Funeral Service Merchandising Ch. 9 & 10

What are the two purposes for the burial vaults?

1) Support the earth load 2) Prevent the intrusion of outside elements.

What are the standard interior dimensions for an adult burial container?

30" wide by 86" long

Burial vaults may be constructed from? (4)

Concrete, metal, fiberglass, or plastic polymers.

Materials most frequently used in neutral burial vaults? (3)

Steel (galvanized), stainless steel, and copper.

Differential Loads

Usually short duration, can be quite heavy, as in the case when soil from a grave under excavation is placed on top of an existing grave.

Other materials sometimes used as vaults? (3)

fiberglass, & plastic polymer

The average adult urn holds about _____ cubic inches.

200

Rental Casket

A casket which is used as a temporary receptacle for dead human remains for the purpose of visitation and funeral, with the intention that the remains will be placed in some other suitable container for permanent disposition, while the casket is intended to be reused for the same purpose.

Corrugated Container

A container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a serious of alternate fonds and ridges.

Concrete Sectional

A grave liner consisting of six or eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket.

Top Seal

A method of closure that utilizes an epoxy compound in conjunction with tongue-in-groove construction at the top edge and the lid of the vault.

Air Seal "Diving Bell"

A method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome (A) of vault onto the base (B) of the vault.

Double Seal

A method of closure that utilizes the principle of the air seal in conjunction with an epoxy material at the junction of the dome and the base vault.

Impact Loads

A sudden and powerful application of force is introduced to the gravesite, as occurs when a large amount of fill-dirt is dumped onto the outer burial container as the grave is filled.

Grave Box

An outer enclosure consisting of a body and a one or two piece lid.

Vault

An outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load as well as possessing sealing qualities.

Grave Liner

An outer enclosure which offers protection from the earth load without protection from the elements.

Outer Burial Container

Any container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket, including, but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners.

Static loads

The weight of the soil above the outer burial container, as well as the force exerted by the earth against the outer burial container's side and bottom.

What is the sole purpose of a grave liner?

To support the weight of the earth covering the grave and incorporates no provision for inhibiting the entrances of water or soil.

Dynamic Loads

Varies in its intensity and is usually temporal in nature, such as the weight of a dump truck that might drive over the grave.