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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






3. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






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






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






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 type of tempered glass obtained from a process that reduces (or eliminates) the possibility of spontaneous breakage of tempered glass during its service life.






10. Construction Management






11. 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.






12. Design Development






13. Schematic Design






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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22. Construction Document






23. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.






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






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






26. Design-Build






27. 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.






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






29. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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.






43. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






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






46. 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.






47. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






48. 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.






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






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