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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. Schematic Design






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Schematic Design






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






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. 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






13. 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.






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






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






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18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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.






29. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






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






31. 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.






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






33. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






34. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. 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.






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






43. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates






44. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






45. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






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






47. 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.






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






49. Flat glass obtained by heating and then gradually cooling it to relieve internal stresses that develop during the early stage of its manufacturing process. Annealed glass is the basic form of flat glass.






50. 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.







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