Why is dewatering planned before excavation proceeds?
Correct Answer
A) To control groundwater so excavation stability, access, and discharge quality can be managed
Dewatering planning addresses groundwater control, excavation safety, access, and permitted discharge.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Dewatering planning addresses groundwater control, excavation safety, access, and permitted discharge.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Use dewatering planning to calculate retainage
Choice B gives To calculate retainage. Its specific error: it shifts the question into contract administration money flow.
Option C: Use dewatering planning to approve drywall
Choice C (To approve drywall) is rejected because it leaves out the controlling Dewatering planning result: To control groundwater so excavation stability, access, and discharge quality can be managed.
Option D: Use dewatering planning to replace utility locating and treat the neighboring item as controlling dewatering planning
In site construction, To replace utility locating is the wrong selection for Dewatering planning: the option tries to substitute, waive, or delete the Dewatering planning control; the item instead requires To control groundwater so excavation stability, access, and discharge quality can be managed.
Memory Technique
Picture dewatering planning doing the job; the answer names that job as To control groundwater so excavation stability, access, and discharge quality can be managed.
Reference Hint
Open Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011; use by topic index - dewatering to confirm that Dewatering planning addresses groundwater control, excavation safety, access, and permitted discharge.
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