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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






2. A glass obtained by heating annealed glass to a high temperature and then suddenly cooling it - Which makes it four times stronger than annealed glass; used as safety glass because it breaks into pieces that are small and blunt enough not to cause in






3. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






4. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






5. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






6. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






7. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






8. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






9. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






10. 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.






11. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






12. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






13. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






14. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






15. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






16. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






17. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






18. Design-Bid-Build






19. ...






20. Design Development






21. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






22. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






23. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






24. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






25. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






26. They review the plan sets to make sure they meet code requirements - then they will issue building permits if all codes and regulations are met. During the construction process - an inspector will be called to review the construction of specific part

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27. Wrought iron is corrosive resistant - time consuming to make - and contains about .02% carbon. VS. Mild Steel contains .1-2.5% carbon and is much stronger and easier to make.






28. 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.






29. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






30. 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.






31. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






32. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






33. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






34. Construction Document






35. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






36. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






37. ...






38. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






39. Prescriptive codes give a clear - defined method for meeting a requirement. Performance codes allow the designer to decide how to meet the end requirement that must be met.






40. 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






41. Schematic Design






42. 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






43. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






44. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






45. Wood into which preservatives have been pressure injected to retard termite infestation and fungal decay. Using a different preservative - the pressure treatment can also be used for increasing the fire resistance of wood.






46. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






47. Shallow Foundation: Used for all types of buildings and bear directly on the upper soil levels. Deep Foundation: Used where soil on the surface does not have adequate strength or is unstable. Consists of piles or piers.






48. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






49. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






50. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases