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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






10. 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.






11. Construction Document






12. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






13. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Design Development






17. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






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






19. Construction Management






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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24. 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.






25. 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






26. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






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






29. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






30. 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






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






32. Schematic Design






33. 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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34. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






35. 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.






36. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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