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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






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






3. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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6. 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






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






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






9. Design-Bid-Build






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






11. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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23. 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.






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






25. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






32. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






33. 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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Design-Build






45. 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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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