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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






2. Schematic Design






3. 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.






4. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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6. 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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7. 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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9. Design-Bid-Build






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






17. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. Construction Management






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






30. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.






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32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.






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






37. 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.






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






39. Sump: Dig sump pits that are sufficiently below the elevation of the excavation - then use sump pumps to drain the water out of the pits and pump it away from the site. Well Point: A number of vertical pipes are sunk around the perimeter of the excav






40. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.






41. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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






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






44. Control Joint: A sawed or tooled joint on the top surface of a concrete slab-on-ground; a continuous vertical joint in a concrete masonry wall. Cold Joint: A nonmovement joint resulting when fresh concrete is placed against previously placed concrete






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






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






47. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






48. 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






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






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