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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Dewatering
LVL
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
2. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
3. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Veneer
Strip Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
4. 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
DBB
Caisson
PSL
5. 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.
curtain walls
Fire Resistance Rating
Sheathing
Tie Backs
6. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Strip Footing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
curtain walls
7. 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
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Plasticizers
8. 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.
Engineered Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
Flex anchors
reflective glass
9. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
LVL
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
10. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Joist
11. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Pile and Pile Driver
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
AISC standard structural shapes
12. 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.
CD
Spandrel beam
Sheet Piles and Shoring
EIFS
13. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
CD
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Wrought iron v. mild steel
14. Design-Bid-Build
Rafter
Suspended ceiling
DBB
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
15. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Zoning Ordinance
low-e coating
Suspended ceiling
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
16. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
AISC standard structural shapes
Tendons
17. 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
Laminated glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Strip Footing
Building Inspector's Process
18. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Admixture
Annealed glass
19. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Backup wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Code
20. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tinted glass
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
tempered glass
21. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Dewatering
Tendons
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Floating and Troweling
22. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Flex anchors
23. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Rafter
Tinted glass
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
24. 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.
Slump Test
Admixture
Veneer
Column Footing
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.
GFRC
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Stucco - its components and layers
Stone cladding
26. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Rafter
Annealed glass
Stone cladding
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
27. 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
Stucco - its components and layers
low-e coating
Slump Test
28. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
LVL
29. ...
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Caisson
Annealed glass
30. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
curtain walls
Admixture
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
31. 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
CM
Rafter
Column Footing
32. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
CM
EIFS
The Three Phases of Construction Management
CD
33. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
The Three Parts of Construction Management
34. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
low-e coating
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Backup wall
35. ...
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Joist
36. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
heat-soaked tempered glass
Tie Backs
37. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
GFRC
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
38. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Insulated metal panels
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
DB
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
39. 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.
Dewatering
Strip Footing
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
40. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
CM
LVL
EIFS
Pile and Pile Driver
41. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Strip Footing
curtain walls
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
CM
42. 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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Annealed glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Sheet Piles and Shoring
44. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Pile and Pile Driver
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Insulated metal panels
45. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Plasticizers
Laminated glass
46. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tinted glass
47. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
SD
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Zoning Ordinance
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
48. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
Building Inspector's Process
Veneer
Sheathing
49. 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.
DB
Caisson
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Suspended ceiling
50. 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.
Backup wall
CD
Pressure Treated Lumber
Joist