Construction Inspectors Reference Guide

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Contents of Construction Inspectors Reference Guide

INTRODUCTION
Course Objective Construction Inspectors Reference Guide
PREPARATION
1. Plan Review
2. Proposal Review
3. Right of Way Contract Review
4. Preconstruction Meeting
5. Utility Companies
PRECONSTRUCTION
1. Asbestos Inspection and Removal
2. Demolition/UST Removal/Contaminated Soil/Land Farming
a. Demolition
b. Underground Storage Tank Removal
c. Contaminated Soil/Land Farming
3. Stormwater Permit
4. Erosion and Sediment Control
5. Clearing and Grubbing/Tree Disposal
6. Traffic Control
7. Survey
8. Tile Exploration
9. Documentation
10. Preservation of Cultural Resources
EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION Construction Inspectors Reference Guide
1. Soils Classifications
a. AASHTO Classification
b. Textural Classification
2. Engineering Properties of Soils
a. Granular Soils
b. Cohesive Soils
c. Organic Soils
3. Shear Strength
4. Soil Sheets
5. Soil Testing Results
6. Soil Compaction
7. Stability Analysis
8. Step/Bench Cutting Procedure
9. Settlement Plate
10. Pipe Bedding
11.. Tabulation of Template Quantities
DRAINAGE
1. Water Table
2. Sand Blanket
a. Working Blanket
b. Drainage
c. Stability Requirement
d. Core-Outs
3. Trench Drains
4. Backslope Subdrain
5. Ditch Cut
6. Wick Drains
STABILIZATION METHODS Construction Inspectors Reference Guide
1. Select
2. Special Backfill
3. Polymer Grid
FINISHING ROADWAYS AND SLOPES
1. Finishing
2. Seeding
BEFORE THE PAVING
1. Proof Rolling
2. Trimming
3. Granular Subbase
4. Modified Subbase
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
APPENDIX

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