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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
2. 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.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Annealed glass
Pressure Treated Lumber
SD
3. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
AISC standard structural shapes
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Column Footing
4. 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.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Joist
Tie Backs
5. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Floating and Troweling
Wrought iron v. mild steel
The Three Parts of Construction Management
6. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
tempered glass
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Stone cladding
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
7. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Insulated metal panels
reflective glass
Floating and Troweling
8. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
tempered glass
Pressure Treated Lumber
Spandrel beam
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
9. 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
reflective glass
Stone cladding
DB
10. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Strip Footing
CD
Engineered Lumber
11. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
curtain walls
Slump Test
Floating and Troweling
CD
12. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Flex anchors
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Pile and Pile Driver
13. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
PSL
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Mat Foundation
14. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
DBB
15. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
curtain walls
heat-soaked tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
16. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Slump Test
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Tie Backs
Tinted glass
17. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
18. 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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19. 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
Pile and Pile Driver
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
20. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DB
Zoning Ordinance
Joist
21. A panelized material applied to the exterior surfaces of wood or light-gauge steel frame members to add rigidity to the frame and to serve as a base for (wall) cladding or roofing.
tempered glass
Sheathing
Sheet Piles and Shoring
OSB
22. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
tempered glass
heat-soaked tempered glass
Joist
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
23. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Strip Footing
curtain walls
Caisson
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
24. Design-Build
DB
Zoning Ordinance
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
25. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Insulated metal panels
Pile and Pile Driver
Building Code
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
26. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Backup wall
The Three Parts of Construction Management
GFRC
27. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Pressure Treated Lumber
Veneer
Tie Backs
Insulated metal panels
28. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Fire Resistance Rating
Tendons
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
29. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Slump Test
Floating and Troweling
Building Inspector's Process
30. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Floating and Troweling
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Sheathing
31. 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
Backup wall
Mat Foundation
Floating and Troweling
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
32. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Re-Shoring
Wood Light Framing
Suspended ceiling
33. 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
Tinted glass
Fire Resistance Rating
Spandrel beam
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
34. Design Development
Engineered Lumber
Floating and Troweling
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DD
35. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Strip Footing
CM
36. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Tinted glass
The Three Phases of Construction Management
EIFS
37. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
38. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
EIFS
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
DBB
39. 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
DB
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Wrought iron v. mild steel
40. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Admixture
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
41. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Resistance Rating
42. 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.
DD
Spandrel beam
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Column Footing
43. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Re-Shoring
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Stone cladding
Stucco - its components and layers
44. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
PSL
Re-Shoring
Stone cladding
Strip Footing
45. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
AISC standard structural shapes
Wood Light Framing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
46. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Insulated metal panels
GFRC
The Three Parts of Construction Management
DBB
47. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Dewatering
Insulated metal panels
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
48. 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
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
49. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
curtain walls
Wood Light Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
50. 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.
Plasticizers
Wood Light Framing
heat-soaked tempered glass
low-e coating