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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






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






4. Design-Build






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






6. Schematic Design






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. Construction Document






12. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






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






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






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






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17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Design-Build






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Design Development






38. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.