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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
Flex anchors
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
2. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Caisson
Building Code
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
3. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Pressure Treated Lumber
4. 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.
Backup wall
Wood Light Framing
OSB
Tinted glass
5. 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
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Phases of Construction Management
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Veneer
6. 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.
GFRC
Pressure Treated Lumber
SD
Sheathing
7. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DD
Stone cladding
8. ...
Stone cladding
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Phases of Construction Management
9. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Dewatering
Insulated metal panels
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DD
10. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Caisson
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
11. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
EIFS
Tinted glass
Stucco - its components and layers
Strip Footing
12. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Wrought iron v. mild steel
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
13. 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.
Mat Foundation
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sheathing
14. Design-Build
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
DB
CD
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
15. 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.
Spandrel beam
Tendons
curtain walls
Caisson
16. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Zoning Ordinance
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
17. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Annealed glass
Strip Footing
Spandrel beam
18. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
19. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
DD
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Tendons
20. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Spandrel beam
Flex anchors
Dewatering
21. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Sheathing
22. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Admixture
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
23. 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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24. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Fire Resistance Rating
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
25. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
curtain walls
Bentonite Slurry Wall
26. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Tinted glass
DD
GFRC
Backup wall
27. 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.
CM
Annealed glass
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Mat Foundation
28. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
DB
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
29. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Floating and Troweling
Insulated metal panels
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
30. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Pile and Pile Driver
Stucco - its components and layers
Column Footing
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
31. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Insulated metal panels
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
AISC standard structural shapes
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
32. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
33. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.
Re-Shoring
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
reflective glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
34. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
DBB
Pile and Pile Driver
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
OSB
35. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Caisson
36. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Dewatering
CD
Tendons
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.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Pile and Pile Driver
Rafter
38. 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
Slump Test
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
tempered glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
39. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Tendons
Tinted glass
EIFS
40. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Pressure Treated Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Admixture
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
41. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Spandrel beam
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
42. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Building Inspector's Process
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Re-Shoring
heat-soaked tempered glass
43. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Spandrel beam
Floating and Troweling
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Stucco - its components and layers
44. Prescriptive codes give a clear - defined method for meeting a requirement. Performance codes allow the designer to decide how to meet the end requirement that must be met.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Insulated metal panels
45. ...
Joist
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Column Footing
Glue-Laminated Lumber
46. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Suspended ceiling
Stucco - its components and layers
47. 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.
Joist
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
48. 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.
EIFS
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
49. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
OSB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Engineered Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
50. Design Development
curtain walls
DD
Building Code
DB