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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Stone cladding
Annealed glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
2. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sheathing
Admixture
3. 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.
Rafter
Fire Resistance Rating
DB
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
4. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Re-Shoring
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Stone cladding
5. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
low-e coating
CM
Veneer
GFRC
6. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Strip Footing
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Admixture
Laminated glass
7. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
OSB
DBB
Flex anchors
Strip Footing
8. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tinted glass
Joist
Tendons
9. Construction Management
CM
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
CD
AISC standard structural shapes
10. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DBB
Engineered Lumber
11. 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
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Building Code
Spandrel beam
LVL
12. 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
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Veneer
13. 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.
Wood Light Framing
Suspended ceiling
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Mat Foundation
14. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Dewatering
Spandrel beam
15. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
16. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Glue-Laminated Lumber
EIFS
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
17. ...
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
AISC standard structural shapes
Wood Light Framing
18. 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.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
OSB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Slump Test
19. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Spandrel beam
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
20. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Engineered Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
21. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Floating and Troweling
Slump Test
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
22. 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.
Flex anchors
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Admixture
heat-soaked tempered glass
23. 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
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Flex anchors
PSL
24. 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
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
reflective glass
Wood Light Framing
25. 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
Spandrel beam
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Pressure Treated Lumber
26. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Rafter
curtain walls
27. 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
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
28. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Plasticizers
Spandrel beam
Zoning Ordinance
Tinted glass
29. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Rafter
low-e coating
Plasticizers
30. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Flex anchors
LVL
Stone cladding
31. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
SD
DBB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
32. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
AISC standard structural shapes
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
GFRC
33. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Backup wall
Tie Backs
Admixture
34. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
35. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Floating and Troweling
CM
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
low-e coating
36. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
tempered glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
37. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Flex anchors
Bentonite Slurry Wall
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
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
39. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
CD
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Wrought iron v. mild steel
40. 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
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
SD
tempered glass
Slump Test
41. 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.
CD
GFRC
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
42. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Tendons
43. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Suspended ceiling
Flex anchors
44. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
45. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Building Inspector's Process
DBB
Tendons
The Three Parts of Construction Management
46. Oriented Strandboard: A wood-based panel made by gluing several layers of wood strands under heat and pressure so that the adjacent layers are oriented in opposite directions.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Fire Resistance Rating
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
OSB
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.
SD
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CD
Slump Test
48. Construction Management
Dewatering
Re-Shoring
Admixture
CM
49. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
CD
AISC standard structural shapes
50. Construction Document
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
EIFS
Laminated glass
CD