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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Building Code
reflective glass
Mat Foundation
2. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
GFRC
LVL
Zoning Ordinance
Rafter
3. 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.
Spandrel beam
Pressure Treated Lumber
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
OSB
4. 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.
tempered glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Wood Light Framing
heat-soaked tempered glass
5. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Zoning Ordinance
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
DBB
6. 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.
CM
DB
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
OSB
7. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Floating and Troweling
Re-Shoring
8. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
CD
Admixture
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
9. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
10. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Insulated metal panels
Joist
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
11. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
PSL
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
curtain walls
12. 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.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
PSL
Suspended ceiling
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
13. 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
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
OSB
14. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
Spandrel beam
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Sheet Piles and Shoring
15. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Dewatering
Joist
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
16. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Dewatering
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
tempered glass
17. Construction Management
Caisson
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
CM
18. 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.
DBB
Tie Backs
PSL
Engineered Lumber
19. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Column Footing
reflective glass
20. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
DD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
21. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
LVL
DB
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
22. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Mat Foundation
23. 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.
AISC standard structural shapes
Flex anchors
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
24. 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.
Tie Backs
Caisson
SD
Plasticizers
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Slump Test
Annealed glass
Spandrel beam
26. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Veneer
curtain walls
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Dewatering
27. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Flex anchors
Column Footing
EIFS
28. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Sheathing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
29. Design-Bid-Build
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Column Footing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
DBB
30. 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
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pile and Pile Driver
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
31. 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
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Caisson
reflective glass
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
32. A type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Suspended ceiling
heat-soaked tempered glass
Building Code
33. 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
AISC standard structural shapes
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tendons
34. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
OSB
Strip Footing
Backup wall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
35. 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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36. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
CM
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tie Backs
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
37. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Soldier Piles and Lagging
SD
Floating and Troweling
38. Design-Bid-Build
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
DD
39. 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
tempered glass
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
CM
40. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Zoning Ordinance
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
41. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
42. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Backup wall
Rafter
Glue-Laminated Lumber
43. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Joist
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Tendons
44. 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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45. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
SD
Fire Resistance Rating
curtain walls
46. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Zoning Ordinance
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
CD
47. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Sheathing
Pile and Pile Driver
Engineered Lumber
48. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CD
Soldier Piles and Lagging
49. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Re-Shoring
curtain walls
Stucco - its components and layers
50. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Suspended ceiling
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Building Inspector's Process
Veneer