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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Spandrel beam
Backup wall
Mat Foundation
2. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Plasticizers
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
3. 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
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
4. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Joist
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
5. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Plasticizers
Slump Test
DD
6. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
reflective glass
Mat Foundation
Admixture
7. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
LVL
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Fire Resistance Rating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
8. Schematic Design
Laminated glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
SD
The Three Parts of Construction Management
9. ...
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Tie Backs
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
10. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Dewatering
Re-Shoring
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
11. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
12. Hollow Core Slabs: Precast - prestressed concrete slabs that contain voids in their central region that reduce dead loads by 40-50%. - Planks: Precast concrete slabs that are solid.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
CM
Backup wall
LVL
13. ...
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Engineered Lumber
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
14. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Stucco - its components and layers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
15. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Re-Shoring
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sheathing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
16. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Laminated glass
Pile and Pile Driver
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
17. 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.
Mat Foundation
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Dewatering
Flex anchors
18. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
19. Design-Build
DB
DBB
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Tie Backs
20. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Zoning Ordinance
DB
reflective glass
21. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
Annealed glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
22. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
EIFS
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Admixture
23. 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.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
AISC standard structural shapes
PSL
low-e coating
24. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Caisson
DBB
Admixture
The Three Parts of Construction Management
25. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Wood Light Framing
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
DD
26. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Stone cladding
Floating and Troweling
27. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Engineered Lumber
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Plasticizers
28. 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.
Plasticizers
Annealed glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Wood Light Framing
29. Construction Management
Dewatering
Laminated glass
Tendons
CM
30. 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.
Dewatering
Rafter
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Annealed glass
31. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Wrought iron v. mild steel
AISC standard structural shapes
Re-Shoring
32. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Backup wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
AISC standard structural shapes
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
33. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
DBB
34. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Stucco - its components and layers
Fire Resistance Rating
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
35. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
EIFS
DB
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Tie Backs
36. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Insulated metal panels
Backup wall
Rafter
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
37. 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
Stone cladding
Engineered Lumber
Joist
38. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Suspended ceiling
DD
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Stone cladding
39. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
SD
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Insulated metal panels
40. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
curtain walls
LVL
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
41. ...
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Pile and Pile Driver
reflective glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
42. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Mat Foundation
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
SD
Fire Resistance Rating
43. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
heat-soaked tempered glass
Soldier Piles and Lagging
44. 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.
Backup wall
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
EIFS
45. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DB
Rafter
Backup wall
46. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Rafter
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
47. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
48. 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
DD
Mat Foundation
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
49. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Annealed glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
AISC standard structural shapes
50. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Admixture
Tinted glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
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