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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Dewatering
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
curtain walls
2. 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.
DD
GFRC
PSL
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
3. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Admixture
Engineered Lumber
Backup wall
Suspended ceiling
4. 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.
CD
Tie Backs
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Dewatering
5. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Pile and Pile Driver
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
OSB
6. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
EIFS
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
LVL
7. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
GFRC
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Sheathing
Veneer
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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Column Footing
Wood Light Framing
Veneer
9. 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.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Suspended ceiling
10. ...
Joist
Suspended ceiling
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Plasticizers
11. 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.
Admixture
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Column Footing
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
12. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
Mat Foundation
Laminated glass
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
13. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Pile and Pile Driver
14. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
The Three Phases of Construction Management
15. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
tempered glass
16. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
AISC standard structural shapes
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
17. Design-Bid-Build
DBB
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Pile and Pile Driver
AISC standard structural shapes
18. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Floating and Troweling
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Tendons
19. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Engineered Lumber
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
20. 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
Re-Shoring
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Caisson
21. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
DBB
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
AISC standard structural shapes
Laminated glass
22. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
curtain walls
Sheet Piles and Shoring
DBB
23. 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.
Tendons
Pressure Treated Lumber
Column Footing
Caisson
24. 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.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stone cladding
Strip Footing
25. Construction Management
The Three Parts of Construction Management
CM
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Veneer
26. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DD
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
SD
27. 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
GFRC
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Tendons
tempered glass
28. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Spandrel beam
Pile and Pile Driver
Tendons
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
29. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Veneer
reflective glass
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Backup wall
30. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Tinted glass
CD
low-e coating
31. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Laminated glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
tempered glass
32. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DD
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
33. 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
Engineered Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Mat Foundation
Slump Test
34. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Dewatering
35. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Floating and Troweling
36. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
The Three Parts of Construction Management
heat-soaked tempered glass
OSB
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
37. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
Flex anchors
EIFS
Building Code
reflective glass
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.
Sheet Piles and Shoring
GFRC
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Sheathing
39. 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.
Pile and Pile Driver
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Rafter
Veneer
40. 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.
Admixture
Joist
Pressure Treated Lumber
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
41. 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.
Suspended ceiling
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
DBB
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
42. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Laminated glass
Tie Backs
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
43. Design Development
Building Code
Engineered Lumber
OSB
DD
44. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Building Inspector's Process
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
45. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
tempered glass
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
46. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
reflective glass
47. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Re-Shoring
Dewatering
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Insulated metal panels
48. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Rafter
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Tie Backs
Floating and Troweling
49. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Tie Backs
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Zoning Ordinance
50. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
EIFS
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Laminated glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements