Area 3

Question 1

passageway for the animals that connects the lairage to the slaughtering area

Answer 1

chute

Question 2

animal that is unable to move/stand

Answer 2

Downer

Question 3

killing as soon as possible to prevent further suffering of the animals like downers

Answer 3

emergency slaughter

Question 4

uppermost surface of a floor once construction has been completed

Answer 4

finished floor line

Question 5

designated compartment in the lairage used to separate sick and injured animal identified at the unloading area and ante mortem inspection

Answer 5

isolation pen

Question 6

place where the animals can rest prior to slaughter

Answer 6

lairage

Question 7

weight of the live animal prior to slaughter

Answer 7

live weight

Question 8

means of transporting animals, including but not limited to trucks, tractors, trailers, or utility vehicles

Answer 8

transport vehicle

Question 9

premises that are approved and registered by the controlling authority in which food animals are slaughtered for human consumption

Answer 9

slaughterhouse or abattoir

Question 10

any animal presented for slaughter showing physical or physiological abnormalities that may lead the authority to pass or condemn until final judgement can be ascertained and therefore requiring further inspection and/or examination

Answer 10

suspected animal

Question 11

general term for hogs, pigs, native pigs, and shoats

Answer 11

swine

Question 12

refers to sheep, goat, and deer

Answer 12

small ruminant

Question 13

means of transporting animals, including but not limited to trucks, tractors, trailers, or utility vehicles

Answer 13

transport vehicle

Question 14

movement of air through stored grains for purposes other than drying

Answer 14

aeration

Question 15

provides access inside the silo which may be located at the roof or at the wall

Answer 15

access door

Question 16

angle of the material when the grains held starts to move

Answer 16

angle of friction

Question 17

floor located at the basement of flat bottom silos

Answer 17

base flooring

Question 18

panel where all the controls are located, with or without mimic board

Answer 18

control panel

Question 19

height of the vertical walled segment of silo

Answer 19

eave height

Question 20

mechanism that facilitates vertical movement of grains

Answer 20

elevator

Question 21

equipment for receiving grains at the bottom of a bucket elevator

Answer 21

elevator boot

Question 22

height of grains at level condition

Answer 22

equivalent height

Question 23

action of releasing a toxic chemical in the gaseous state to control a targeted pest

Answer 23

fumigation

Question 24

milled or unmilled, seeds or fruits of various food plants more specifically the cereal grasses

Answer 24

grain

Question 25

intake house grain receiving area which may consist of elevator and other accessories such as weighing and cleaning machines

Answer 25

Headhouse or dumping house

Question 26

sloping, walled structure for discharging grains

Answer 26

hopper

Question 27

structure above the silo bins that houses conveyor systems for grain distribution

Answer 27

load distribution system

Question 28

board where the flow of grains at different points of the system at any time will be reflected

Answer 28

mimic board

Question 29

distance between the horizontal supporting plane surface and the horizontal plane touching the uppermost part of the silo structure

Answer 29

overall height

Question 30

distance between the vertical planes at the right angles to the median plane of the silo structure and touching its front and rear extremities

Answer 30

overall length

Question 31

distance between the vertical planes parallel to the median plane of the machine, each plane touching the outermost point of the silo structure on its respective side

Answer 31

overall width

Question 32

overall height of the silo structure from the topmost structure of the roof to the ground

Answer 32

peak height

Question 33

unit consisting of upright containers used for storage and handling of grains in bulk and provided with necessary equipment and accessories

Answer 33

silo

Question 34

inside diameter of the largest inscribed circle within the silo cross section

Answer 34

silo diameter

Question 35

surface at the bottom of the silo where the grains lie

Answer 35

silo flooring

Question 36

ratio of the equivalent height (h) to the silo diameter (d), (h:d)

Answer 36

Slenderness/aspect ratio

Question 37

passageway of grains to be loaded into the silo

Answer 37

spout

Question 38

vertical frame fastened to the silo walls which carries the loads

Answer 38

stiffener

Question 39

portion of the silo where grains are stored

Answer 39

storage block

Question 40

intersection of the hopper and the vertical wall, for hopper bottom type silos

Answer 40

transition

Question 41

structure below or at ground level that houses the collection equipment

Answer 41

unloading system

Question 42

volume contained in the cylindrical portion only of the silo or the volume contained in both the cylindrical portion and the conical section within the roof space

