rolling
mill, shop or foundry where
material for the work is to be
manufactured or fabricated. No
material shall be rolled or
fabricated until said inspection has
been provided.
700. The Contractor shall furnish the
Engineer with copies of the
certified mill reports of the
structural steel, preferably _____.