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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
DD
tempered glass
LVL
heat-soaked tempered glass
2. 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
tempered glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Laminated glass
Slump Test
3. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.
Backup wall
EIFS
Fire Resistance Rating
Re-Shoring
4. Exterior Sheathing - Water resistant membrane - flashing with weep holes - self-adhering rubberized asphalt membrane - self-furring metal base - scratch coat - brown coat - finish coat.
Pressure Treated Lumber
heat-soaked tempered glass
Stucco - its components and layers
Slump Test
5. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Building Inspector's Process
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
6. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Re-Shoring
Tie Backs
AISC standard structural shapes
LVL
7. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Admixture
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Soldier Piles and Lagging
8. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Caisson
LVL
Column Footing
Pile and Pile Driver
9. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Sheathing
Tinted glass
10. 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.
CM
Dewatering
Fire Resistance Rating
OSB
11. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Veneer
tempered glass
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
12. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
heat-soaked tempered glass
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
13. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Laminated glass
Spandrel beam
Rafter
Flex anchors
14. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).
Floating and Troweling
Admixture
GFRC
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
15. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Fire Resistance Rating
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
16. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Building Inspector's Process
Tendons
EIFS
low-e coating
17. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Joist
Veneer
PSL
18. Design-Bid-Build
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
DBB
Slump Test
Re-Shoring
19. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
LVL
Veneer
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
20. Design Development
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
DD
AISC standard structural shapes
21. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Suspended ceiling
LVL
Re-Shoring
Admixture
22. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
DD
LVL
Admixture
23. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Veneer
Annealed glass
Dewatering
24. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.
Strip Footing
Building Code
GFRC
Pressure Treated Lumber
25. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.
reflective glass
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
26. 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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27. 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.
Dewatering
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Plasticizers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
28. 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.
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Insulated metal panels
Soldier Piles and Lagging
29. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Annealed glass
Joist
heat-soaked tempered glass
Re-Shoring
30. 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.
tempered glass
Engineered Lumber
Suspended ceiling
Soldier Piles and Lagging
31. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
Dewatering
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Tendons
Stucco - its components and layers
32. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Backup wall
Mat Foundation
Joist
Sheathing
33. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
34. Construction Document
CD
EIFS
tempered glass
LVL
35. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Engineered Lumber
CM
DBB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
36. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Suspended ceiling
Backup wall
DD
37. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
heat-soaked tempered glass
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Flex anchors
38. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
curtain walls
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
39. 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.
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Plasticizers
40. One-Way Slab: An elevated reinforced concrete slab where most of the load on the slab is carried to the supporting beams in one direction; a four-sided - supported rectangular slab whose length is greater than or equal to twice its width. Two Way Sla
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
41. Schematic Design
OSB
SD
Bentonite Slurry Wall
LVL
42. 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
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Building Code
43. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
curtain walls
Zoning Ordinance
Tinted glass
44. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Spandrel beam
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Admixture
45. 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
Mat Foundation
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
46. Cost - Schedule - and Quality
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Building Code
47. 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.
Floating and Troweling
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Mat Foundation
Building Inspector's Process
48. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.
Stone cladding
Pile and Pile Driver
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
49. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Wood Light Framing
Pile and Pile Driver
AISC standard structural shapes
50. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Veneer
heat-soaked tempered glass
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
The Three Phases of Construction Management