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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






5. Design-Bid-Build






6. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Post-tentioning: Subjecting a concrete or masonry member to compressive stresses by tensioning high-strength steel strands (wires) after the concrete has developed sufficient strength.






15. Construction Document






16. Design Development






17. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






18. 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.






19. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Construction Management






37. Design-Bid-Build






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






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






40. 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.






41. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.






42. 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.






43. 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






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.






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






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






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






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. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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