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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).






2. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






3. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.






4. 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.






5. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






6. Schematic Design






7. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






8. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






9. 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.






10. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






11. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






12. 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






13. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






14. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.






15. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






16. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






17. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






18. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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20. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






21. 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






22. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






23. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






24. Design-Bid-Build






25. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






35. 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






36. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






37. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






38. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






39. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






40. Construction Management






41. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






42. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






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44. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






45. 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.






46. Design-Build






47. 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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48. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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50. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.