Environmental Impact Assessment - a Guide to Good Practice and Procedures

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Report on CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2 CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER: PREPARATORY WORK ….....……………………………………………..………………… ….. .1-11 CHAPTER: FOUNDATION DESIGN….......………………………………………….……………………….12-22 CHAPTER: FOUNDATION CHOICES……...………………………………………….……………....……..23-31 CHAPTER: SINGLE STOREY BUILDINGS...………………………………………….…………………….. 32-42 CHAPTER: ROOF AND WALL CLADDING AND DECKING…..……………...………………………43-51 CHAPTER: ROOFLIGHTS ………............…………………………….……………….………………………52-54 CHAPTER: DIAPHRAGM, FIN WALL AND TILT UP CONSTRUCTION…..……………………..55-57 CHAPTER: SHELL STRUCTURES ………………………………………………………..…………… ..... 58-59 CHAPTER: FLOORS AND CEILINGS ………………………………………………….………………....... 60-66 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................67 CHAPTER: PREPARATORY WORK A. SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES: The basic objective of the site visit is to enable the designer/ engineer to identify the site characteristics by means of a walk over survey, visual examination of site location, the nature and topography of the ground. During the site visit the results of the desktop research can be either confirmed or further investigated. The findings of the site visit activities will impact the design of the building. A list of site visit activities should include: * A measurement survey establishing the dimensions and levels; * Observe the surface characteristics: • existing trees – type, girth, spread and height, existence of protection orders • nature of vegetation – will indicate the soil type and wetness • wells * Identify the flood potential, the existence of springs, ponds, streams, rivers and the potential of capping, filling or diversion of them;

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