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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Slump Test
EIFS
Building Code
Spandrel beam
2. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Rafter
3. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Re-Shoring
Annealed glass
4. 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.
Caisson
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
CD
Pressure Treated Lumber
5. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
Laminated glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
6. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
7. 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.
Slump Test
GFRC
Sheet Piles and Shoring
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
8. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Admixture
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
9. 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.
EIFS
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Caisson
Sheathing
10. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Re-Shoring
DBB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Strip Footing
11. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tendons
12. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
LVL
Annealed glass
13. ...
Spandrel beam
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Veneer
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
14. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
reflective glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
PSL
15. 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.
curtain walls
DBB
DD
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
Annealed glass
Admixture
17. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Stucco - its components and layers
Joist
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
18. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Strip Footing
Sheathing
DB
19. ...
heat-soaked tempered glass
Dewatering
Pressure Treated Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
20. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Tinted glass
Re-Shoring
21. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Column Footing
Floating and Troweling
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sheet Piles and Shoring
22. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Suspended ceiling
Zoning Ordinance
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
23. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Column Footing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Floating and Troweling
24. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Suspended ceiling
Strip Footing
DB
25. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Column Footing
Backup wall
Flex anchors
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
26. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Laminated glass
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
27. Design Development
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DD
Backup wall
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
28. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Building Code
Joist
Stone cladding
29. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Suspended ceiling
Veneer
Slump Test
30. 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.
Insulated metal panels
Mat Foundation
Caisson
Flex anchors
31. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Fire Resistance Rating
Caisson
curtain walls
tempered glass
32. 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.
curtain walls
OSB
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
The Three Parts of Construction Management
33. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
EIFS
Laminated glass
34. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Tendons
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
The Three Parts of Construction Management
35. 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.
Column Footing
Wood Light Framing
Suspended ceiling
Backup wall
36. 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
Mat Foundation
Tie Backs
DBB
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
37. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Suspended ceiling
Plasticizers
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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CD
SD
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.
Re-Shoring
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Mat Foundation
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
40. 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.
Annealed glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
GFRC
DD
41. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
CM
42. 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.
Suspended ceiling
heat-soaked tempered glass
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Strip Footing
43. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Dewatering
Floating and Troweling
44. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Joist
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Tendons
Slump Test
45. 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
GFRC
Floating and Troweling
Stone cladding
tempered glass
46. 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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47. 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
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
low-e coating
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering
48. 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
tempered glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
49. 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
Slump Test
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Mat Foundation
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
50. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flex anchors
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Pressure Treated Lumber