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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Admixture
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Building Code
2. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Joist
low-e coating
Stucco - its components and layers
3. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
DBB
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
4. ...
curtain walls
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Sheathing
5. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
curtain walls
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Glue-Laminated Lumber
6. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Tinted glass
7. 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.
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Joist
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
8. 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.
Building Code
EIFS
Building Inspector's Process
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
9. 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.
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Wood Light Framing
10. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
DD
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Insulated metal panels
11. Construction Document
CD
Admixture
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Tie Backs
12. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Sheathing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Tie Backs
13. 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
Sheathing
heat-soaked tempered glass
Suspended ceiling
tempered glass
14. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
OSB
Slump Test
15. ...
DB
GFRC
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
EIFS
16. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Re-Shoring
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Stucco - its components and layers
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
17. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Insulated metal panels
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Engineered Lumber
18. 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.
Zoning Ordinance
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Wood Light Framing
Mat Foundation
19. 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.
Admixture
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Joist
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
20. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
DBB
Mat Foundation
Pile and Pile Driver
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
21. 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
Tendons
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
AISC standard structural shapes
22. 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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23. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
CD
Suspended ceiling
Caisson
Rafter
24. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
DD
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
Zoning Ordinance
25. 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
LVL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
EIFS
26. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Re-Shoring
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Admixture
27. Construction Document
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
CD
Admixture
28. Design-Build
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
DB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
29. Schematic Design
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
30. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Spandrel beam
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Strip Footing
Annealed glass
31. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
EIFS
OSB
DD
32. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Tinted glass
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
LVL
33. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Pressure Treated Lumber
EIFS
Annealed glass
34. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Flex anchors
OSB
35. Construction Management
Dewatering
Re-Shoring
CM
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
36. Design Development
reflective glass
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Annealed glass
DD
37. 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.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sheathing
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Building Inspector's Process
38. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The Three Phases of Construction Management
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
39. 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.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
LVL
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Rafter
40. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Tie Backs
Stone cladding
Tinted glass
41. Construction Management
CM
Rafter
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Zoning Ordinance
42. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Admixture
Plasticizers
Rafter
Stucco - its components and layers
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.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
AISC standard structural shapes
Spandrel beam
44. 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.
DD
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
GFRC
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
45. 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.
CD
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
heat-soaked tempered glass
The Three Phases of Construction Management
46. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.
AISC standard structural shapes
reflective glass
Dewatering
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
47. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
GFRC
Zoning Ordinance
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
The Three Parts of Construction Management
48. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Fire Resistance Rating
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
PSL
OSB
49. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
CD
Pile and Pile Driver
Backup wall
50. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Wood Light Framing
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Caisson
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements