Construction - Masonry

Once you have reached your elevation grade, what would be the next step to fill the cavities and what are the benefits of filling the cavities? There is more than one method that can be used to accomplish this goal.

Discuss the key features of the behaviour of soils at small strains. Your answer should address issues such as the laboratory measurements of small- strain stiffness and the implications of stiffness degradation on ground settlement due to the construction of tunnels and deep excavations.

: To determine the soil profile/layers in a site, as an engineer which all types of soil exploration method will you suggest? Also, how the details of soil exploration are made used to find the soil bearing capacity of the construction site.

31. Explain Construction Law and Ethics

32. Explain Quality Control and Quality Assurance

33. Explain Walk-Thru / Punch list / Retainage / Warranty

34. Explain Claims, Disputes and Conflicts, Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration

3.During a fire inspection, you note carpeting on the interior walls of day care center. What should you do to deal with this situatuion?

(Chapter 6 from the book: Brannigan's Building Construction For The Fire Service)

Please refer to the article titled as “Sustainable Construction Excellence for a Better Future in Malaysia, published in The Ingenieur, Vol. 69 January – March 2017 by the Board of Engineers Malaysia. Identify the three main pillars in the principles in sustainable development.

Channelization and levee construction may reduce local flood hazards, but they may worsen the flood hazards elsewhere along a stream. Explain. How can this lead to such drastic action as deliberate breaching of a levee during a flood event?

Discussion Topic: Now that you have learned about welding and bolting; how do you compare them in terms of economy (price), speed of construction, quality control, and so on; please write pros and cons for them.