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Building Construction Management Vocab
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1. 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.
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
Suspended ceiling
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Rafter
2. Truss: a structural member with triangulated - linear elements - typically used for large spans. Bottom Chord:
Wrought iron v. mild steel
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Truss - Bottom Chord and Top Chord
Pile and Pile Driver
3. The combination of high-strength steel strands - sleeves - and end anchorages used for post-tensioning concrete.
low-e coating
Tendons
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
4. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Backup wall
Building Code
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
AISC standard structural shapes
5. 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.
low-e coating
Sheet Piles and Shoring
OSB
Wrought iron v. mild steel
6. 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.
Slump Test
Strip Footing
Contiguous Bored Concrete Piles and Secant Piles
AISC standard structural shapes
7. 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
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
DB
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Wood Light Framing
8. 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
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Plasticizers
Floating and Troweling
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.
SD
Prefabricated brick panel curtainwall
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Flex anchors
10. Lengths of dimension lumber - glued and laminated together to create a structural member of a large cross section.
The Three Parts of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
Tendons
Glue-Laminated Lumber
11. 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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12. 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
Sheathing
Insulated metal panels
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
13. 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.
Tie Backs
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
DBB
reflective glass
14. Design-Bid-Build
Spandrel beam
Dewatering
DBB
GFRC
15. A beam that spans between columns on the exterior face of a frame structure.
Pressure Treated Lumber
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Spandrel beam
AISC standard structural shapes
16. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Building Code
Engineered Lumber
DD
Joist
17. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
DB
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Pre-tentioning and Post-tentioning
18. A manufactured wood product rated for structural applications - such as plywood - oriented strandboard - or laminated veneer lumber.
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Engineered Lumber
19. 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
Tie Backs
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Bentonite Slurry Wall
20. Pile: Driven or drilled long - slender foundation element. Pile: a piece of machinery used to drive piles into the ground.
Pile and Pile Driver
Dewatering
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Stucco - its components and layers
21. Concrete: A composite material consisting of portland cement - coarse aggregate (crushed stone) - fine aggregate (sand) - and water.
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
Veneer
CM
Re-Shoring
22. Load=bearing or non-load bearing wall to which exterior cladding is adhered or anchored.
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
EIFS
Backup wall
Concrete - its components - and their function in the mix
23. 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
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Column Footing
Slump Test
tempered glass
24. Design-Bid-Build
Tie Backs
DB
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
DBB
25. 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.
tempered glass
Sheathing
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
OSB
26. 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.
EIFS
heat-soaked tempered glass
Flex anchors
CD
27. Construction Management
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
CM
DB
Soldier Piles and Lagging
28. Draining the soil around the excavations so that the groundwater level falls below the elevation of proposed excavation.
Dewatering
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
Bentonite Slurry Wall
EIFS
29. Schematic Design
CM
SD
DB
The Three Phases of Construction Management
30. A surface coating that reflects most of the long-wave radiation.
Bentonite Slurry Wall
low-e coating
Cee Channel - Runner Channel - Tracks
Annealed glass
31. Exterior wall cladding system suspended from or supported by the structural frame of the building.
LVL
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
curtain walls
Pressure Treated Lumber
32. Include the width and height of the exit enclosures - fire resistance of materials used therein - and illumination levels in the exit enclosures.
Zoning Ordinance
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
reflective glass
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
33. Using concrete slab blankets or putting hot water in the concrete mix.
Wood Light Framing
Light-Gauge Steel Framing
Suspended ceiling
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
34. A type of concrete foundation where one large - combined footing is used for several columns and load-bearing walls - often for the entire building. A concrete slab-on-ground used as foundation for light frame buildings is the simplest type of mat fo
Mat Foundation
PSL
Dewatering
Rafter
35. A thin layer of material over a back-up component.
Differential/Uniform Foundation Settlement
reflective glass
Flat-Sawn vs. Quarter-Sawn Lumber
Veneer
36. 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
Fire Resistance Rating
Sheet Piles and Shoring
Tie Backs
37. Chemical compounds that are used in concrete mixes to increase the workability of the mix without reducing the slump.
Plasticizers
Engineered Lumber
Laydown Yard/Staging Area
PSL
38. Used commonly for load-bearing wood - masonry - or concrete walls.
DBB
Sump and Well Point Dewatering
Strip Footing
Dewatering
39. A ceiling hung from the overlying floor or roof structure.
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Suspended ceiling
Precasting vs Site-Casting: Methods & Pros and Cons
Tendons
40. 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
CM
PSL
The Three Parts of Construction Management
41. 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 Three Parts of Construction Management
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Stucco - its components and layers
Wrought iron v. mild steel
42. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Performance vs. Prescriptive Code Provisions
Mat Foundation
The Three Phases of Construction Management
Zoning Ordinance
43. 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.
SD
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding
low-e coating
Pressure Treated Lumber
44. Construction Document
CD
AISC standard structural shapes
Mat Foundation
Permanent Concrete Freeze-Thaw Protection
45. The ability of a building assembly to endure fire - measured in hours or minutes of time and determined from standardized full-scale tests.
Tie Backs
Tinted glass
Slip-critical v. snug-tight connections
Fire Resistance Rating
46. 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
DB
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
Type I-V Concrete - and the Roles for Each
47. A document that describes regulations for the use of land in a particular jurisdiction.
Concrete Control Joints and Cold Joints
Veneer
Zoning Ordinance
tempered glass
48. M = Least amount of lime; O = Most lime; N = Second most lime; S = Second least lime
The role of lime in mortar and mortar types
Cold Weather Concrete Construction Protection Measures
Rafter
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
49. 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.
Friction vs. End-bearing Pile
Fire Safety Exiting Requirements
Bentonite Slurry Wall
Steps in Forming a Reinforced Concrete Wall
50. A type of concrete foundation where one large - combined footing is used for several columns and load-bearing walls - often for the entire building. A concrete slab-on-ground used as foundation for light frame buildings is the simplest type of mat fo
Mat Foundation
Hollow Core Slabs and Planks
Caisson
Prefabricated v. site-built masonry cladding