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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Slump Test
2. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
low-e coating
PSL
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
3. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
DD
Re-Shoring
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
LVL
4. 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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5. 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
Wood Light Framing
AISC standard structural shapes
Sheathing
6. 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
Stone cladding
EIFS
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
7. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Wood Light Framing
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Zoning Ordinance
8. 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.
Veneer
Sheathing
Laminated glass
Plasticizers
9. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Column Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
10. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Strip Footing
Engineered Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Re-Shoring
11. ...
Re-Shoring
Stone cladding
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Laminated glass
12. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Flex anchors
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Soldier Piles and Lagging
13. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
The Three Parts of Construction Management
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
14. 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
Sheet Piles and Shoring
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
15. 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
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Veneer
Engineered Lumber
16. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Floating and Troweling
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Tinted glass
17. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
18. 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
Slump Test
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Mat Foundation
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
19. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Laminated glass
Stone cladding
Engineered Lumber
curtain walls
20. ...
DB
low-e coating
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
21. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
SD
tempered glass
22. Design Development
Zoning Ordinance
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DD
Fire Resistance Rating
23. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
CD
Veneer
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
24. Design-Bid-Build
Backup wall
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Zoning Ordinance
DBB
25. 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
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Re-Shoring
26. 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.
Flex anchors
Engineered Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Tendons
27. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
28. ...
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Building Code
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
29. Design-Build
The Three Phases of Construction Management
DD
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
DB
30. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Annealed glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Spandrel beam
Pile and Pile Driver
31. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
low-e coating
Tendons
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
32. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
AISC standard structural shapes
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
33. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
34. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Flex anchors
Annealed glass
Insulated metal panels
35. 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.
Annealed glass
DB
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Strip Footing
36. ...
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Floating and Troweling
Glue-Laminated Lumber
37. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Tendons
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
38. 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
Sheathing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
39. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Stone cladding
Re-Shoring
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
40. 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.
DD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
CD
Backup wall
41. Design-Bid-Build
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
reflective glass
DBB
Suspended ceiling
42. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Backup wall
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Dewatering
The Three Parts of Construction Management
43. 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
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Pile and Pile Driver
44. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Re-Shoring
PSL
CD
45. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Building Code
Pile and Pile Driver
Column Footing
reflective glass
46. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
tempered glass
Insulated metal panels
Dewatering
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
47. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Stucco - its components and layers
Joist
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
48. 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.
curtain walls
Admixture
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DD
49. 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
GFRC
curtain walls
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
50. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
EIFS
Sheathing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
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