Across
- 2. The type of site where the foundation is clay soil which swells on wetting and shrinks on drying
- 3. (3 words) The amount of load that the soil can support, expressed in the number of mega-pascals (MPa) per square metre
- 6. The process of retaining the sides of the trench to prevent potential collapse
- 10. The soil or ground that supports the building structure, categorised by how reactive it is to increases or decreases in moisture
- 11. (2 words) A concrete footing used to support a pier or stump
- 12. A structural member that is driven, screwed, jacked, vibrated, drilled or installed in the ground, so that it transfers the loads to the underlying foundation and providing a footing for a structure
Down
- 1. (3 words) At the end of the construction and landscaping, this is the name of the ground level next to the footing system
- 4. (2 words) A rectangular footing of section that is within a trench in the ground and is usually continuous in length
- 5. (4 words) Call this number to identify and existing underground services
- 7. The lowest part of the building, usually constructed from concrete and steel reinforcement
- 8. An element supported on a footing, used for the support of a frame construction
- 9. (2 words) A cast-in-place concrete pier that is drilled with a boring machine and then filled with bulk concrete