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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






8. 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






9. 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.






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






11. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. A type of concrete foundation where one large - combined footing is used for several columns and load-bearing walls - often for the entire building. A concrete slab-on-ground used as foundation for light frame buildings is the simplest type of mat fo






15. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






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






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






19. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






20. 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.






21. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.






22. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






23. A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members that extends from the ridge or the hip down to the downslope perimeter of the eave - designed to support the roof deck and its loads.






24. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






25. 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.






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.






27. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






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29. Method of sawing a log by sawing in one or two directions only. The grain pattern varies from nearly parallel to the wide face to perpendicular. vs. A method of sawing lumber where the log is cut radially into four quarters and then sawed along radia






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.






36. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.






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






38. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






39. Design Development






40. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.






41. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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.






43. 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.






44. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






45. Construction Management






46. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






47. Design-Bid-Build






48. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






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50. Design Development