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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
GFRC
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
2. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
SD
EIFS
The Three Phases of Construction Management
3. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Tendons
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
4. 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.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Slump Test
Spandrel beam
5. ...
Building Inspector's Process
Bentonite Slurry Wall
curtain walls
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
6. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
heat-soaked tempered glass
Backup wall
Slump Test
7. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
PSL
Building Code
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
8. Schematic Design
Caisson
reflective glass
SD
Zoning Ordinance
9. Construction Document
CD
Joist
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
10. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Backup wall
11. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Column Footing
12. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Slump Test
Admixture
Sheathing
13. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Joist
Re-Shoring
Glue-Laminated Lumber
14. 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
Mat Foundation
Suspended ceiling
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
15. 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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Strip Footing
Rafter
16. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
PSL
OSB
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
17. 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
DB
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
tempered glass
OSB
18. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
PSL
19. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Column Footing
reflective glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
20. Construction Management
Joist
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
CM
AISC standard structural shapes
21. 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 - its components - and their function in the mix
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Floating and Troweling
Pressure Treated Lumber
22. 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
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
tempered glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slump Test
23. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Tie Backs
Building Code
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
24. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
SD
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Mat Foundation
25. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Engineered Lumber
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Rafter
26. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Re-Shoring
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
27. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
CM
Stucco - its components and layers
28. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
reflective glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Stone cladding
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
29. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Rafter
Pile and Pile Driver
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
30. An L-shaped steel pin that connects to the GFRC skin with a bonding pad and is welded to the supporting light-gauge steel frame.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Building Inspector's Process
Flex anchors
Laminated glass
31. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Stone cladding
Fire Resistance Rating
Veneer
PSL
32. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Slump Test
33. 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.
DBB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
low-e coating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
34. 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.
PSL
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Wrought iron v. mild steel
The Three Phases of Construction Management
35. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Column Footing
CM
36. 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.
Admixture
Strip Footing
Column Footing
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
37. ...
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Tinted glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
38. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Floating and Troweling
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
curtain walls
Laminated glass
39. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
GFRC
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
40. 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
DD
curtain walls
Re-Shoring
41. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Suspended ceiling
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
The Three Parts of Construction Management
reflective glass
42. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
43. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Building Code
Sheathing
44. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
tempered glass
45. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Zoning Ordinance
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
46. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
PSL
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Floating and Troweling
AISC standard structural shapes
47. 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.
Slump Test
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Building Code
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
48. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Slump Test
Strip Footing
49. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
CD
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
CD
50. 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.
DBB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
curtain walls
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile