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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Mat Foundation
2. ...
Backup wall
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
The Three Parts of Construction Management
3. 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.
Annealed glass
Caisson
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Bentonite Slurry Wall
4. 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.
Annealed glass
Pressure Treated Lumber
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
5. Construction Management
CM
reflective glass
DD
Building Inspector's Process
6. 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
DB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
EIFS
7. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
LVL
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
DBB
Insulated metal panels
9. 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.
Re-Shoring
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Rafter
Flex anchors
10. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Bentonite Slurry Wall
11. Design Development
Re-Shoring
DD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Parts of Construction Management
12. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Building Code
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
13. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
curtain walls
PSL
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
14. ...
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Floating and Troweling
The Three Phases of Construction Management
15. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Engineered Lumber
Tie Backs
Zoning Ordinance
16. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Engineered Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Backup wall
17. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Stucco - its components and layers
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Plasticizers
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
18. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Floating and Troweling
Tinted glass
Strip Footing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
19. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
GFRC
Spandrel beam
Flex anchors
20. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
Suspended ceiling
PSL
21. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
AISC standard structural shapes
curtain walls
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
22. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Admixture
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
curtain walls
23. 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.
PSL
The Three Parts of Construction Management
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Wrought iron v. mild steel
24. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
low-e coating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
25. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Rafter
DBB
Pile and Pile Driver
26. Schematic Design
Slump Test
CD
SD
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
27. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Flex anchors
Spandrel beam
LVL
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
28. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Laminated glass
Engineered Lumber
Strip Footing
Sheet Piles and Shoring
29. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Stucco - its components and layers
reflective glass
Engineered Lumber
Pressure Treated 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.
Slump Test
Annealed glass
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
OSB
31. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Stone cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Veneer
32. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Admixture
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
low-e coating
Stucco - its components and layers
33. ...
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Strip Footing
Admixture
34. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Fire Resistance Rating
DBB
Admixture
CM
35. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
tempered glass
PSL
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
36. Construction Management
Sheathing
Veneer
The Three Phases of Construction Management
CM
37. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Fire Resistance Rating
Floating and Troweling
Re-Shoring
Zoning Ordinance
38. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Suspended ceiling
Plasticizers
Flex anchors
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
39. 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
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Veneer
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Building Inspector's Process
40. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Fire Resistance Rating
Veneer
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
41. 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.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Glue-Laminated Lumber
OSB
Plasticizers
42. 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.
tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
Building Code
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
43. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Pile and Pile Driver
LVL
Wood Light Framing
44. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Tendons
Laminated glass
DBB
45. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Stucco - its components and layers
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Zoning Ordinance
46. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
AISC standard structural shapes
Insulated metal panels
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
47. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flex anchors
Admixture
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
48. 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.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Caisson
Bentonite Slurry Wall
49. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
CD
Re-Shoring
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Zoning Ordinance
50. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
SD
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber