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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Stucco - its components and layers
Building Code
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
GFRC
2. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
SD
Spandrel beam
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
3. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Stone cladding
Sheathing
Building Inspector's Process
4. 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.
OSB
Dewatering
DBB
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
5. 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.
CM
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Slump Test
6. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Fire Resistance Rating
Wood Light Framing
7. ...
Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
low-e coating
Rafter
8. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
curtain walls
Caisson
Column Footing
Pressure Treated Lumber
9. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
10. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Pressure Treated Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
PSL
11. 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
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
GFRC
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
12. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
DBB
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Dewatering
Stone cladding
13. 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.
GFRC
EIFS
Fire Resistance Rating
The Three Phases of Construction Management
14. 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
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
GFRC
15. Design-Build
DB
Strip Footing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Pile and Pile Driver
16. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Floating and Troweling
SD
Backup wall
17. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Spandrel beam
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
18. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Re-Shoring
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
tempered glass
19. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
EIFS
Column Footing
Rafter
20. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Stucco - its components and layers
21. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Spandrel beam
Plasticizers
Laminated glass
Rafter
22. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Mat Foundation
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stucco - its components and layers
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
23. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
CD
Pressure Treated Lumber
24. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Building Code
Laminated glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Stone cladding
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
OSB
Spandrel beam
26. Construction Management
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
27. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Joist
Plasticizers
28. 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.
Flex anchors
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Soldier Piles and Lagging
29. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Building Code
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Pile and Pile Driver
Strip Footing
30. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Backup wall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
The Three Parts of Construction Management
SD
31. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Pressure Treated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DD
32. 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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33. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Column Footing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stucco - its components and layers
The Three Parts of Construction Management
34. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
35. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Admixture
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Backup wall
reflective glass
36. 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
Stone cladding
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
37. ...
Tendons
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
reflective glass
38. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Engineered Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
39. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
GFRC
Veneer
40. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
curtain walls
41. 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
Stone cladding
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
42. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Plasticizers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
43. Design Development
DB
reflective glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
DD
44. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Sheathing
Admixture
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
45. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Plasticizers
46. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
SD
curtain walls
47. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
reflective glass
Mat Foundation
Floating and Troweling
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.
Caisson
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Tie Backs
49. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Re-Shoring
Caisson
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
50. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord