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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.






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






4. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






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






6. Design-Bid-Build






7. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.






8. 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






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






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






11. Construction Document






12. Schematic Design






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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






16. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






17. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.






18. Design Development






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






25. Stone panels attached to a backup wall or curtain wall frame.






26. 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.






27. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. Piles made of interlocking sheet steel driven into the ground to support an excavation. Shoring: Temporary vertical or inclined supports used in concrete formwork or excavation.






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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


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






38. Type 1: General Use - Type 2: -Type 3: High Early Strength - Type 4: Low Heat of Hydration - Type 5: Sulfate Resistant






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






44. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.






45. 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.






46. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






47. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.






48. A legal document that regulates the design and construction of buildings to ensure that the buildings meet minimum standards of health - safety - and welfare.






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