Element 1: Workplace Hazards and Risk Control Excavation – Hazards and Control Measures: Hazards associated with work may include: · Unexpected collapse of the trench wall /cave in: Sudden collapse of the excavation walls normally happens due to the condition of soil‚ presence of water‚ vibrations due to activities in the vicinity‚ lack of support etc. Severe crush injuries can result from even relatively small collapse as soil is very heavy · Falling of persons / workers into the trench:
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Quick Revision 1.1 Problems arising from basement construction a. Excavation method. b. Surface and ground water control c. Lateral stability of basement excavation. d. Stability of adjoining building. 1.2 Ground water control - dewatering a. Open Sump Pumping b. Wellpoint System. c. Shallow-Bored Well System d. Deep-Bored Well System 1.3 Basement Excavation a. Open excavation b. Sheet pile cofferdam Supported with raking struts Supported
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L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding value to humanity because it is the only recognized‚ authentic site of Viking presence in North America; and it is the earliest site of European presence on the continent. Archaeological excavations of this site revealed evidence of a Viking settlement
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CHAPTER – 4 STUB SETTING 1.0 1.1 EXCAVATION PIT MARKING: After the location marking has been done‚ the marking of the pits for excavation for the foundation of the location is carried out. This is based on the specific foundation drawing of the type and make of the tower which is to be erected at that location. 1.2 The tower legs‚ footings and faces are designated as shown in the drawing below. 1.3 The pit marking shall be carried out according to the pit marking drawing which
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perspective when referencing her excavations. She believed that archaeology was needed to prove the historicity of the Bible; but more importantly‚ that archaeology was needed to aid us in the interpretation of the "older parts of the Old Testament‚ which from the nature of their sources cannot be read as a straightforward record (Kenyon‚ 266). Remembered for her substantial contributions to the field of archaeology Miss. Kenyon brought with her refined versions of the excavation method pioneered by Mortimer
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| BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION........................................................................................... 7 4.1 | Earthmoving .................................................................................................... 7 4.2 | Excavation Lateral Support (ELS) ................................................................... 7 Sheet Pile Wall .................................................................................................... 7 Bored Pile Wall (Secant Concrete
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two different sites on the mound‚ one on the east end and another on the west end of the barrow. While excavating and cleaning each of the sections‚ I recovered artifacts and human bones. I was also able to draw a stratigraphic profile of each excavation site. Using documentary sources pertaining to the Repton Long Barrow site to assist in my interpretation of the history‚ I was able to reconstruct the processes and events that lead to its current form. In order to determine the time periods
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It is likely that virtually the whole population of nearby Herculaneum‚ which suffered a similar fate‚ perished in the pyroclastic flow. They had made it as far as the seafront‚ but tsunamis that had accompanied the eruption made it impossible to escape by ship. It is difficult to tell how many people were killed‚ only 2‚000 bodies have been recovered from Pompeii and surrounding towns‚ and some assume that most of the inhabitants of Pompeii escaped. Although‚ recent accounts make it clear that
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Prior to any foundation design or excavation work to take place‚ soil Geotechnical Investigation using process is carried out by a competent contractor‚ this to explore the surface and subsurface of each foundation. A CME-45B Truck Mounted Auger Drill is used retrieve soil samples‚ all samples are tested in an off-site laboratory. The truck operators are usually exposed to various types of
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the town‚ however‚ one thing that was not buried was the town’s legacy and history. The excavation process that took place in the discovery of these ruins has uncovered the great history‚ along with its historical impact‚ allowing the legacy to live on. The excavation of Pompeii was and continues to be a difficult process‚ requiring the use of many tools‚ techniques‚ people and as a result‚ time. The excavation of Pompeii began unknowingly in 1748 by Carlo Di Borbone‚ a surveying engineer.
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