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Building Construction Management Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two pieces of glass laminated under heat and pressure to a plastic interlayer to form a fused unit.
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Laminated glass
OSB
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
2. 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
SD
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Soldier Piles and Lagging
3. A type of glass made by adding a metallic pigment during manufacture.
Tinted glass
Engineered Lumber
OSB
The Three Parts of Construction Management
4. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Plasticizers
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Floating and Troweling
5. Cee Channel: Studs and joists - symbolized by S - Runner Channel: bridging channels - symbolized by you - Tracks: you shaped - symbolized by T
CM
Rebar and Welded Wire Fabric (WWF)
Veneer
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
6. 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
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Spandrel beam
7. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
Tendons
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Re-Shoring
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
8. ...
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
reflective glass
EIFS
DD
9. 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.
Flex anchors
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
10. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Soldier Piles and Lagging
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
11. 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.
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Floating and Troweling
Wrought iron v. mild steel
EIFS
12. Fabricated at the manufacture's plant. Reinforced in both directions. Uses a steel stud backup wall.
Plasticizers
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
tempered glass
Glue-Laminated Lumber
13. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Plasticizers
Pile and Pile Driver
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Suspended ceiling
14. 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.
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
DBB
Sheathing
15. 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
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Flex anchors
Spandrel beam
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.
low-e coating
Stucco - its components and layers
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Fire Resistance Rating
17. Slender - closely spaced - parallel beams in a wood light (or light-gauge steel) frame floor.
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
Insulated metal panels
Joist
Zoning Ordinance
18. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Building Inspector's Process
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Plasticizers
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
19. 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.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
CM
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
20. Differential: The building's foundation settles at different rates at different points. Uniform: The building's foundation settles at a uniform rate.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Dewatering
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
21. 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.
Fire Resistance Rating
Annealed glass
Column Footing
Wrought iron v. mild steel
22. Construction Management
Insulated metal panels
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Re-Shoring
CM
23. Place where materials are stored on or near the project site.
EIFS
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sheathing
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.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Building Code
SD
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
25. Construction Document
DD
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
GFRC
CD
26. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Annealed glass
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
low-e coating
27. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
Column Footing
The Three Parts of Construction Management
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Bentonite Slurry Wall
28. I - C - L - T - Pipes - Tubes - round - Rectangular bars - plates
AISC standard structural shapes
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Stone cladding
Rafter
29. 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
OSB
Dewatering
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
30. Sheet steel that is hot-dip galvanized.
Cold-Formed Light Gauge Steel Members
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Engineered Lumber
SD
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
OSB
Veneer
DBB
32. ...
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Insulated metal panels
Building Inspector's Process
EIFS
33. Design Development
Tendons
Re-Shoring
DD
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
34. Design-Build
DB
DBB
Stone cladding
Advantages and Disadvantages of High Strength Concrete
35. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
SD
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
SD
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
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.
Caisson
Rafter
DB
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
37. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
heat-soaked tempered glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Pile and Pile Driver
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
38. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Veneer
Building Inspector's Process
PSL
39. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases
Tendons
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
40. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Sheathing
Engineered Lumber
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
41. 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.
OSB
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
42. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.
Admixture
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Shallow vs. Deep Foundations
Suspended ceiling
43. Design-Build
Spandrel beam
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Annealed glass
DB
44. 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.
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Annealed glass
Sheathing
45. 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
curtain walls
Tinted glass
Strip Footing
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
46. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads
Tie Backs
curtain walls
Floating and Troweling
heat-soaked tempered glass
47. Metal panels consisting of polyurethane foam sandwiched between and bonded to two metal sheets - used in curtain wall applications.
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
OSB
Insulated metal panels
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
48. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
One-Way vs. Two-Way Slabs
Strip Footing
Spandrel beam
Laminated glass
49. Schematic Design
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
SD
Glue-Laminated Lumber
Dimensional Lumber - and nominal vs actual dimensions
50. Laminated Veneer Lumber: Dried wood veneers laminated in layers - all oriented in the same direction - to form a large structural member.
Soldier Piles and Lagging
LVL
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Sheathing