Give your reasons to support the answers to these questions

1. What loads can bridges resist?

2. Is reinforced concrete a widely used building material for constructing piers?

3. According to building methods, concrete piers may belong to one of three groups. What are they?

4. What is the difference between сast-in-situpiers and precast concrete piers? What do they have in common?

5. What construction technology is suitable for foundations on solid rock?

6. Why do the foundations require the sheet piling?

7. What methods do the workers employ for building a pier in a river?

8. What is the method of consolidating soil in the water?

The Terminology List

1. Arched falsework	опалубочные кружала
2. Bottom silt	донные отложения
3. Casing	обсадная труба, опалубка
4. Concrete setting	усадка бетона, схватывание бетона
5. Deep foundations	фундамент глубокого заложения
6. Drilled pier, bored pile	буровая свая
7. Grillage, mat foundation, raft foundation	ростверк
8. Grouting mortar	тампонажный раствор
9. Hollow shaft	пустотелый цилиндр
10. Hollow-shell pile, encased pile, cylinder	свая-оболочка
11. In situ concrete pile	набивная бетонная свая
12. Pile driver	свайный копер
13. Shallow foundations	фундамент мелкого заложения
14. Sheet piling, enclosing sheeting	шпунтовое ограждение/стенка
15. Shrinkage crack	усадочная трещина

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