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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
heat-soaked tempered glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Pile and Pile Driver
2. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Fire Resistance Rating
Backup wall
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
3. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Re-Shoring
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
4. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Wood Light Framing
5. ...
Wrought iron v. mild steel
GFRC
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Slump Test
6. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Stone cladding
Laminated glass
Admixture
7. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
OSB
DB
low-e coating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
8. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
curtain walls
Column Footing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
9. 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.
tempered glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
10. 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.
Caisson
CD
Building Inspector's Process
Strip Footing
11. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
PSL
Backup wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
12. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Tie Backs
Engineered Lumber
Fire Resistance Rating
13. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Engineered Lumber
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
14. Design Development
DD
Building Inspector's Process
Re-Shoring
Plasticizers
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.
Stucco - its components and layers
DB
Building Inspector's Process
Admixture
16. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Laminated glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
OSB
17. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Rafter
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
18. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Sheathing
low-e coating
heat-soaked tempered glass
19. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Backup wall
Building Code
Engineered Lumber
Building Inspector's Process
20. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering
Veneer
21. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Tinted glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
22. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
Mat Foundation
Plasticizers
Pressure Treated Lumber
23. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Tie Backs
Strip Footing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
24. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Building Code
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Tendons
25. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Admixture
CM
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
26. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stone cladding
Re-Shoring
Stucco - its components and layers
27. 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.
Plasticizers
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Admixture
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
28. 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
Stone cladding
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
CD
low-e coating
29. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Plasticizers
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
30. 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.
Sheathing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Annealed glass
Column Footing
31. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Veneer
Re-Shoring
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
GFRC
32. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
tempered glass
Strip Footing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
33. Shallow Foundation: Used for all types of buildings and bear directly on the upper soil levels. Deep Foundation: Used where soil on the surface does not have adequate strength or is unstable. Consists of piles or piers.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Sheathing
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
34. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
LVL
Floating and Troweling
35. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Backup wall
36. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pressure Treated Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
37. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
38. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Stone cladding
39. 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.
OSB
Pile and Pile Driver
tempered glass
Rafter
40. Schematic Design
heat-soaked tempered glass
SD
Joist
Insulated metal panels
41. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
DD
Engineered Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
42. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Rafter
low-e coating
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
43. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
CD
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Building Inspector's Process
44. ...
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
heat-soaked tempered glass
45. 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.
Joist
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
AISC standard structural shapes
AISC standard structural shapes
46. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Stucco - its components and layers
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Wood Light Framing
reflective glass
47. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Building Code
reflective glass
48. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
GFRC
Joist
49. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Engineered Lumber
Flex anchors
GFRC
50. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Tinted glass
low-e coating
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
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