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Building Construction Management Vocab

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






2. Design Development






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






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






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






6. Design-Bid-Build






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Schematic Design






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






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






15. Use air-entrainment in the concrete mix






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Construction Document






22. 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.






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






24. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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






29. A framing system that mimics wood light frame construction - but the elements are made of cold-formed - galvanized sheet steel.






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






31. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.






32. Pre-Construction - Construction - and Post-Construction Phases






33. A test that measures the workability of fresh concrete by filling a cone-shaped mold with concrete - removing the mold - and measuring the height to which the concrete settles below its original height.






34. 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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35. Material added to concrete mix to influence its performance.






36. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. Used where columns are lightly loaded or bear on soils with a high bearing capacity.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Lumber that ranges from 2 in. to 4 in. thick. The actual dimensions are smaller than the nominal dimensions.