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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Slump Test
DB
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
2. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
CD
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DBB
3. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Spandrel beam
Tie Backs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
4. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Sheathing
Stone cladding
CD
Joist
5. ...
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
low-e coating
GFRC
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
6. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Mat Foundation
curtain walls
Suspended ceiling
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
7. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
DBB
DD
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
8. 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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9. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Wrought iron v. mild steel
CM
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
10. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Floating and Troweling
11. ...
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Re-Shoring
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Engineered Lumber
12. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Suspended ceiling
Caisson
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
13. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Re-Shoring
14. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
DD
Building Code
Building Inspector's Process
Tendons
15. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Slump Test
Stone cladding
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
16. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Suspended ceiling
Soldier Piles and Lagging
17. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
18. 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.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Engineered Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
19. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Engineered Lumber
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
20. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
DB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
DBB
21. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Dewatering
Zoning Ordinance
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Admixture
22. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Joist
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Spandrel beam
23. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Tinted glass
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Joist
24. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
curtain walls
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Veneer
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.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
GFRC
Wood Light Framing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
26. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Plasticizers
SD
The Three Parts of Construction Management
27. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Fire Resistance Rating
Admixture
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
LVL
28. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
Stucco - its components and layers
29. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Stucco - its components and layers
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
30. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Building Code
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Re-Shoring
reflective glass
31. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Caisson
32. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Annealed glass
Strip Footing
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Sheet Piles and Shoring
33. 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.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Mat Foundation
Spandrel beam
Slump Test
34. 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.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Flex anchors
LVL
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
35. ...
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Mat Foundation
Admixture
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
36. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
37. 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.
Sheathing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
DB
Glue-Laminated Lumber
38. 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
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
39. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Tendons
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
40. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Building Inspector's Process
41. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
tempered glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
42. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Laminated glass
Tinted glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
43. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
tempered glass
Annealed glass
GFRC
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
44. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Plasticizers
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Wrought iron v. mild steel
45. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laminated glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Annealed glass
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
Mat Foundation
Floating and Troweling
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Tie Backs
47. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Laminated glass
Soldier Piles and Lagging
48. 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.
low-e coating
CM
EIFS
Stucco - its components and layers
49. 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
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Joist
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
50. 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.
CD
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Wood Light Framing