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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Dewatering
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Strip Footing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
2. 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
Tendons
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Column Footing
3. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Column Footing
Plasticizers
Stucco - its components and layers
4. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Dewatering
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
DD
5. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Flex anchors
6. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Soldier Piles and Lagging
The Three Parts of Construction Management
7. 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.
Sheathing
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Tinted glass
OSB
8. 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
Joist
DB
tempered glass
Laminated glass
9. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
reflective glass
Admixture
AISC standard structural shapes
EIFS
10. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Fire Resistance Rating
Slump Test
Tendons
Rafter
11. Design Development
OSB
DD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
12. 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.
LVL
Caisson
SD
EIFS
13. 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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Pile and Pile Driver
14. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Engineered Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
CM
15. 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
SD
Soldier Piles and Lagging
DBB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
16. 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.
Joist
reflective glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
tempered glass
17. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Sheathing
18. Schematic Design
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Tendons
SD
19. 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
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Wood Light Framing
DD
20. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tie Backs
Tinted glass
DB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
21. 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.
Slump Test
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Wood Light Framing
22. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
AISC standard structural shapes
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tie Backs
23. Construction Management
CM
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Laminated glass
CD
24. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
GFRC
Zoning Ordinance
25. Design Development
Wood Light Framing
DD
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
tempered glass
26. ...
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
27. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
reflective glass
Re-Shoring
28. 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.
Joist
low-e coating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
low-e coating
29. Design-Build
Pile and Pile Driver
DB
CM
DD
30. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Annealed glass
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
31. 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
CD
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
tempered glass
Admixture
32. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
33. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Spandrel beam
Pressure Treated Lumber
34. 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.
PSL
DB
Sheathing
Sheet Piles and Shoring
35. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
DB
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Engineered Lumber
36. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slump Test
heat-soaked tempered glass
Plasticizers
37. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Sheathing
Wood Light Framing
38. 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
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
39. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Joist
Suspended ceiling
Sheathing
40. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
Building Code
Rafter
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
41. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Tie Backs
Veneer
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
AISC standard structural shapes
42. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Mat Foundation
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
CD
LVL
43. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Sheathing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
low-e coating
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
44. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Column Footing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
45. 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.
Wood Light Framing
Rafter
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Veneer
46. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
curtain walls
47. 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.
Annealed glass
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Zoning Ordinance
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
48. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Fire Resistance Rating
heat-soaked tempered glass
Tie Backs
49. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
curtain walls
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Slump Test
50. 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
heat-soaked tempered glass
DB
DD
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