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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Schematic Design






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. Design-Build






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Schematic Design






41. 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






42. 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






43. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






44. Design Development






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






46. Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles: Closely spaced - reinforced concrete piles. Often has shock-crete sprayed on the front to make a wall. Secant Piles: Two sets of interlocking contiguous piles.






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






48. 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.






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






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