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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
AISC standard structural shapes
Floating and Troweling
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
DB
2. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
3. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Backup wall
Pile and Pile Driver
Mat Foundation
4. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Backup wall
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
5. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Re-Shoring
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Stucco - its components and layers
6. Schematic Design
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
SD
7. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Zoning Ordinance
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Rafter
8. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
9. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Stone cladding
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Sheet Piles and Shoring
10. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Annealed glass
PSL
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
11. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Pressure Treated Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Suspended ceiling
12. 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
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Admixture
Building Inspector's Process
Wrought iron v. mild steel
13. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Laminated glass
Suspended ceiling
Flex anchors
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
14. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
CD
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
15. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
CD
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Spandrel beam
16. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Stone cladding
Column Footing
Insulated metal panels
Sheathing
17. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Spandrel beam
Fire Resistance Rating
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
18. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Column Footing
DBB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Joist
19. ...
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Stone cladding
20. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Suspended ceiling
DB
OSB
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
21. 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
Sheathing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Mat Foundation
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
22. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Rafter
LVL
Column Footing
23. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Re-Shoring
AISC standard structural shapes
Dewatering
Laminated glass
24. Design-Bid-Build
Floating and Troweling
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DBB
25. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Stone cladding
Tie Backs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
26. 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.
Backup wall
GFRC
Strip Footing
Admixture
27. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
OSB
Stucco - its components and layers
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.
Wood Light Framing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Pressure Treated Lumber
Rafter
29. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
CD
Caisson
30. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Stucco - its components and layers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
31. 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.
Caisson
reflective glass
Flex anchors
curtain walls
32. 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.
Annealed glass
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Veneer
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
33. 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.
Rafter
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Spandrel beam
Re-Shoring
34. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Building Code
Admixture
Wood Light Framing
low-e coating
35. 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
Tie Backs
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stone cladding
36. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
37. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
38. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
PSL
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Zoning Ordinance
39. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Building Code
AISC standard structural shapes
40. Construction Management
Wood Light Framing
CM
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
41. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
reflective glass
SD
Column Footing
Slump Test
42. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Insulated metal panels
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
43. ...
Tie Backs
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
44. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Laminated glass
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Glue-Laminated Lumber
AISC standard structural shapes
45. 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.
Rafter
Tinted glass
Backup wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
46. Design-Build
DB
Tie Backs
Rafter
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
47. 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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48. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
LVL
49. ...
Wood Light Framing
Stucco - its components and layers
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
DD
50. 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
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Pile and Pile Driver
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection