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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
PSL
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Soldier Piles and Lagging
2. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Annealed glass
Tinted glass
Suspended ceiling
3. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Zoning Ordinance
Caisson
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
4. 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
Veneer
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Column Footing
5. 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
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Admixture
GFRC
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
6. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
SD
OSB
7. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Re-Shoring
low-e coating
Annealed glass
8. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Re-Shoring
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
9. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
SD
Laminated glass
Building Code
10. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Mat Foundation
11. 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
DBB
Rafter
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
12. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
heat-soaked tempered glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Mat Foundation
13. Design-Build
LVL
DB
Admixture
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
14. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
15. 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.
SD
DD
GFRC
DB
16. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Stucco - its components and layers
Sheet Piles and Shoring
LVL
PSL
17. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Stucco - its components and layers
Building Inspector's Process
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Joist
18. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Floating and Troweling
Joist
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
19. 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.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Annealed glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
20. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Tendons
21. 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
Tendons
Re-Shoring
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
22. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
SD
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
23. 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.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Rafter
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Tie Backs
24. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
EIFS
low-e coating
Strip Footing
Engineered Lumber
25. 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.
Slump Test
EIFS
Sheathing
Tendons
26. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
SD
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
heat-soaked tempered glass
27. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Laminated glass
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DB
28. Construction Document
CD
Veneer
Slump Test
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
29. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Plasticizers
30. 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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31. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Strip Footing
LVL
Pressure Treated Lumber
32. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Zoning Ordinance
CD
LVL
33. Wrought iron is corrosive resistant - time consuming to make - and contains about .02% carbon. VS. Mild Steel contains .1-2.5% carbon and is much stronger and easier to make.
Spandrel beam
Slump Test
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DBB
34. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Plasticizers
GFRC
Building Code
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
35. 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.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Column Footing
Bentonite Slurry Wall
36. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Building Inspector's Process
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Pile and Pile Driver
Zoning Ordinance
37. 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
Sheet Piles and Shoring
EIFS
The Three Phases of Construction Management
38. 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
Engineered Lumber
GFRC
Mat Foundation
39. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Tie Backs
Floating and Troweling
Spandrel beam
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
40. Construction Management
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
CM
41. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Insulated metal panels
PSL
OSB
42. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
EIFS
Column Footing
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Veneer
43. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Strip Footing
Caisson
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Insulated metal panels
44. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Building Code
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
45. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Insulated metal panels
Building Code
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Stone cladding
46. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Suspended ceiling
47. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Rafter
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Floating and Troweling
48. ...
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
49. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Backup wall
Strip Footing
Stone cladding
DB
50. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Stucco - its components and layers
Tie Backs
Flex anchors