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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. Design-Bid-Build
Stone cladding
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
DBB
CD
2. 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
Floating and Troweling
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pressure Treated Lumber
3. 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.
Slump Test
Annealed glass
Tendons
Floating and Troweling
4. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
PSL
AISC standard structural shapes
Annealed glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
5. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Backup wall
GFRC
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
AISC standard structural shapes
6. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stone cladding
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Building Code
7. 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.
Engineered Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Fire Resistance Rating
8. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Backup wall
Pile and Pile Driver
Re-Shoring
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
9. Friction Pile: Bears the load by using friction between it and the ground around it by having a tapered form. End-Bearing Piles: Most of the load is transferred to the bottom of the pile.
heat-soaked tempered glass
CD
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
10. 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
Slump Test
Rafter
Caisson
11. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Rafter
Tendons
Spandrel beam
12. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Stucco - its components and layers
13. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Backup wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
14. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Admixture
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
15. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Joist
Admixture
Tendons
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
16. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Slump Test
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Dewatering
17. Construction Document
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Tinted glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
CD
18. Design-Build
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Flex anchors
DB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
19. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
OSB
curtain walls
20. 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
tempered glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Caisson
21. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Tinted glass
Engineered Lumber
22. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
curtain walls
23. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Building Code
Annealed glass
tempered glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
24. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Column Footing
Suspended ceiling
Sheet Piles and Shoring
25. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Laminated glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Strip Footing
26. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Plasticizers
CD
Pile and Pile Driver
27. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
OSB
Column Footing
28. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
29. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Caisson
PSL
30. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Caisson
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
31. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
32. Construction Management
Sheathing
CM
Laminated glass
OSB
33. 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.
low-e coating
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Dewatering
34. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
DB
35. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
PSL
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Suspended ceiling
36. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Wood Light Framing
Building Inspector's Process
low-e coating
37. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
AISC standard structural shapes
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
38. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Fire Resistance Rating
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Rafter
Backup wall
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
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DBB
40. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Caisson
Slump Test
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
41. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Tendons
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
42. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Annealed glass
Wood Light Framing
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
43. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Veneer
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Backup wall
44. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Glue-Laminated Lumber
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
45. Design Development
DD
Mat Foundation
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Engineered Lumber
46. 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.
GFRC
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
PSL
Soldier Piles and Lagging
47. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Sheet Piles and Shoring
low-e coating
Caisson
48. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Admixture
Fire Resistance Rating
AISC standard structural shapes
Building Inspector's Process
49. ...
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Mat Foundation
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stucco - its components and layers
50. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
reflective glass
Annealed glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall