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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






3. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






4. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






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






6. 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






7. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






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16. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






17. Design Development






18. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






19. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






20. 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






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






22. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






23. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






32. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






33. 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.






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






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






36. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






37. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






38. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






39. 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.






40. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






41. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Construction Document






47. 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.






48. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






49. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






50. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T