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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






3. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






4. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






5. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






6. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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8. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






9. A stuccolike exterior finish that includes a layer of foam insulation - fiberglass reinforcing mesh - and one or two coats of a polymer-based finish - also called synthetic stucco.






10. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






11. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






12. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






13. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.






14. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






15. 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.






16. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






17. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






18. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






19. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






20. 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






21. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






25. 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.






26. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






27. Design-Build






28. 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.






29. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






30. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






31. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






32. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






33. 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






34. 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.






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.






36. 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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37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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






43. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






44. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






45. 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.






46. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






47. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






48. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






49. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






50. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.