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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Construction Document






2. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Design-Bid-Build






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






20. Construction Management






21. Design Development






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






28. 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.






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






30. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






31. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






32. 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.






33. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






42. 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.






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






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






45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






46. Design-Build






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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