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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
Insulated metal panels
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The Three Parts of Construction Management
2. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
PSL
Strip Footing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
3. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Spandrel beam
Stucco - its components and layers
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
4. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
Caisson
Suspended ceiling
Glue-Laminated Lumber
5. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
CD
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
6. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
Annealed glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
tempered glass
Caisson
7. Sump: Dig sump pits that are sufficiently below the elevation of the excavation - then use sump pumps to drain the water out of the pits and pump it away from the site. Well Point: A number of vertical pipes are sunk around the perimeter of the excav
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
tempered glass
8. Schematic Design
Suspended ceiling
SD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Plasticizers
9. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Mat Foundation
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
10. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Stone cladding
CD
Pile and Pile Driver
11. A stuccolike exterior finish that includes a layer of foam insulation - fiberglass reinforcing mesh - and one or two coats of a polymer-based finish - also called synthetic stucco.
GFRC
Soldier Piles and Lagging
EIFS
Annealed glass
12. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Sheathing
DD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
13. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Insulated metal panels
Backup wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
14. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
reflective glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Tinted glass
15. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
tempered glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Building Code
16. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Laminated glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Engineered Lumber
17. ...
CM
DBB
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Pile and Pile Driver
18. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Tendons
Spandrel beam
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
19. 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.
Strip Footing
Building Code
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
20. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.
Wood Light Framing
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
21. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Stucco - its components and layers
Tie Backs
22. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
curtain walls
Veneer
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
23. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Caisson
Floating and Troweling
Laminated glass
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
24. Design Development
SD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
DD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
25. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Strip Footing
26. 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.
Tendons
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Caisson
Sheathing
27. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Re-Shoring
Tinted glass
Strip Footing
28. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Sheathing
Pile and Pile Driver
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
29. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
GFRC
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
30. 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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31. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
OSB
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
32. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Zoning Ordinance
33. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
reflective glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
34. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
AISC standard structural shapes
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
35. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
EIFS
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Re-Shoring
36. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
reflective glass
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Annealed glass
Pressure Treated Lumber
37. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DB
Building Inspector's Process
38. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Column Footing
Veneer
low-e coating
39. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
40. Design-Build
LVL
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DB
41. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Pressure Treated Lumber
DD
reflective glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
42. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
Spandrel beam
LVL
DD
43. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Building Inspector's Process
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Tinted glass
Joist
44. 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
AISC standard structural shapes
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Veneer
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
45. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Flex anchors
PSL
reflective glass
Suspended ceiling
46. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
EIFS
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
47. Construction Management
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DB
Re-Shoring
CM
48. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
The Three Parts of Construction Management
tempered glass
Backup wall
49. 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.
Rafter
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Mat Foundation
Sheathing
50. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks