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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Suspended ceiling
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Stucco - its components and layers
2. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Spandrel beam
LVL
Wrought iron v. mild steel
DBB
3. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
CM
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Floating and Troweling
4. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
PSL
DB
The Three Phases of Construction Management
low-e coating
5. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
OSB
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Stucco - its components and layers
6. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
AISC standard structural shapes
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
heat-soaked tempered glass
7. 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.
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Stone cladding
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
8. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Fire Resistance Rating
AISC standard structural shapes
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Column Footing
9. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
Stucco - its components and layers
Zoning Ordinance
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
10. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
DD
Dewatering
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
11. 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.
Sheathing
CM
Joist
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
12. 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.
Backup wall
Column Footing
Caisson
OSB
13. Rebar: An deformed steel bar used as concrete reinforcement. Welded-Wire Reinforcement: A prefabricated rectangular grid of steel wires spot-welded together at intersections - used as reinforcement in concrete slabs.
Stone cladding
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
CM
Bentonite Slurry Wall
14. 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.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
15. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.
Slump Test
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
16. 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.
LVL
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tendons
17. 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.
Tinted glass
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
18. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
CD
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Floating and Troweling
19. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Veneer
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
20. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
Engineered Lumber
AISC standard structural shapes
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Wood Light Framing
21. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Wood Light Framing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Zoning Ordinance
22. 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.
Rafter
Re-Shoring
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
23. Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Pressure Treated Lumber
CM
24. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Zoning Ordinance
Tendons
Tinted glass
DD
25. 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
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Strip Footing
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Spandrel beam
26. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
The Three Phases of Construction Management
PSL
Fire Resistance Rating
27. 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
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
LVL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
28. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Admixture
SD
Joist
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
29. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
EIFS
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Dewatering
30. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Engineered Lumber
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
31. 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.
Sheathing
CD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
32. 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.
Pressure Treated Lumber
EIFS
Admixture
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
33. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
reflective glass
Rafter
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
34. 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.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Pressure Treated Lumber
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
35. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Slump Test
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
low-e coating
36. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Tinted glass
37. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Wood Light Framing
Plasticizers
Floating and Troweling
Mat Foundation
38. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Tendons
Joist
Caisson
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
39. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
Admixture
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Strip Footing
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
40. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Floating and Troweling
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
41. 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.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
AISC standard structural shapes
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Soldier Piles and Lagging
42. 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.
Mat Foundation
GFRC
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
43. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Mat Foundation
DD
Stucco - its components and layers
Strip Footing
44. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
low-e coating
Re-Shoring
Stone cladding
reflective glass
45. 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
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Fire Resistance Rating
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Suspended ceiling
46. Design-Build
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Pressure Treated Lumber
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
DB
47. 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
Mat Foundation
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Joist
48. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Dewatering
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
49. Design Development
DD
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Engineered Lumber
tempered glass
50. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
DBB
CM
Wood Light Framing