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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
low-e coating
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
2. 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.
Building Code
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Stucco - its components and layers
Flex anchors
3. 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
Veneer
reflective glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
4. Construction Management
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Pile and Pile Driver
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
CM
5. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Strip Footing
EIFS
6. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
curtain walls
Stucco - its components and layers
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
7. 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.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Dewatering
Annealed glass
Sheet Piles and Shoring
8. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
DBB
Tie Backs
9. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Strip Footing
Insulated metal panels
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
10. 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.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Suspended ceiling
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Caisson
11. 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
Flex anchors
Backup wall
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
12. 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
Spandrel beam
tempered glass
DBB
Column Footing
13. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
SD
Zoning Ordinance
curtain walls
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
14. 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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15. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
EIFS
Spandrel beam
16. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Sheathing
Pile and Pile Driver
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Building Inspector's Process
17. Design-Build
Joist
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Joist
DB
18. 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.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Strip Footing
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Zoning Ordinance
19. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Veneer
Insulated metal panels
GFRC
Tinted glass
20. 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
Backup wall
Mat Foundation
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
21. ...
heat-soaked tempered glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sheathing
22. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Plasticizers
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
23. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
OSB
Spandrel beam
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Engineered Lumber
24. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Stone cladding
Tinted glass
25. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Engineered Lumber
Spandrel beam
26. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Building Code
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Fire Resistance Rating
Caisson
27. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
CM
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Stone cladding
28. 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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
tempered glass
Zoning Ordinance
Admixture
29. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
LVL
curtain walls
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
30. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Suspended ceiling
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
tempered glass
31. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Veneer
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
32. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Slump Test
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Wood Light Framing
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
33. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
34. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Building Inspector's Process
Tinted glass
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
35. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pressure Treated Lumber
AISC standard structural shapes
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
36. 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.
CM
Caisson
Flex anchors
Wood Light Framing
37. 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.
Laminated glass
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Spandrel beam
Glue-Laminated Lumber
38. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
curtain walls
tempered glass
39. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Building Code
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Admixture
40. 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
tempered glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
41. 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.
Tinted glass
Building Inspector's Process
Spandrel beam
heat-soaked tempered glass
42. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Stucco - its components and layers
Mat Foundation
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
43. 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.
Laminated glass
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
44. 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
Stone cladding
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
CM
Wrought iron v. mild steel
45. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
DD
Pile and Pile Driver
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Fire Resistance Rating
46. 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
CM
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
47. 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.
AISC standard structural shapes
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Veneer
Re-Shoring
48. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Admixture
Annealed glass
low-e coating
49. 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.
EIFS
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Caisson
Annealed glass
50. 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.
Wrought iron v. mild steel
OSB
Joist
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile