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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Veneer
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
OSB
Strip Footing
2. ...
Pile and Pile Driver
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DBB
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
3. Flat glass obtained by heating and then gradually cooling it to relieve internal stresses that develop during the early stage of its manufacturing process. Annealed glass is the basic form of flat glass.
curtain walls
Slump Test
Building Code
Annealed glass
4. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
Stone cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
OSB
5. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
LVL
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
6. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
tempered glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
7. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
DB
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Flex anchors
Spandrel beam
8. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
DBB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
tempered glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
9. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Tinted glass
Insulated metal panels
10. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Stone cladding
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
11. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Caisson
tempered glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
DBB
13. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Laminated glass
Admixture
14. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Backup wall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Spandrel beam
15. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Building Inspector's Process
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
16. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Soldier Piles and Lagging
17. 10' - 15' discontinuous trenches are dug down to bedrock and filled with a bentonite slurry. Concrete is then pumped from the bottom up to create a waterproof wall for excavation pits.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Sheathing
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
18. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Mat Foundation
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
reflective glass
19. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Zoning Ordinance
Spandrel beam
20. One-Way Slab: An elevated reinforced concrete slab where most of the load on the slab is carried to the supporting beams in one direction; a four-sided - supported rectangular slab whose length is greater than or equal to twice its width. Two Way Sla
Tendons
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
21. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Wood Light Framing
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
Tie Backs
22. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Building Code
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
23. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
OSB
SD
Floating and Troweling
Glue-Laminated Lumber
24. Construction Management
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DBB
CM
25. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flex anchors
Stucco - its components and layers
26. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
Plasticizers
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Flex anchors
27. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
LVL
Joist
28. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Dewatering
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Wood Light Framing
CM
29. A structural frame assembly composed primarily of dimension lumber studs - floor joists - and roof rafters and panels of wood-based sheathing materials. Usually 16' OC.
OSB
Stucco - its components and layers
Wood Light Framing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
30. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
low-e coating
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Suspended ceiling
Dewatering
31. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
32. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Admixture
tempered glass
Flex anchors
33. Unreinforced precast concrete panels that have glass fibers reinforcing the concrete. Consists of the GFRC skin - light-gauge steel backup frame - and anchors connecting the two together.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
OSB
GFRC
Sheet Piles and Shoring
34. Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles: Closely spaced - reinforced concrete piles. Often has shock-crete sprayed on the front to make a wall. Secant Piles: Two sets of interlocking contiguous piles.
low-e coating
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Insulated metal panels
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
35. A panelized material applied to the exterior surfaces of wood or light-gauge steel frame members to add rigidity to the frame and to serve as a base for (wall) cladding or roofing.
Sheathing
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
curtain walls
Building Code
36. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.
Plasticizers
Pressure Treated Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
37. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DBB
Slump Test
Laminated glass
38. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
AISC standard structural shapes
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
heat-soaked tempered glass
39. Post-tentioning: Subjecting a concrete or masonry member to compressive stresses by tensioning high-strength steel strands (wires) after the concrete has developed sufficient strength.
Plasticizers
Stucco - its components and layers
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
40. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
EIFS
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Mat Foundation
41. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
SD
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Pile and Pile Driver
Plasticizers
42. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
Tinted glass
Dewatering
Mat Foundation
OSB
43. An L-shaped steel pin that connects to the GFRC skin with a bonding pad and is welded to the supporting light-gauge steel frame.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flex anchors
Mat Foundation
44. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
low-e coating
Spandrel beam
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
reflective glass
45. Soldier Piles are placed into pre-drilled holes that are filled with concrete after the piles are set. Excavation begins - and as the pit is dug deeper - lagging is bolted to the soldier piles to support them.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
46. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
SD
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
47. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete
Suspended ceiling
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
CM
48. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Joist
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
49. Design Development
Admixture
GFRC
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
DD
50. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Tendons
Pile and Pile Driver
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
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