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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.






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






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






9. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.






10. 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






11. Construction Document






12. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.






21. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






22. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






23. 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.






24. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






25. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. Design-Bid-Build






29. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






30. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






31. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






32. 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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.






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






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






40. Schematic Design






41. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






42. Construction Management






43. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.






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45. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






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






47. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






48. 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.






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






50. 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.