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Building Construction Management Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Schematic Design






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






13. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






14. 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.






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






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






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18. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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. 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.






21. Cost - Schedule - and Quality






22. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.






23. Floating: The process of smoothing a freshly placed concrete surface after it has been struck (leveled).






24. Design Development






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. A fastener that connects an exterior cladding to the supporting frame to resist lateral loads






28. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






29. 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.






30. 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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31. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.






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






33. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






34. Advantages: High early strength Disadvantages: Very expensive






35. Shoring placed under concrete to support it while it cures.






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






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






38. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.






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






40. Design-Build






41. A glass that reflects incoming visible radiation due to a very thin metal oxide coating on one side.






42. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.






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






44. 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






45. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.






46. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:






47. Construction Management






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






49. 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.






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