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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






4. Design Development






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






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






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






13. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.






14. 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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15. 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.






16. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Design Development






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






25. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






26. Schematic Design






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






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






34. 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






35. Parallel-Strand Lumber: Manufactured wood product composed of narrow strands of veneered lumber glued together - all oriented in the same direction to form a member of large cross section.






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






37. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






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






39. 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






40. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






47. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.






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






49. 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.






50. 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.