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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. Schematic Design






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






4. Construction Document






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






12. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A large-diameter - deep reinforced-concrete foundation element made by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete; an enclosure that permits excavation work to be carried out under water.






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






21. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






22. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






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






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






25. 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.






26. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






27. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






28. 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.






29. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






30. Snug-tight = hand tightened by a worker. Slip-Critical = hand tightened - then extra tightening to a certain tensile strength. Shear resistance is provided by the friction between the connected surfaces.






31. 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.






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






33. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






34. Design-Bid-Build






35. 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.






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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Design Development






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






43. Construction Management






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






46. Construction Management






47. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.






48. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






49. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T






50. 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.