1.4 - Guidelines for Finishing
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Practice Questions
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What is a power float?
💡 Hint: Think about the name and its function.
How many square meters can a power float finish in a day?
💡 Hint: Compare it to manual finishing productivity.
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What is the primary advantage of using a power float?
💡 Hint: Consider efficiency in construction.
Troweling requires blades to be angled, true or false?
💡 Hint: Remember how each technique functions.
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A construction project requires finishing a 1000 square meter concrete slab. If manual methods can finish 50 square meters per day, how many days will it take? How would productivity change if a power float is used instead?
💡 Hint: Compare the rates and divide the total area by the finishing capability.
If the concrete's surface leaves a footprint greater than 6 mm when tested, what does that indicate about its readiness for machine finishing?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the criteria you learned about ready-to-finish concrete.
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