Answer 42

volumetric capacity

Question 43

one level of the storage block of silo

Answer 43

wall ring

Question 44

process of sealing the connections between sheets and other parts such as caulking

Answer 44

weather proofing

Question 45

connected to the sidewall stiffeners to provide continuous circular reinforcement around the silo

Answer 45

wind rings

Question 46

slope located at the side of the road carriageway that provides entrance from lower ground levels

Answer 46

access ramp

Question 47

granular material of mineral composition such as sand, gravel, shell, crushed and uncrushed stone or lightweight materials

Answer 47

aggregates

Question 48

production of crops, livestock, and aquatic flora and fauna

Answer 48

agriculture and fisheries

Question 49

suitable materials such as gravel, sand, and earth used to refill excavated materials during construction

Answer 49

backfill

Question 50

the act of refilling suitable materials or replacing unsuitable materials removed during construction

Answer 50

backfilling

Question 51

layer of aggregate, soil treated aggregate, treated soil, or soil aggregate that rests upon the subbase or if no subbase, upon the subgrade. Treatment may include application of chemical based soil additives such as soil stabilizers and or any approved method

Answer 51

base course

Question 52

the suitable material used for embankments

Answer 52

borrow

Question 53

structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction

Answer 53

bridge

Question 54

removal and disposal of trees, vegetation or other unwanted materials from the ground surface

Answer 54

clearing

Question 55

application of pressure to aggregates to result in a dense mass free of excessive voids. Compaction minimizes settlement, decreases permeability and increases strength

Answer 55

compaction

Question 56

structural component of specified thickness. It may consist of one layer or more

Answer 56

course

Question 57

drainage structure that may or may not, directly support and that extends across and beneath a highway street, driveway, alley, arterial, or other public way

Answer 57

culvert

Question 58

product resulting from the mechanical crushing of gravel, with substantially all fragments having at least one face resulting from fracture

Answer 58

crushed gravel

Question 59

removal of water from the road area by the use of culverts, ditches, channels and other several structures

Answer 59

drainage

Question 60

distance at which a driver of a vehicle can see an object of specified height on the road ahead, assuming adequate sight and visual acuity and clear atmospheric conditions

Answer 60

sight distance

Question 61

difference in crossfall between the pavement and its adjacent shoulder

Answer 61

shoulder rollover

Question 62

written technical description of materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship that, in conjunction with the drawings, detail the requirements for acceptable completion of the work

Answer 62

specifications

Question 63

bridges, culverts, wall, buildings, foundations, water tanks, transmission towers, cribbing, caissons or coffer dams, other similar features which may be encountered in the work and are classified as structures

Answer 63

structures

Question 64

layer of the specified or selected materials, treated or untreated, of designated thickness in a pavement structure immediately above the sub grade and below the pavement

Answer 64

subbase layer

Question 65

top surface of the roadbed upon which the pavement structure is placed

Answer 65

subgrade

Question 66

material which is acceptable in accordance with the contract and which can be compacted

Answer 66

suitable materials

Question 67

cross slope of the pavement at a horizontal curve, provided to partially counterbalance the centrifugal force on a vehicle going around that curve

Answer 67

superelevation

Question 68

vehicular and non vehicular movement along a route such as pedestrians, vehicles, animals, etc.

Answer 68

traffic

Question 69

concrete pavement roadway, on which two lanes are marked for vehicular traffic

Answer 69

two lane concrete pavement road

Question 70

a widened, unobstructed shoulder area that may be used for emergency purposes or allow slow moving vehicles to pull out of the carriageway to give passing opportunity to following or incoming vehicles

Answer 70

turnout

Question 71

materials not appropriate and safe for backfill and borrow which include garbage etc.

Answer 71

unsuitable materials

Question 72

an opening provided during construction in retaining walls, aprons, canal linings, foundation, etc., to permit drainage of water collecting behind and beneath such structures to reduce hydrostatic head.

Answer 72

weep hole