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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
SD
GFRC
Floating and Troweling
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
2. 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.
Stone cladding
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Stucco - its components and layers
3. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Column Footing
Plasticizers
Flex anchors
Caisson
4. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Flex anchors
5. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Joist
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
6. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
low-e coating
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
7. Construction Management
Admixture
Plasticizers
CM
CD
8. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Slump Test
Tinted glass
Floating and Troweling
9. 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.
Rafter
Annealed glass
LVL
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
10. 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
Slump Test
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
11. 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.
PSL
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Glue-Laminated Lumber
12. ...
EIFS
Insulated metal panels
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Dewatering
13. ...
Pile and Pile Driver
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Joist
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
14. Schematic Design
SD
Zoning Ordinance
Dewatering
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
15. 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
Strip Footing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
tempered glass
16. 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
reflective glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
17. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Slump Test
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Tie Backs
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
18. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Zoning Ordinance
low-e coating
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
19. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Stone cladding
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Insulated metal panels
Backup wall
20. 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
CD
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Wrought iron v. mild steel
21. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Zoning Ordinance
Re-Shoring
Sheathing
22. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
curtain walls
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
23. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Caisson
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
24. Design Development
DD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Tinted glass
25. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Suspended ceiling
EIFS
GFRC
26. 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.
Tie Backs
OSB
Caisson
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
27. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
EIFS
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Annealed glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
28. Design-Build
DB
Flex anchors
Spandrel beam
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
29. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Backup wall
PSL
Tie Backs
30. 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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31. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Insulated metal panels
Sheathing
CD
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
32. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Engineered Lumber
Stone cladding
Column Footing
33. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Rafter
Strip Footing
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
34. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Flex anchors
AISC standard structural shapes
CM
Column Footing
35. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
tempered glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Admixture
tempered glass
36. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Admixture
CD
37. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Sheathing
Tie Backs
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tinted glass
38. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Joist
Dewatering
Re-Shoring
39. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Tinted glass
DD
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Zoning Ordinance
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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Wood Light Framing
41. 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
Zoning Ordinance
GFRC
Pressure Treated Lumber
42. Design-Bid-Build
Wood Light Framing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
DD
DBB
43. Schematic Design
SD
Admixture
Zoning Ordinance
Pressure Treated Lumber
44. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Admixture
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Dewatering
45. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Stucco - its components and layers
Rafter
46. 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.
Sheathing
Tie Backs
curtain walls
Wrought iron v. mild steel
47. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
DD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
LVL
Suspended ceiling
48. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Spandrel beam
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Tendons
49. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
EIFS
50. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
Admixture
Plasticizers