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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






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






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5. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. Construction Document






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






13. 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






14. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






24. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






25. 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






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






27. Construction Document






28. Design-Build






29. Schematic Design






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






31. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






32. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






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






35. Construction Management






36. Design Development






37. 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.






38. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






39. 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.






40. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






41. Construction Management






42. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






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






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